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Re: Book recommendation needed

To: Bob Lang <LANG@isis.mit.edu>
Subject: Re: Book recommendation needed
From: jmwagner <jmwagner@greenheart.com>
Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 12:00:25 -0700
I just did a little surfing on this...   I only have experience with AMAZON...
which was all positive...  but some of these sites look useful... check them 
out.

---Justin


This page lists a lot of books available...

http://www.dropbears.com/b/broughsbooks/suspensi.htm

And that page has a link to the Fred Puhn book on Amazon... which is this link
below:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0912656468/broughsbooks/002-6225532-7603418

Here's another site with racing books:

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/drewrep/books.htm

And another site on suspension books:

http://partsavenue.com/books/suspen.html

http://racecarsupply.com/html/books.html

Here's some commentary on suggested books:

http://www.tfs.net/~petek/cobra/books/books.html



Bob Lang wrote:

> On Thu, 25 May 2000, Jack Brooks wrote:
>
> > Amici,
>
> Ave!
>
> Ooops... must be those three years of Latin and the new Gladiator thing
> going on in the theatres right now... but I digress (still).
>
> > The recent thread on camber has shown me just how weak my understanding of
> > the concepts behind great handling really is.  Can anyone suggest a good
> > book to help me get up to speed on handling, roll centers, etc.?
>
> Without a doubt the Bible of the topic:
>
> How to Make Your Car Handle by Fred Puhn. It's all in there.
>
> > Knowing this group, I'd really prefer it if you could limit your
> > suggestions to books which are still in print, regardless of what fine
> > publications that excludes.  <Huge Grin>
>
> That book has been through several reprints.
>
> There's also another book that is a bit less detailed with dated stuff in
> there (tires in particular) by a fellow named Don Alexander, I think. I
> forget the title, but it has "handling" in the title. This book was in
> print as of a year or so ago. What made this book shine (to me anyway)
> was that where it glossed over absolute detail - the concepts were pretty
> clear.
>
> Puhn has all sorts of good stuff including equations for things like
> spring rate etc.
>
> I think you'll find the Puhn's book is highly regarded.
>
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jack Brooks
> > 1960 TR3A
> > 1974 Norton 850 Commando
> > Hillsdale, NJ
>
> Yer Welcome,
> rml
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