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I havent heard of that forum. I am new to the concept of a 1st gen F-Body drifter, and I did not know where else to turn to. Thanks alot!
I have almost completed my 240 sx, its no drifter, just a street car with a KA. Everyone tells me to forget the camaro as a drifter and setup the 240 as 1. But how many 240's do u see compared to camaros. Studying import suspension setups have really helped me become more radical in sense to my approach with the older car suspensions.
I own Going Faster!, High Performance Handling Handbook, Carroll Smith's Tune to Win: The art and science of race car development and tuning, and Ross Bentley's Speed Secrets 1 and 2. I'd recommend all of them, although Smith's book really should be used in collaboration with his other books, Prepare to Win and Engineer to Win if you're truly serious. I've heard great things about Smith's Drive to Win also. Amazon should have all these books.
I have the Speed Secrets books too, those are nicely written. Its similiar to Henry Watts (I think thats the author) book, Secrets of Solo Racing. That was a great book on the basics. The Skip Barber tape and of course Tsuchiya's Drift Bible helps too.
1 THE DESIGN PROCEDURE 3
2 GENERAL INFORMATION ON HANDLING 10 How Tires Affect Handling 10
The Dynamics of Cornering 14 Understeer, Oversteer, Neutral Steer 16
Factors Affecting Tire Grip 19
Transient Handling Characteristics 22
Fore-and-Aft Weight Transfer 24
Suspension Systems 27
Roll Centers 31
Centrifugal Force & Maximum Cornering Speed 38
Lateral Weight Transfer 39
Weight Transfer in Chassis Tuning 44
The Effect of Body Roll 45
Frame Structure 46
Aerodynamics 49
3 SUSPENSION TUNING 51
Ride Height 57 How to Adjust Ride Height 64
Cars With Coil Springs 64
Cars With Leaf Springs 65
Cars With Torsion Bars 66
Other Designs 66
Weight Distribution 67
Caster 72 Toe 75
Squaring the Chassis 83 Camber 84
Bump Steer 88
Roll Steer 92
Preparing for Testing 93
Troubleshooting Handling at the Test Track 95
Aerodynamic Testing 100
Tuft Testing 102
Brake Testing 109
4 CHASSIS MODIFICATIONS 113
Tires 113 Tire Size Selection 118
Wheels 124
Wheel Types 131
Springs 135
Shock Absorbers 144
Anti-Roll Bars 148
Locating Devices 151
Stiffening the Frame 156
Changing the CG Location 158
Changing the Polar Moment of Inertia 163
Brake System Modifications 164
Aerodynamic Devices 172
Making Things Adjustable 178
Steering Modifications 180
5 SPECIALIZED RACING VEHICLES 182
Oval Track Racing 182
Drag Racing 185
Off-Road Racing 190
Speed Record Vehicles 191
Ground Effects 193
Originally posted by WINDING Master How to Make Your Car Handle (TECH BOOK)
Amazon.com gave this book mixed reviews. Some believing the book's a good look at past issues so not to overlook them in present day. Others just think it's too dated and faded to matter. For the pros that have read this book, I'd like to know what you all think about this as a resource when shelf space is at a premium.
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