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EP3Lov3
03-08-2014, 02:15 PM
Are there any good articles, technical notes or books for all stuff suspension? I definitely want to educate myself more on suspension and I'm sure others do as well :) Suspension gurus, where do you gain your knowledge from?

Hasbro
03-08-2014, 06:04 PM
This will get you started.

Puhn's How To Make Your Car Handle

Carrol Shelby has several books

Herb Adam's Chassis Engineering

Zuijdijk's Vehicle Dynamics and Damping[I]

Z Man's Alignment Thread
http://www.ephatch.com/forum/showthread.php?63243-High-Performance-Street-Alignments

Z Man's Suspension Tuning, a short ditty
http://forums.clubep3.com/showthread.php?t=573805

Mustclimb's Custom Spring Rates
http://forums.clubep3.com/showthread.php?t=565676

Read everything they have
http://farnorthracing.com/autocross_secrets5.html

Spring rate and Frequency Calculator - very handy tool for figuring out hz. and spring weight, etc.
http://forums.clubrsx.com/showthread.php?t=666471

RSX Suspension Modeling Results - What the title says. Read it.
http://forums.clubrsx.com/showthread.php?t=717355

Hardcore Rear Suspension Discussion Must read if you want to
know about our suspension
http://forums.clubrsx.com/showthread.php?t=684781

More must read about our crap suspension - but don't be disheartened, there is hope!
http://honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=2621516

Spring Rates/Drop Rates
http://www.ephatch.com/forum/showthread.php?41336-Spring-Rates-Drop-rate

Powers' [I]Need suspension advice on all aspects. A good thread about starting up a handling suspension. Powers is currently taking it a good bit further.
http://www.ephatch.com/forum/showthread.php?70212-Need-suspension-advice-on-all-aspects

27rocks
03-09-2014, 09:14 AM
All of the above :nod:

EP3Lov3
03-12-2014, 06:52 AM
Awesome! Thanks Hasbro!

Hasbro
03-19-2014, 08:44 AM
http://www.turnfast.com/technical

Hasbro
03-19-2014, 09:11 PM
http://www.modernracer.com/news/tips.html

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