Have a friend lift the front end of the quad until the aarms are fully extended but the tires are still in contact with the ground. The local suspension experts recommended a 600lb rear spring and a set of. From custom lowering services to revalve services, our purpose is to help you make your ride the best it can be. Sportbike suspension systems offer an unmatched variety of adj. Did you know that you could and should adjust the comfort of that 4 wheeled beast by adjusting those shocks and thereby giving you the a more comforting ride that means you will be less fatigued at the end of the day. Hundreds of photos and illustrations illustrate what it takes to design, build, and tune the ultimate chassis for maximum cornering power on and off the track. That mentality means you are treated right through every step of the suspension process. Try to find settings that make the vehicle comfortable for you. The book includes chapters on chassis design, suspension design, frame construction, aerodynamics and tuning. Hp books dirt track chassis and suspension hp1511 free. Sportbike suspension tuning by andrew trevitt, paperback. There are some occasions where you may want a stiffer suspension, especially on cars that have a soft suspension and tend to wallow or bottom out easily.
Australias number 1 mtb suspension service and tuning facility. Sportbike suspension tuning after reading the motorcycle suspension bible, i wanted another reference for tuning the suspension on motorcycles. If youre anything like me, you will have compiled an endless wish list before your new atv even touches dirt. Suspension systems must support both road holdinghandling and ride quality, which are at odds with each other. Go to, check and correct your spring rates if need be. Stepbystep racecar setup guide paradigm shift driver. Get it right in here and you can find those crucial tenths of a second get it wrong and you could ruin your entire setup. The author and former roadracer andrew trevitt explains how to adjust a bikes suspension to suit each riders individual preferences and style. The original revo setup guide will assist you by explaining the basics of tuning the revo suspension as well as many other aspects of the truck. Suspension tuning by marc cook this book provides sportbike riders with a clear and complete guide to fine tuning their suspension systems for maximum performance, comfort and efficiency.
Its a bit like physicists trying to find a theory of everything. Throughout the book they mention over and over again the importance of geometric. Drag racing books drag racing software jerry bickel. The tuning of suspensions involves finding the right compromise. This book, by americas premier suspension specialist, makes the art and science of suspension tuning accessible to professional and backyard motorcycle mechanics alike.
Elka suspension atv shock ride height setup youtube. Quad boss quadboxx suspension springs heavyduty rear we325120. Here at moto lab, we strive to be your best resource for husqvarna and ktm expert suspension tuning. Component handling condition resolution tires more front tire pressure less rear tire pressure less front tire pressure more rear tire pressure try to get tire temps within 10 degrees across the face of the tire. Fixedlength offset arms are available from firm feel. Whether your new quad is fresh from the factory or out of someones garage, the chances of its suspension being set up correctly for you is pretty slim. The book is structured in an easy and logical way that identifies the best steering and suspension designs. Fine tuning your suspension setup for your driving style. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Incredibly, nobody who posts online seems to be able to put together any sort of comprehensive setup.
Stock car scratch built late model quick start learning guide. The book also includes a unique stringbased model approach to handson visualization of suspension. Learn how drag slicks work and how to adjust 4link suspensions and weight transfer for any track conditions. Automated suspension tuning for mountain bikes on kickstarter. Give them a call at 951 2796655 and tell them dirt wheels sent you, or pick up your own copy of race techs motorcycle suspension bible, the ultimate howto book that explains every aspect of suspension tech and tuning you could possibly imagine, including detailed pictorials of how to rebuild your own shocks. Always refer to hardpack moto for the basic setup procedures. In this book, you will find topics critical to your racing success, including how to design, build, set up, and race your dirt car so that you get. In a practical and downtoearth way, it covers the fundamentals of how race cars handle and the requirements for designing and constructing a car. Suspension is the system of tires, tire air, springs, shock absorbers and linkages that connects a vehicle to its wheels and allows relative motion between the two. After entering car and suspension values it calculates. Below is a good starting point on your ride height for each quad. How to download and read offroad suspension design.
Complete guide to chassis performance manual rt2000. A compilation of articles covering some of the very best technical writings on the subject of dirt track chassis and suspension, this is one of the few books devoted exclusively to the subject. Your quad will drive with increased stability in fast. Yet like most of us, you probably just ride it as is without adjusting anything.
From planning a course of modifications to installing parts to tuning handling. This same 3 choice could be applied to most parts too. Based on paul thedes wildly popular race tech suspension seminars, this stepbystep guide shows anyone how to make their bike, or their kids, handle like a pros. With the help of this book, you will learn critical information about racing success, including. Complete guide to chassis performance manual rt2000 product description. Suspension tuning is a critical part of getting the ultimate performance package, it is even possible to have a more competitive car then a rival with superior upgrades by having a well balanced set up, which maximises the available grip levels. If you work on your own bikes, the race tech suspension bible highlighted below will prove indispensable at first glance as this book truly demystifys the black art of suspension tuning, as the book covers everything suspension related from the very basics of how suspension components control and damp the oscillations of a wheels movement, to how to calculate and measure spring rates or. Former pontiac engineer and automotive performance author herb adams, wrote this book to explain a few of the automotive chassis engineering aspects that are directly related to the design, building and testing of highperformance cars. Shock and spring tuning fourlink tech improving handling. Chassis engineering is a great introduction to race car design.
The suspension tuning spreadsheet allows you to analyze and design automobile spring and sway bar rates. How to set up dirt bike suspension compression and rebound duration. You can learn almost anything about building cars with sa design automotive books. Some people have actually provided a great evaluation to the book.
We plan to get some feedback from this video and make a complete version with audio and lots of additional information. Jan 03, 2012 how do you get the most from your car and continue to lower your lap times, aside from more seat time and coaching. Mar 26, 2017 dusty dynamics is raising funds for shockwiz. Apart from the tyres, everything else you change on the car has to come through the suspension, so if this bit is wrong, the rest of it will never feel right. The editors of circle track magazine have designed circle track magazine to appeal both to the full range of us oval track racers and fans, as well as to all automotive aficionados looking for technical knowledge and expertise. There is a somewhat negative tone about sprint car chassis design throughout the book, pretty much everything you shouldnt do when designing a chassis for safety and strength. All five speeds and reverse on this rugged machine feature a high, low, and super low gear. The sa design library includes manufacturerspecific topics, painting, engine swaps, suspension tuning, transmission conversions, and more. I will be telling anybody who will listen just how good my experience has been with both the product and the service scott ginnane. Suspension is probably the most misunderstood aspect of motorcycle performance. Jerry bickel race cars gives racers the technology to win. Learning how to adjust the rebound and compression settings on your mountain bike will allow. Hp books dirt track chassis and suspension is a compilation of valuable information from the editors of circle track magazine.
It is the front roll stiffness divided by the total roll. We take the best engineered suspension and upgrades from the corners of the. A trophy trucks suspension is designed for maximum suspension travel and most are able to travel as much as 36 to 40inches. With that set up the bike worked ok and i rode it that way for a few years. Damping shocks, which automatically adjust to changing road conditions.
Heres a indepth write up on how to adjust your shocks. Available in three different levels of performance, these handling kits offer easy, boltin installation and seamlessly work with whatever oe component each piece attaches to. Turn to qa1s handling suspension kits for the best ride that fits your needs. Trophy trucks are all custombuilt from steel tubing. Dirt bike suspension shock absorber 295mm 250lb adjust spring. Advanced setup and design technology for dirt track racing the editor of circle track magazine on. How to stiffen or soften a cars suspension, tips and pointers. A leader in our industry, we know youll be satisfied with your suspension when you buy from us. This book, by americaas premier suspension specialist, makes the art and science of suspension tuning accessible to professional and backyard motorcycle mechanics alike. Atv suspension tuning basics, yamaha sport atv tech tip series. Not using full travel, feels harsh, poor traction while making turns. Take a measurement from the floor to a center point on the front of the quad s frame mark the point with a marker because you must use that as a point of reference for future measurements.
Properly designed upper aarms let you crank some muchneeded positive caster and negative camber into the front end. It will change at least a little bit based on the loads, and in some cars, the change is not insignificant. Page 2discussion area for general topics regarding suspension tuning. Dzero dub power meter spider must be paired with a compatible quarq dzero dub crankset and sram dub bottom bracket. The springs resist the forces of input from the ground to the chassis, the suspensions motion ratio determines how the springs will operate, and the. Here is our first atvutv suspension setup and troubleshooting guide. Sportbike suspension tuning is an outstanding primer on a complex subject, and trevitt leads us logically from ignorance to wisdom. Unless noted otherwise, these tuning tips apply to both forks and rear shocks. Overall it provides the reader with the foundation. Yes, it takes years of knowledge and experience to know when to do what and more importantly, how to do it. With the separate adjustment in rebound and compression kw quad coilover suspension made from elegant black aluminum uses lowmaintenance highquality components developed from our kw racing department. All work received is scheduled for service days after we receive it.
The other, by des hammill, i felt was far more informative. Suspension basics and drag racing dynamics march 12, 2015 by muscle car diy this chapter explains the basic physics occurring on the starting line when you launch your car, along with why it does or doesnt do what it should. Mopar muscle cars handling and performance upgrades. Dzero dub is designed for the most major brands of 10 and 11speed chainrings.
Tuning the new suspensions my summer car experimental test. Utv suspension basics getting the best ride out of your side. Tubular upper aarms are as popular for mopars as they are for all the other muscle cars, and for the same reasons. All good suspension tuners got this knowledge largely by doing lots of stuff wrong. Its good to set the tire pressures, brakes, and diff before tuning the suspension imo. Design, construction, tuning 3rd revised edition by staniforth, allan isbn.
Having the right springs and motion ratio is a very critical part of any suspension system. May 29, 2015 page 4 suspension suspension tuning can make or break your setup. To us, you are not some random customer, you are a fellow rider. Circle track magazine gives special emphasis to howto pieces. This book provides sportbike riders with a clear and complete guide to fine tuning their suspension systems for maximum performance, comfort and efficiency. Apply settings in small steps and try to do only one or two at a time. As usual with david bull books, this is a beautifully produced offering with photographs of exceptional clarity mostly by the author, the various sportbike. Jul 06, 2015 advice auto analyser car is pushing coilovers corner guide handling handling balance how to fix oversteer how to fix understeer howto loose make grip not war mantella autosport mechanical grip over rotating oversteer pushing setup simple suspension suspension adjustments suspension tuning suspension tuning cheat sheet suspension tuning guide. Get off the quad and have your friend lift the rear of the machine off the ground until. After years of paying suspension experts i set up my own suspension, using your guidelines.
To measure the free sag for the rear end, lift at the grab bar until the suspension is unloaded with the tires still touching the ground and. For a first time reader or as a reference in a race car designers library, this book offers a compact, instructive guide to the fundamentals of engineering a race car chassis and suspension. Im laid up for a while with a broken collar bone and have a few weeks off work before school starts up so i want to learn how to understand what does what in suspension, how to determine valving etc. Unfortunately, in our rush to accessorize, the simple yet most effective improvements in performance, such as suspension tuning. Suspension setup and suspension settings and fine tuning. Best car chassis, suspension, aerodynamics design books. The best chassis shop for drag racing books and drag racing software to help with your race car setup and suspension tunning. Bookstore track notes training racing basics company. This information packed book contains the knowledge that jerry has accumulated in his 25 years of drag racing success. The author explains the history of suspension design and types, handling theory, suspension design techniques, and the mathcalculations used in design. From axle bind to air build up to static sag, there is a lot to know and very little brain power left to remember it all. Drag racing books drag racing software jerry bickel race cars. Overly stiff spring or compression damping oil or air damping resistance felt when trying to compress a shock or fork. Do the inner workings of forks and shocks seem like a dark art to you.
Thank you for reading our comprehensive suspension setting guide many people just concentrate on lowering the car and assume that stiffer springs and the lower ride height will improve handling. Properly designed upper aarms let you crank some muchneeded positive caster and negative camber into the front end, which improves road feel and performance. Be careful, as modifying your suspension can void the cars warranty and drastically alter handling. Tuning for the track suspension tuning tech modified. I know motors and everything else inside and out except suspension. We offer a wide range of services custom tailored to you and your riding style. Theres an abundance of books out there on sport bike riding technique by a lot of authoritative personages, but, up to now, not a single one that i know of thats devoted strictly to sportbike suspension set up and tuning, which is the other half of the equation for going quicker. Advanced setup and design technology for dirt track racing. Front roll couple percentage describes lateral load transfer distribution front to rear and subsequently the handling balance. Suspension tuning is thought to be some magical art that only a suspension guru can do. Suspension tuning by marc cook goodreads share book. After a bit of riding you may even have noticed things are not perfect. Also, take into consideration when working on a suspension setting with very small angles like toe that due to compliance in suspension linkages the measured static toe setting wont necessarily be the same as when the car is on track.
Gentlemen, what is the correct suspension setup for hitting lots of whoops in regards to compression and rebound. Utv suspension basics getting the best ride out of your. If you are considering buying high performance handling for street or track and you want to read knowledgable information on suspension it would be worth giving dons book a miss. How to adjust the rebound and compression settings on your. To keep you riding we boast the fastest turnaround in. My bike is a 04 sv 650 with conventional gsxr 600 forks and a penske shock. Ride and handling of baja buggies book is terrific and hot reading currently. Steam community guide supersics super sick tuning guide. Had the silly idea of putting some street rubber on my bike, so ive been searching all over the web looking for a suspension formula that makes sense.
Chassis engineering explains the complex principles of suspension geometry and chassis design in terms the novice can easily understand and apply to any project. Instead take a look to see what other books might be available. I bought this book because it was one of only two suspension books i found on the kindle shop. I thought suspension would be also stock, aftermarket and fully adjustable racing suspension parts. If you are trying to ride in the woods with a regular motocross bike, that has regular moto suspension, you will be surprized at how poorly and dangerously it will work. Highperformance handling for street or track strips away the myths and misconceptions surrounding vehicle dynamics and handling to give you the information and strategies you need to make the right suspension modifications, choose the right aftermarket parts and tires, and gather the crucial data that will allow you to maximize your cars performance. When you increase the rebound, the body movement at the frame structure is reduced. Get started on your race car project today with this quick start learning guide to help you choose books that will provide the best initial value, information and guidance. Suspension tuning can always be made better than stockthats a proven fact. Avoid doing several changes andor large adjustments at one time as this may well produce an undesired result and will make it more difficult for you to fine tune your car. The figures we have come up with have generall y worked very well but individual riders may get better results with alternative personalized settings. An innovative electronic gadget that automatically creates tuning recommendations for your bike suspension, while you ride. Suspension tuning sagin workshop car manuals,repair books.
The kingquad is the biggest and most utility oriented suzuki atv on the market. I was recommended this book because of the technical expertise of the author, andrew trevitt, from sport rider. Ideally, the number you get after doing the math should be around 10 percent of your quad s total suspension travel example. The book competition car suspension is an excellent, well written manual that describes the design evolution of vehicle suspension and steering systems. Important to keep in mind that changing one thing may require you to change another as well.
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