read this now

[Geoffrie]

I just found a awsome web page check it out!
http://autozine.kyul.net/technical_school/tech_index.htm

All you drifters should read this page and the one after:
http://autozine.kyul.net/technical_school/handling/tech_handling_5.htm

Good stuff!

[Epstein]

Man, that's a lot of info!

[neurovish]

I love that site... http://autozine.kyul.net/technical_school/engine/smooth1.htm is good too

[zenki_s14]

that is waaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy toooooooooooo complicated for me.....

[Funk]

i have to fart

[n2ocamry]

maybe ill read that when i have absolutely nothin to do

thats alot

[Matt Vassallo]

VERY GOOD POST GEOFFRIE!@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111`2`2


I started doing some of those calculations on my 240sx ;-)

i need to get her corner weighted to really see what weight sits where though.

[agemomai]

corner weighting a street car is kind of...pointless? unless you always keep it in "race trim"...

great info geoffrie, thanks.

[Matt Vassallo]

Originally posted by agemomai
corner weighting a street car is kind of...pointless? unless you always keep it in "race trim"...

great info geoffrie, thanks.

wow, so coilovers automatically are balanced 100% perfectly when you set the ride height by finger widths?? :lol:

wake up man, once you get real sus you gotta do it if you want to wear the tires evenly --

[agemomai]

Originally posted by Mattback
wake up man, once you get real sus you gotta do it if you want to wear the tires evenly --

alignment? caster? camber?

[Matt Vassallo]

already got all that.

[agemomai]

good, so set it up right. if youre getting noticably uneven tire wear, thats most likely what needs to be adjusted...

[Matt Vassallo]

Originally posted by agemomai
good, so set it up right. if youre getting noticably uneven tire wear, thats most likely what needs to be adjusted...

what about the whole thing about one wheel doing more work than the rest because of the way the car is weighted ? that's all I was getting at.

[zenki_s14]

maybe learning to read might help me......

[n2ocamry]

yeah i still dont have time to read that

ok

somebody read all of it and time yourself then tell me how long it took you

then ill decide if i wanna read it or not

[zenki_s14]

how bout somone summerize (i cant spell either) what it all says and explain it to me.....lol oh man im lazy.....id read (ive already tried) but i have ADD and get distracted really easy....

[agemomai]

i see where youre coming from matt.


guys, this stuff helps you become a better driver, if you want to progress, get educated!

[Regina]

Thank you very much Geoffrie for posting this. It was really informative and a really good read. Thanks. :-D

[Geoffrie]

you lazy assess Read it If you want, but why post saying "I don't have time to read that" If you don't have anything productive to say dont post whore!

You want me to summerize? read this if you want to understand a little bit about WHY your car handles the way it does, and if you really don't care, then ignore this thread...

[zenki_s14]

sorry jeff really good post i finally took the time to read a good chunk of it...

[Enthalpy]

Geoffrie.

Very good post. It's just a shame to see how this post exposes the true level of some of the members of this forum. It is pathetic that most dont have the mental capacity to read that and/or are too lazy to want to learn. People who CLAIM to care so much about the sport yet have no desire to learn the technical aspect of it. They're all just along for the ride until something else cool pops up...then you wont have to deal with them anymore. Keep fighting the good fight man!

[neurovish]

Actually started reading through the handling article...I'm kind of surprised the author keeps talking about centrifugal forces, the rest of the site is pretty dead on with the physics