Competition car suspensions are a vital ingredient for winning performance. This third edition has been fully updated to reflect the latest developments and revolutionary changes in racing technology, and in the rules of racing. Staniforth explains the theory and practice of successful suspension engineering, and explores in an easy-to-understand and readable style how and why suspension systems work. Includes coverage of the banning of active suspensions.
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
waste of paper This book is pretty much garbage. Useless. A lot of generic ramblings with no substance whatsoever. It tells you very little about desing and setup of suspension. The only somewhat useful part if in the chapter about the shock absorbers, and even that is a reproduction of a Koni chart. The rest is, as I've said before, generic stories, about English formulas and Formula-1 of mid-80s. Which might be an entertaining reading but tells you nothing about how to develop the suspension for your car. Even if you... more info
priceless photos of race car suspentions This book was worth the purchase for the photographs within alone. It also gives you a great overview of suspentions, perfect for those that are interested but don't want to be droned down by the specifics. It doesn't really get into geomety, but thats where "tune to win" comes in handy. Another good one is "race car engineering & mechanics" which goes into more detail and is probably a better book. I really love the pictures in this book though... If your planning on actually building a car you'll... more info
Best techanical racecar design book I have read As a Mechanical Engineer and amateur sport car designer and racer, I found Allan's book excellent!
I have read seven or eight design books and along with Costin's 40 year old work, Len Terry's 30 year old work and Fred Puhn's book, Stanforth brings my collection into the 21st century.
Almost as good as the last... I already owned "High Speed, Low Cost" and "Race and Rally Car Source Book," both by Staniforth, so when I saw this latest book I was excited. Both are really good, with the latter being very, very useful for designing your own race/sports car suspension. Let me preface this with saying I'm interested specifically in chassis/suspension design so my comments are limited to that portion of the book. (Of course, since the title is about suspension disign, that's pretty much the whole book.) After... more info
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