1/8 Scale Race Car Frame Original Design Build

[Mark IV]

On ‎6‎/‎9‎/‎2017 at 8:07 AM, Ace-Garageguy said:

That's 1930s design philosophy.

Race cars today strive for very a rigid structure (as do production cars). The simple reason is that it's much easier to tune suspension if you only have the suspension variables to contend with. Tuning suspension on a flexible chassis, where the chassis is moving and not stable, is at best an exercise in frustration.

If you're interested in the reasoning and engineering behind chassis design, this is still the best entry-level book in the field. It got me started in the right direction decades ago.

                                             

 

I just bought that book of eBay, my original copy I had from 1968 was loaned out and never returned. A very good text for chassis design, while much has changed since the second printing, the basics are still the same.

[regular guy]

Thanks!

Looked at .PDF of it and it looks great! Will keep my eyes open for a paper copy.

Will probably pick up Forbes Aird book too.The Race Car Chassis.Looks like a good one.Written a little later I think.