Chassis Engineering: Chassis Design, Building & Tuning for High Performance Handling

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Chassis Engineering: Chassis Design, Building & Tuning for High Performance Handling

The most forms of racing, cornering speed is the key to winning. On the street, precise and predictable handling is the key to high performance driving. However, the art and science of engineering a chassis can be difficult to comprehend, let alone apply. But in HPBooks' Chassis Engineering, chassis expert Herb Adams clearly explains the complex principles of suspension geometry and chassis design in terms the novice can easily understand and apply to any project. Hundreds of photos and illustrations offer the information on what it takes to design, build and tune the ultimate chassis for maximum cornering power, both on and off the track.
Sections include - Tire Characteristics; - Weight Distribution; - Roll Angle; Roll Force; - Bushings, Springs; Shocks; - Front Suspension Design; Building; - Rear Suspension Design; Building; - Frame Design & Building; - Aerodynamic Downforce; - Vehicle Testing; Tuning. 'Chassis Engineering' gives you the inside edge on how to apply the principles of suspension and chassis design for any application. Go ahead - enhance the cornering performance of your sports car. Set-up you Modified for circle tracks. Tune your vintage or road-racer for more cornering speed. You can even learn to set-up a Winston Cup car for the high banks of Daytona! Chassis Engineering is a must-have reference for novices and professionals alike. acceleration anti-squat arm length axle housing axle torque ball joint beam-axle bend body roll brake hop bump steer camber angle camber gain car handles car’s Chart chassis Circle of Traction coil springs cornering power Corvette downforce drive axles driver effect engine example Figure front and rear front tire g-Analyst g-forces handling high performance Hotchkiss drive inches increase independent rear suspension jounce bumper knuckle lateral weight transfer layout leaf spring linkage live axle lower control arm Michael Lutfy mounted negative camber numbers oversteer Panhard bar Photo by Michael pivot problem race car rear axle rear stabilizer bar rear tire rear wheels result ride height right rear rigid roll angle roll cage roll center height roll stiffness rotating inertia rubber bushings scrub radius shocks spoiler spring rate suspension bushings swing-arm length tion toe-in toe-out torque arm torque steer torsional stiffness track traction available tubes turn understeer Wheel Rate.

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