![]() May 2014 - Lateral CG & load transfer, Raised links on live axle.Īpril 2014 - Double wishbone vs strut suspension, Rear caster. July 2014 - Pin lead/trail steering geo, FRIC suspension ban. September 2014 - Diffusers live axles & Mumford link.Īugust 2014 - Mumford link, FARB reduced understeer, General road race set up October 2014 - Size/performance tradeoff in dampers. ![]() November 2014 - Spindle inclination slpit, Canceling driveshaft torque. January 2015 - Speedy & public trials, Upright geometry and related considerations.ĭecember 2014 - Scale effects, FSAE student ideas. Rear suspension, Coping w/ tighting turns in autocross.įebruary 2015 - Scrub radius, Offset control arms w/ offset engine, Big wheels. March 2015 - Offset front engine for road racing, Revised lower A frame Lotus 7 June 2015 - Nismo brakes, Mumford axle lateral linkage, Differentials for FSAE.Īpril 2015 - Weight transfer fundamentals, weight transfer w/ arb vs. July 2015 - Off the beaten path or paved one. September 2015 - Sign convention of camber gain, More on trikes, Design & analysis methodology.Īugust 2015 - Camber gain/recovery and design of tricyles. November 2015 - FWD hillclimb car w twist beam rear suspension. January 2016 - Macphearson geometry and strategy for modification.ĭecember 2015 - Impact protection.spinal compression. March 2016 - Leaning trike, Effects of widening track of existing vehicle.įebruary 2016 - Designing off/on road buggy. June 2016 - Anti-squat from drive shaft angularity.Īpril 2016 - Self piloted and remote piloting vehicles. July 2016 - Steering effects and coilover/push rod connected to upright. September 2016 - Calculating spring rates, Outlaw figure 8Īugust 2016 - Lotus link rear, more on exit understeer in Porsches. October 2016 - Sprint car on road course. November 2016 - Hysteresis with brake proportioning valves. Suspension rules, independent rear suspension for dirt oval.įebruary 2017 - Suspension design process.ĭecember 2016 - More proportioning valves, Front/Rear weight distribution. May 2017 - Dirt late model pinning RF & heavy axle tube.Īpril 2017 - Bracketing settings, 4WD high speed pavement vehicle. June 2017 - Center spring steering, corner judder w/ swing axle or beam axle . ![]() September 2017 - 3 vs 4 link & torque wedge RWD, springs bars & caster jacking.Īugust 2017 - Anti Squat in strut rear suspension. October 2017 - Anti squat with torque arm & asymmetrical trailing links. November 2017 - Spring split w/ upward jacking, UK GP midgets. ![]() Often several subjects are covered in a single month.ĭecember 2017 - More GP midgets, Model T roll center, bind in roll 4 link axle. M ark Ortiz Automotive is a chassis consulting service primarily serving oval track and road racers. The tables below are helpful for race car, hot rod, custom car builders, professional fabricators and home mechanics.ĭrill Sizes Numbers, Letters, and Fractionsĭrill Speeds For Various Sizes and Materials Understeer (push) in the Middle of a Corner T hese pages provide chassis and suspension setup info covering everything from weight transfer to suspension geometry and other items to improve you race car's handling.ĭirt Track Chassis Setup at the rear for CorneringĪckerman Steering and Racing Circle Tracks These pages have many racing tips, and tech info for performance engine parts. Section 5 is The Physics of Racing Series by Brian Beckman, PhD. These are packed full of great information from a well known Professional Racing Engineer. Section 4 are Chassis Newsletters by Mark Ortiz. Section 3 is full of helpful charts and tables Section 2 is the Circle Track Suspension and Chassis Setup section and is applicable for everything from stock car racing on pavement tracks to dirt track modifieds and just about anything else that races on circle tracks. The first group is the Combustion-Bytes section covering engines in race cars, hot rods, Ford Mustang, Chevy Camaro and Corvette, Jeeps, trucks, roadsters and just about anything with piston engines. You have found the original! Many other websites have copied many of these pages and tables, but you have found the source and most likely more and newer references than the copycats.īelow, there are several groups of pages.
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