Chassis gurus inside......

[Tubbed440]

Can any of you guys recommend a good book that covers more than just the "basics" of chassis building/tuning for drag/road race?  I've got the "drag" bascics down pretty good seeing as how I have built several cars that would hook in a bean field, but I'm kinda crossing over into a "new usage".  I want to make sure I have more adjustablity so I can get this car to perform on the strip and on the road with a couple of chassis adjustments.  I'd rather do it now, while building the chassis, than to find out later....it's easy to adjust the plan right now...  FWIW, I building a  challenger with the alterKtion in the front and ladder bars in the rear.  The panhard bar is taking a dumpster dive in favor of a custom built watts link.  The car is going to weigh about 3200 lbs (or at least that's what I'm shooting for).  So, from that I'm sure you can see where I might need some help beyond the basics.....

 

[CFster]

Go do some searches on the Pro Touring and Corner Carvers boards.

Plenty of posts there about suspension geometry etc...

[bOb shingler]

if your gone to burn some corners you will want a 4-link. 

[Bill_Reilly]

Yep, 4 link for road use - the ladder bars wont let the rear lean.  "Tune to Win" and "Race Car Engineering and Mechanics" are both good bedtime reading.

[Tubbed440]

No 3 link, huh?  Well that's a bummer.  Guess I might need to start re-thinking already.

[Bill_Reilly]

Oh, well a 3-link would work just fine too. Actually a 3-link would be a little better than a 4-link for a handling car, but the top link will require a doghouse into the center of the back seat.