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Title: Competiton Car Suspension: Design, Construction, Tuning by Allan Staniforth ISBN: 1-85960-644-X Publisher: SAE International Pub. Date: 01 December, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $37.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (4 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Almost as good as the last...
Comment: 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 reading his latest book, I felt let down by the lack of new information. For example, while this book had descriptions of solid rear axle suspension types (the same ones covered in his previous book,) it left out the "Mumford link" suspension. Surely the newer book should have described the most recent suspension, but it isn't to be found. I guess there's only so much to automotive suspension design, yet I assumed the new book would have "new" information, necessitating it's publication. I just don't see it.
My advice: If you don't have any of his books, then get this one. It's very good and includes everything from his previous works. But if you already have "Race and Rally Car Source Book," don't bother.
Rating: 3
Summary: Not the kind of book I thought it was...
Comment: This book offers quite a bit of history on the progression of auto racing suspension and it talks about the differences between various suspension types. I was disapointed because I wanted a book that went into the details of tuning a suspension. This book didn't do that for me. A good book if you're not actually looking for information you can use in your car.
Rating: 5
Summary: Thorough yet not too detailed
Comment: He has hit the nail on the head with this book. Well organized, logical progression and interesting. The pictures were in the right places at the right times and supplimented the text beautifully. The program and detailed formulas in the latter portions of the book were right on and helped immensely in calculating needed suspension geometries. I folded them into Excel and fiddled with the numbers to better understand the finer points of changes to suspension and handling.
By the time you have completed this book, you will have a true understanding of all aspects of a well designed and implemented suspension system. Well done and highly recommended.
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Title: Chassis Engineering/Chassis Design, Building & Tuning for High Performance Handling by Herb Adams ISBN: 1557880557 Publisher: HP Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1993 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Engineer to Win: The Essential Guide to Racing Car Materials Technology or How to Build Winners Which Don't Break (3747Ap) by Carroll Smith ISBN: 0879381868 Publisher: SAE International Pub. Date: 01 March, 1985 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: How to Make Your Car Handle by Fred Puhn ISBN: 0912656468 Publisher: HP Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 1976 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Race Car Aerodynamics: Designing for Speed (Engineering and Performance) by Joseph Katz ISBN: 0837601428 Publisher: Bentley Publishers Pub. Date: 01 August, 1995 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: Tune to Win by Carroll Smith ISBN: 0879380713 Publisher: Motorbooks International Pub. Date: 01 June, 1978 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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