Mark how do you figure out your roll center? Ted




--- In offroadgokarts@yahoogroups.com, "Mark" <mscecil@...> wrote:
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> An on-road car book will get you started... try "Fundamentals of Road
> Vehicle Dynamics" by Thomas Gillespie also--
>
> I don't remember if any of those books mention this.. but you want to
> keep your center of gravity (CG) and roll center (RC) close to one
> another or you will get significant body roll and require a sway bar..
> this all ties into roll stiffness also--
>
>
> --- In offroadgokarts@yahoogroups.com, "xsnowwolf2000"
> <xsnowwolf2000@> wrote:
> >
> > the book is called chassis engineering by Herb Adams
isbn#1-55788-055-7
> > its really ment for racing on paved roads but he get in the
> > nittygruitty of all the factors involved in the design on a vehicle
> > from the ground up such as: types of suspention /types of chassis
> > design/ how to best design and build your suspention/he talks about
> > how body roll effects the camber and whats are the best ways to fix
> > ththis before you accually build the suspention first.etc. but if you
> > guys really want to build your own karts i will suggest one of these
> > kart/mini buggys sites that offer plans to build full and complete
> > vehicles 1. http://www.edge.au.com/
> > 2. http://www.badlandbuggy.com/
> > 3. http://www.desertkarts.com/
> > 4. http://www.ubuilditplans.com/SII.html not sure of this
one
> > but go for it
> > i hope i was help
> >
> >
> > In offroadgokarts@yahoogroups.com, Joe Iarocci <jdi350@> wrote:
> > >
> > > my questions are regarding suspension...I'm wondering where I can
> > get some ideas for a good off-road supsension..how do I post this
> > question on the message board?
> > >
> > >
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