Anyone read any good books on suspension/handling/setup for touring style cars or even front wheel drive?
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Anyone read any good books on suspension/handling/setup for touring style cars or even front wheel drive?
Good luck, I found a couple of things on e-bay motors under "manuals & literature" subhead "racing suspension"
Also I found on e-bay motors manuals & lit. subhead specific cars, such as Neon, I found an interesting book on race setup for neons.
What is the name of the book on race set ups for Neons.
https://improvedtouring.com...ighlight=books
a couple books are mentioned in that thread, I bought 2 or 3 have only gotten through the first.
Two ways to do it: Do what everybody else does, or learn how it all works and do some scientific experiments. First way is faster and cheaper, but you are always following somebody else, that likely followed someone else... 2nd way you can learn on your own and come up with more optimal solutions for your car and your driving style. Assuming doing it the latter way:
1. Get all the Carrol Smith books - Tune to win, race to win etc.
2. Race car engineering and mechanics - Paul Vaulkenburg
Get a tire pyrometer, learn how to use it and test, test, test... track days are best for that rather than at a race. There's no one perfect setup for all conditions and tracks.
I'll be doing some Neon racing this summer (24hrs of Lemons), so I'll figure some of it out this year.
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Come and find me next week @ Sebring. I'll tell you all you want to know. :)
Especially about clutch blowups !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rabbit07
Sorry Chris, I couldn't resist, I promise I will not jinx you this year.
Carlos
"High Performance neon builder's handbook"Quote:
Originally Posted by Darryl Pritchett
e-bay motors item # 290386236291
Carlos
Can you hook a brutha up on spring rates? - Will be running stock bars, and prolly stock tires/wheels, but will be light... Prolly 200lb lighter than IT spec, with the battery in the back.Quote:
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LeMons car?
I should be close to Chris's set up as far as rates. I'm running 500F and 700R with Mopar 22mm bars front and back with revalved konis.Quote:
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Yep, already ran nelsons, but I was on a "works team".. Will be jumping in the Neon this year (and my LS400 probably)Quote:
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Thanks... That's around where I was guessing. We have some ebay coilovers, but I haven't checked the rate.Quote:
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You may want to try something a bit softer with street tires.
Also try 'Where the Tire Meets the Road' by Ken and Mary Jane Berchak. [email protected]
Book comes in paper or CD form. It is reprinted from a series of articles that Ken and Mary Jane penned for 'The Observer's Stand', published by Ohio Valley Region.
I have a book titled " The Front-Wheel Driving High Performance Advantage" by Jack Doo
Covers road racing, autocrossing, rallying, Ice racing, and drag racing. Published 1988 by Motorbooks International. I'm not sure it's still available, check Amazon.com.
It covers general car setup. Most of the info is taken from drivers with experience in IMSA and it's International Sedan series of the '80's. It's better then nothing isfyou don't have any other reference source for your type of car.