CONTENTS:
MASTER PAGE – All entries made here carry to the appropriate pages
CENTER OF GRAVITY (height) – Process description and Table for Calculations
SPRUNG UNSPRUNG WEIGHT – Table for entries [Could be expanded to calculate these weights by individual components. I’ll do as I have some time]
FRONT and REAR TIRES – Tabular entries linked to following pages for calculations
FRONT and REAR TIRE DEFLECTION CALCULATORS – self explanatory
ACKERMAN STEERING – Links to LATREAL LOAD TRANSFER CALCULATIONS too!
MOTION RATIO CALCULATOR and EXPLANATIONS – self explanatory
SPRING RATE FREQUENCY RATE CALCULATOR – self explanatory
DAMPER RATE CALCULATOR - self explanatory
ROLL CENTER AXIS – Includes Jacking Force Calculations
ROLL RATE/ROLL STIFFNESS – Includes tables for calculating
ANTI-ROLL BARS – Size, length, Angle of Bend, Bushing Calculations
CAMBER and TOE (DESIGN) – Includes service manual details
TIRE SLIP ANGLE – Includes 300ft Skidpad @ 1G sample calculations
TIRE GRIP – self explanatory
CAMBER THRUST – Discussion and some calculations
STEERING MOMENTS – Focused on Rack and Pinion
LATERAL LOAD TRANSFER AND BODY ROLL CALCULATOR – Calculates Vertical load on wheels and analyzes tire adhesion
STEADY STATE CORNERING – Analyzes inside/outside tires (2 TABS)
GILLESPIE – BUNDORF ANALYSIS – Analyzes CONTRIBUTIONS TO Understeer from various sources
CENTER OF GRAVITY (height) – Process description and Table for Calculations
SPRUNG UNSPRUNG WEIGHT – Table for entries [Could be expanded to calculate these weights by individual components. I’ll do as I have some time]
FRONT and REAR TIRES – Tabular entries linked to following pages for calculations
FRONT and REAR TIRE DEFLECTION CALCULATORS – self explanatory
ACKERMAN STEERING – Links to LATREAL LOAD TRANSFER CALCULATIONS too!
MOTION RATIO CALCULATOR and EXPLANATIONS – self explanatory
SPRING RATE FREQUENCY RATE CALCULATOR – self explanatory
DAMPER RATE CALCULATOR - self explanatory
ROLL CENTER AXIS – Includes Jacking Force Calculations
ROLL RATE/ROLL STIFFNESS – Includes tables for calculating
ANTI-ROLL BARS – Size, length, Angle of Bend, Bushing Calculations
CAMBER and TOE (DESIGN) – Includes service manual details
TIRE SLIP ANGLE – Includes 300ft Skidpad @ 1G sample calculations
TIRE GRIP – self explanatory
CAMBER THRUST – Discussion and some calculations
STEERING MOMENTS – Focused on Rack and Pinion
LATERAL LOAD TRANSFER AND BODY ROLL CALCULATOR – Calculates Vertical load on wheels and analyzes tire adhesion
STEADY STATE CORNERING – Analyzes inside/outside tires (2 TABS)
GILLESPIE – BUNDORF ANALYSIS – Analyzes CONTRIBUTIONS TO Understeer from various sources