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Literature about cars

Post by jtbo » 10 Feb 2012 08:08 pm

So when time comes and you find out car needs to handle better, what to do, lower it? I would recommend read this first:
http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/Tune-to ... 0879380717

After reading that you might want something bit more, get this:
http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/Race-Ca ... 1560915263

Then this will supplement 2nd one nicely:
http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/Race-Ca ... 0768011272

Shop around, check fleabay for used copies, but those should be helping quite a lot when time comes to improve handling. You can of course cut springs and do other common stuff, but to make car handle it is required to understand bit more, it is possible to make car handle enough well that it puts many newer cars to shame, but it requires bit more than riding on bumpstops.

Those books should be enough to give you information how to make car handle better than average sport cars. Means to achieve those results however might be quite extensive.

If you happen to have access to Uni library, then they probably have those, so no need to buy as these books are not cheap. I managed to get 2nd one from capital city's university library, librarian told me that it was only copy that is in system :o

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