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Originally Posted by evan
IMO...I strongly suggest that anybody serious about designing / building a buggy or kart buy a chassis dynamics book. The $18 you spend will be well worth the headache saved. Most include diagrams and explanations well above what anyone can post on here. I strongly recommend devoting a weekend to reading any book by Carroll Smith. I always find myself referring back to "engineer to win." Also "tune to win" explains chassis dynamics which is the topic here. They refer to formula style cars so camber curves and other value are not helpful to us, but the understanding of these concepts allow you to deside what compromises you feel comfortable with.
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The "Engineer to win" and "Tune to win" are both great. (I have both here too!)
Engineer to win is more about the designing and building.
Tune to win is more on how to make what you have built (hopefully with engineering to win :] ) and tune it.
The books are geared more towards asphalt racing. But the understanding it gives you will be priceless compared to the buying of the books and the reading time.