Not books, but damn good reading...and free too. Would be a good start but I'm sure the books will go into much more detail.
http://www.turnfast.com
http://www.ukcar.com/features/tech
http://www.bath.ac.uk/~en8djw/sus1.htm
http://www.howstuffworks.com/category.htm?cat=sc-engi
And one I just found the other day
http://www.wtrscca.org/tech.htm
I've also heard great things about
Drive To Win