chassis books

im trying to learn as much as possible about chassis design and building. is there any books that anyone would suggestion

yea, i went to local bookstores here (Barnes&Noble, Books-A-Million), and there were several books on chassis building. just go check out a bookstore.

Adams, Herb. Chassis Engineering: Chassis Design, Building & Tuning for High Performance Handling. New York: HPBooks, 1993

Remus, Timothy. Boyd Coddington's How to Build Hot Rod Chassis. Osceola: Motorbooks International Publishers & Wholesalers, 1992.

Cauley, Glenn. "Roll Center Understood." Fine Tuning With Glenn Cauley. (23 April 2004). 10 October 2004 .

If you want to learn as much as you possibly can, then its good to pick up the theory as well as the application. I recommend getting a textbook on statics, and another on dynamics. Dont worry about the difficulty in solving linear algebraic equations so much, a good calculator will solve matrices. The important thing is to realize the relationship of angles and forces. You can also get a Schaum's manual for each subject at places like Borders Bookstore that spells out the calculations and makes the subject easy to understand.

Russ is right. The biggest reason that I know what I do is simply because I get it.

I have sat down with people and drawn pictures, shown suspension movement, kicked them in the face and offered them a peanut butter sandwich. But if you don't get it, there isn't much anyone can do to help. Understanding math (geometry especially,) metalurgy, some trig and most importantly simple logic, is all very important to being able to design and engineer. I know a few phenominal fabricators that can't design or engineer and vice-versa. If you really want to be good, start reading and building. The way too old saying "practice makes perfect" is so true. I have probably read my chassis books 5 times, just to make sure I haven't missed anything or understand it differently now and have built everything I have the capability of doing, just to see if I can and what I can learn from it. Also the two most helpful books I have ever read are "Tune to Win" and "Engineer to Win" by Carroll Smith. BUY THEM if you are serious.

Im serious bio-max....russ already one better than that i just finished my dynamics class in school.i have all the statics, dynamics, mahcine design, properties boooks spent more on those books than i care to say. but i guess to be a mechanical engineer u gotta drop some cash to make cash