Effects of Suspension Geometry and Stiffness Asymmetries on Wheel Loads During Steady Cornering for a Winston Cup Car

962531

12/01/1996

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Motorsports Engineering Conference & Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
Tuning a race car for good handling requires accurate prediction of the tire normal loads and tire orientation as specified by steer and camber angles. This paper describes the development and examples of the application of computer models which have been developed to predict suspension geometry characteristics and wheel loads for Winston Cup cars running on banked tracks. Example cases are presented illustrating the effects of roll center movement front spring split different rates right to left), and cross weight percentage (wedge).
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/962531
Pages
18
Citation
Day, K., and Law, E., "Effects of Suspension Geometry and Stiffness Asymmetries on Wheel Loads During Steady Cornering for a Winston Cup Car," SAE Technical Paper 962531, 1996, https://doi.org/10.4271/962531.
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Dec 1, 1996
Product Code
962531
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English