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Cornering Concepts: Circle of Traction

The Circle of Traction is a concept which chassis engineers use to determine how the available traction of the tires is being used. This is because there is only so much traction any given set of tires is capable of producing and it is distributed between...

Published Mon, Nov 11 2009 1:35 PM by Mark F

Filed under: steering response, handling, cornering, autocross, sports driving, anti-sway bar, anti-roll bar, dampers, adjustable shocks, corvette handling, skidpad, lateral g
Why Suspension Stage Kits?

It is a fair question, why buy a complete stage kit? In this article we are going to look at the reason installing a stage kit is important and what the advantages are. All of us want noticeable results for spending our money on our cars. For some it...

Published Fri, Oct 10 2009 9:23 AM by Mark F

Filed under: steering response, handling, cornering, lean, sports driving, driving fun, anti-roll bar, install rack and pinion kit, adjustable shocks, corvette handling
Anti-sway Bars: Limit Body Roll

Yearn to Turn? Driving a stock vehicle highlights the fact that its design was a compromise between the average driver’s capabilities, the average road surface, the average turn; do you see a trend? Let’s see a show of hands, how many want...

Published Thu, Apr 04 2009 1:40 PM by Mark F

Filed under: steering, steering response, handling, springs, spring rate, cornering, body roll, lean, sports driving, anti-sway bar, sway bar, anti-roll bar
Steering - Rebuild or Replace?

A steering box system has serious, inherent, technical limitations that can not be corrected by just a steering system rebuild. (See associated blogs on turns lock to lock, steering feel, & steering feedback) Even when your car was new the steering...

Published Thu, Mar 03 2009 9:35 PM by Mark F

Filed under: steering, steering response, steering ratio, steering box, on center feel, handling
Steering Feedback

I have written other blogs on steering feel, turns lock to lock, and on center feel. These subjects are important to understand in considering the driver feedback your steering system is giving you. From the basic design limitations of a steering box...

Published Thu, Mar 03 2009 9:28 AM by Mark F

Filed under: steering, steering response, steering box, handling
Steering Feel

This is a subjective area of discussion in talking about handling, but a very important topic. Modern vehicles have significantly better “feel” than those manufactured in the ‘60’s through the ‘80’s. It is not about...

Published Thu, Mar 03 2009 9:24 AM by Mark F

Filed under: steering, steering response, steering box, handling
Turns Lock to Lock vs. Overall Steering Ratio

This can be potentially confusing since some prefer to express steering response as an overall steering ratio, which would typically be around 16:1 on a car with traditionally “quick” steering. This ratio is calculated by measuring how many...

Published Thu, Mar 03 2009 4:08 PM by admin

Filed under: steering, steering response, lock to lock, steering ratio

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Turns Lock to Lock vs. Overall Steering Ratio