High-performance handling for street or track
By: Don Alexander
Publisher: MBI Pub. Co. and Motorbooks
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780760339947
Subjects: Handling characteristics; TRANSPORTATION / Automotive / Customizing; Automobiles; SPORTS & RECREATION / Motor Sports; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Engineering (General); Design and construction; Hot rods; Performance
Description: "Turn your daily driver, weekend fun  ride, or track car into a corner-carving performance machine.  From planning a course of  modifications to installing parts to tuning handling characteristics, High-Performance Handling for Street or Track will have  you cranking out high-g cornering forces on your favorite twisty course.  Topics covered in High-Performance Handling for Street or Track include:   An overview of vehicle dynamics   How to tune handling for differing  applications   Guidance for selecting aftermarket  components, including anti-roll bars, springs, shocks, bushings,  chassis braces, camber adjusters, wheels, and brakes   Tire and wheel selection advice   Case-study projects   Whether you're building a  high-performance street car, an autocrosser, or a track-day machine, High-Performance Handling for Street or Track will help you  create an integrated suspension system and tune it for maximum  performance"--
Table of contents: title: What is handling?; title: Factors affecting vehicle handling performance; title: What is vehicle dynamics?; title: Tires; title: Suspension modifications; title: Suspension components; title: Vehicle preparation and setup; title: Suspension tuning for the track; title: Track driving techniques; title: Track driving overview.