carFactory is a car suspension simulation software that lets you create a new set of suspension or edit an existing one by defining physical characteristics, like springs rates, tire types, dampers, roll bars and other configurations intended for racing simulation software like rFactor.
The goal of this software is to tweak your models’ handling by modifying ratios and other real world settings, then run an analysis of the configuration and build a model with the results. Once you have a nice configuration you can load this data to your model in the racing software, and test it either online or locally.
Unless you are dedicated to design suspensions and know all the ratios, specs and data, you might need to take the Getting started guide in the website, and download some files in order to start modifying your own settings.
CarFactoy lets you define the type of chassis you want by choosing in a drop list from the monocoque type to a space frame or a structural frame and tub, then define the wheel base distance in mm, the total mass in kg, specify the front and rear tires, the roll bar type, camber, and see the solutions for rear and front suspension independently through graphics like roll center migration and roll camber rate.
And in the analysis section you can even load a specific curve to graph the slip angle versus the grip factor for the tire set.
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