Much-needed fourth edition of strong backlist book first published in 1988 and continuously in print ever since. Reformatted to latest 'Competition Car' style and size. Now full color throughout. Most pictures new for this edition.
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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
Great book! I couldn't put this book down when I got it. Staniforth gives a great back ground on suspension development and a good over view of how to design a suspension. Each aspect of suspention design is clearly described, and he gives a good description on what certain changes can to the the behavior of the car. I would recommend that anybody thinking about building their own car or suspension get this book first.
Competition Car Suspension: A practical handbook I am building my second sports car,and I purchased this book looking for information into the mysteries and science of front end geometry. I have found that it is well written and has supplied me with the information which I was after. When dealing with the problems of the Ackermann angle
and it's advantages I could not ask for a better teacher. Allan Staniforth has put it all down so that even the amateur like my self can follow with understanding. Some knowledge of maths and maybe the biggest asset... more info
Allan Staniforth is the man I have read and re-read many of Allan Staniforth's great books. They are incredibly useful, informative, and shockingly enjoyable to read. The history and general wittiness are very refreshing, the images are extremely well done, and of course the main content is presented in the most useful and understandable way. I recommend anything written by him. Scott
Competition Car Suspension: A Practical Handbook Competition Car Suspension: A practical handbook Buy this book! I've read it 4 times cover to cover to insure I've sucked every last molecule of detail from its pages. One reviewer commented on excessive focus on the author's car. I disagree. What the author provided was an excellent & illustrative example of how to apply a series of calculations to a given design. For someone designing/understanding their own car, that's exactly what you need. This book is in the top 5% of 100's of technical... more info
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