I am beginning to realize the lack of good information available in respect to this forum. In an attempt to bring the education level of this forum to the level it should be. I am going to over the next couple weeks the following.

Basic Theory:

Why do I even Need suspension
Diffrent types of suspension (What do I have?)
Under/Oversteer (I can make my car do that?)
Sprung Vs. Unsprung Weight (lighter is better)
Slip vs. Grip angle (when turning the wheel is bad)
Tires (tires are a spring? and the "Gription theory")
Basic Math (I'm no engineer, how do I figure this out)
Tyre-road friction and tyre slip (tyre loading as requested)
Centrifugal Force (the imaginary cornering force)
Traction Circle (spending money in the RIGHT places)
Center of Gravity, (why lower is not ALWAYS faster)
Weight transfer (the springrate and swaybar guide)
Dampers (Shocks, struts, what do these things do, and how)
Suspension Travel (the rally diaries)
Putting power down (FWD, AWD, RWD Vs. Jet power)


Allignment:

Kingpin Angles (steering axis inclination)
Toe In or out (Of the swimming pool?)
Roll Centers (camber gain under compression)
Castor (Scrub Radius)
Squat and Dive (and how they change the dynamics)
Spring Pre-load (I may not need it, do I want it?)
Stock vs. mild street vs. racing (my car stinks on ice)

Using this Knowledge on track:

Racing Line (how can I corner faster)
Horsepower (how a Miata "can" beat a corvette)
Race Braking theory (Threshold braking vs. ABS)
Tuning Dampers and Spring Rate (Spotting BS from fact)


I will update this post with the information as I get to it, the following thread will be for questions and answers so I can update this post and then make a proper FAQ out of it. if we can keep the questions to the current topic I'd appreciate it.. when we are done we should have a decent FAQ

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