How to Set Up Your Suspension

How to Set Up Your Suspension
(Just like a professional race team)

Using our Weight Transfer Worksheet you can do the necessary calculations to determine a balanced set up, and then find a direction for set up changes to try in testing. It is a very much a practical exercise - do the baseline set up in the workshop, then test.

When your flat out racing, it is hard to get the time to learn what you need to know to understand the set up on your car. (Neville and I know this all too well. Years ago, we struggled with the set up on a PRS Formula Ford. We couldn't work out why it was slow. While doing our best to find out, we crashed the car in testing with a spring change that was way too soft. The chassis contacted the ground under brakes, unloaded the front tyres, and put it straight into the wall.)

In the late 90's, after 20 years in racing, we began our search for ideas, and started our systems based suspension set ups in the workshop, followed by track testing to check our work.

April, 2009 - New Consulting Program. Racing, Self Constructed/Modified Cars

We are offering an accelerated learning program, where we will consult with you and assist you to develop the set up for your particular car. Initially, we will ask you to study some concepts, then we'll get stuck in on specifics for your car.

Our past internet based offer of completing a WTW, did not provide enough information about your specific vehicle. It is too hard to get on top of this stuff by attending a seminar or reading books. We can cut through to what you really need to know. If we don't know, we probably have the sources to find out.

Much of what we do is simplified so you can use the ideas straight away. Some is unique to us, and some has become common practice in professional racing. We've had the privilege of working with some very smart people. We have learnt from their developments. But we have also earned our fee, by providing sound technical information, ideas and processes.

I am confident, based on past experience, that we can get your project moving in the right direction. This alone will save you time and money. You will also have a better set up and faster race car. And if we can save you making an unsuitable purchase of say shocks, and/or other expensive items, then there is yet more payback for you.

Professional race teams do weight transfer calculations like these, and keep a running comparison of their "magic number", as they progress through testing and racing.

(Just like a professional race team)

Using our Weight Transfer Worksheet you can do the necessary calculations to determine a balanced set up, and then find a direction for set up changes to try in testing. It is a very much a practical exercise - do the baseline set up in the workshop, then test.

When your flat out racing, it is hard to get the time to learn what you need to know to understand the set up on your car. (Neville and I know this all too well. Years ago, we struggled with the set up on a PRS Formula Ford. We couldn't work out why it was slow. While doing our best to find out, we crashed the car in testing with a spring change that was way too soft. The chassis contacted the ground under brakes, unloaded the front tyres, and put it straight into the wall.)

In the late 90's, after 20 years in racing, we began our search for ideas, and started our systems based suspension set ups in the workshop, followed by track testing to check our work.

April, 2009 - New Consulting Program. Racing, Self Constructed/Modified Cars

We are offering an accelerated learning program, where we will consult with you and assist you to develop the set up for your particular car. Initially, we will ask you to study some concepts, then we'll get stuck in on specifics for your car.

Our past internet based offer of completing a WTW, did not provide enough information about your specific vehicle. It is too hard to get on top of this stuff by attending a seminar or reading books. We can cut through to what you really need to know. If we don't know, we probably have the sources to find out.

Much of what we do is simplified so you can use the ideas straight away. Some is unique to us, and some has become common practice in professional racing. We've had the privilege of working with some very smart people. We have learnt from their developments. But we have also earned our fee, by providing sound technical information, ideas and processes.

I am confident, based on past experience, that we can get your project moving in the right direction. This alone will save you time and money. You will also have a better set up and faster race car. And if we can save you making an unsuitable purchase of say shocks, and/or other expensive items, then there is yet more payback for you.

Professional race teams do weight transfer calculations like these, and keep a running comparison of their "magic number", as they progress through testing and racing.