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Car Suspension - Repair, Maintenance and Modification

This book provides an easy-to-follow practical guide to the maintenance, repair and modification of the different types of suspension used in cars.
With over 170 illustrations, including colour photographs and diagrams, this practical book explains what suspension is and why it is needed; it reviews the different types of suspension of available; it covers the key maintenance and repairs that an owner can undertake, and finally, describes modifications in detail with step-by-step photographs.

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Custom Air Suspension : How to install air suspension in your road car - on a budget!

A step-by-step guide to DIY air suspension for your road car. Manufacturers like Mercedes, Tesla, Audi and Cadillac choose air suspension because they can achieve the highest quality in ride and handling, but until now, there hasn't been a book that shows you how to get the best from aftermarket air suspension for your road car.
This book covers both theory and practice - from the technical advantages of air suspension through to detailed coverage of the development, installation and tuning of a custom air suspension system.

It looks at wiring and plumbing, covers a brilliant new low cost electronic air suspension controller, and even shows how to source low-cost components from cars originally sold with air suspension. Want to buy an air suspension kit off the shelf? That's covered as well, with the six key questions to ask before buying.
Whether you're after the best ride and handling, or simply like being able to raise or lower your car at the turn of a knob, this book will show you how to do it.

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Fahrdynamik in Perfektion - Der Weg zum optimalen Fahrwerks-Setup

Wolfgang Weber is one of those people who knows exactly how to make a car really fast. As a rally driver and racing driver, but also as a trainer, instructor and test driver, he has experimented with tires, springs, shock absorbers, stabilizers and aerodynamics of all kinds. He has summarized his comprehensive knowledge in this book.
Clearly illustrated and easy to understand, he describes in detail how you can make effective changes to your vehicle, work out a proper setup and thereby really improve the handling of your car.

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Les trains roulants et ses évolutions technologiques

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Suspension et direction

The "Mécanique automobile: diagnostic et réparation" series is a collection of books on the theory, verification of systems, subsystems and components, fault diagnosis and repair techniques for automobiles and light trucks in French.

This volume deals with suspension and steering.

Table of Contents:

1 - Wheels and Tires
Wheels / Tires / Tire Classification and Designation / Wheel-Tire Runout and Runout / Tire Replacement / Tire Repair / Installing a Wheel and Tire Assembly on a Vehicle / Wheel and Tire Assembly Maintenance / Wheel Bearings

2 - Suspension Systems
Chassis / Suspension System Components / MacPherson Strut Suspension Components / Independent Front Suspension / Front Suspension Diagnostics / Front Suspension Component Repair / Rear Suspension Systems / Semi-Independent Suspension / Electronically Controlled Suspension / Suspension Electronics Maintenance / Active Suspensions

3 - Steering Systems
Manual Steering Systems / Power Steering Systems / Electronically Controlled Power Steering Systems / Steering System Diagnostics / Troubleshooting / Specific Checks / Steering System Maintenance / Power Steering Maintenance and Repair / Power Steering System four-wheel steering

4 - Wheel alignment
Geometry of alignment / Pre-adjustment check of alignment / Equipment for adjusting alignment / Alignment check station / Alignment adjustment / Alignment adjustment of four-wheel drive vehicles.

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