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Re: Front-wheel drive cars tend to understeer...
Posted by Abusot (more from Abusot) on Wed, 3 Nov 2004 13:51:55
In Reply to: Front-wheel drive cars tend to understeer..., Red Rocket, Tue, 2 Nov 2004 05:04:35
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I have to agree with red rocket, understeering is scary. I drive agressively and I can see why people lose it in a front wheel drive car going around a corner too fast. Two reactions that are fatal. First reaction is to the push, i.e., the car wants to go straight, so you turn the wheel to the inside-wrong. The only way to get the front wheels to hook up again is to turn slightly to the outside to regain traction and then turn back in slowly. Second fatal reaction, getting off the gas or hitting the brakes. The fronts are already skidding, and generally, the wheels that have the most weight on them are the ones that skid, so if you get off the gas, or worse, brake, you are putting more weight on the wheels and increasing the skid. The old racers addage, "when in doubt, gas it" applies here. It will get some weight off the front and allow you to regain traction. I'm not suggesting to mash the gas on, but don't lift off, because it will only put more weight on the front and make you skid more. The combination of steering to the inside and braking, however, is surely fatal, and its hard to avoid, because the solution to the skid is counterintuitive, turn into the skid (slightly) and stay on the gas. I've been running 3-5 lbs less in the rears than the front to induce a little oversteer and it really makes me more confident in the corners now.
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Posts in this Thread:
- SOOOO glad I drive Saabs !!!, mark, Mon, 1 Nov 2004 20:38:17
- there is nothing wrong with generalizing as it's, rsfeller, Tue, 2 Nov 2004 18:57:33
- Re: SOOOO glad I drive Saabs !!!, red850guy, Tue, 2 Nov 2004 07:51:07
- the problem, Brian (93 9000CSE), Wed, 3 Nov 2004 11:41:12
- Kids and turbos are a bad combination !, Phil, Tue, 2 Nov 2004 04:55:08
- i live in a rural area and employee about 150 kids..., rsfeller, Mon, 1 Nov 2004 20:57:01
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