Ride and Handling Development of the 1997 Chevrolet Corvette

970098

02/24/1997

Event
SAE International Congress and Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
This paper describes the ride and handling development process used for the 1997 Corvette. Three levels of suspension are available for the 1997 Corvette: base (FE1), sport (FE3) and RTD or Real Time Damping (F45) suspensions. All suspensions will be discussed in this paper A review of the development and vehicle integration tradeoffs for each of the specific chassis components is included. Control arm bushings, springs, jounce bumpers, anti-roll bars and insulators, tires, shock mounts, shock absorber valving, real-time damping, steering development, alignment and measurements are discussed.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/970098
Pages
11
Citation
Neal, M., and Dona, M., "Ride and Handling Development of the 1997 Chevrolet Corvette," SAE Technical Paper 970098, 1997, https://doi.org/10.4271/970098.
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Publisher
Published
Feb 24, 1997
Product Code
970098
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English