Why is RWD better?
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Originally posted by Bort62
In all actuality, just like I said Before. Understeer sucks.
In a drag racing application, All about Weight transfer.
Oversteer (wich rwd cars are prone too) Can Be used to your advantage In road racing and autocross type enviroments.
Understeer (push, what FWD cars and cars w/ too much front swaybar are prone too ) Is only usefull for discovering the path of the tangent line to the point on the curve at wich the understeer begins.
In all actuality, just like I said Before. Understeer sucks.
In a drag racing application, All about Weight transfer.
Oversteer (wich rwd cars are prone too) Can Be used to your advantage In road racing and autocross type enviroments.
Understeer (push, what FWD cars and cars w/ too much front swaybar are prone too ) Is only usefull for discovering the path of the tangent line to the point on the curve at wich the understeer begins.
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Originally posted by ghettocruiser
RWD is more fun
POSI RWD is way more fun. Had a jeep grand cherokee...that damn pass. side wheel was always spinning..when i didnt want it to. Downside, RWD POSI will get away from you quicker in bad conditions...unless you are careful. I have no choice but to dive my TA all the time, so this winter will be interesting...
Justin
RWD is more fun
POSI RWD is way more fun. Had a jeep grand cherokee...that damn pass. side wheel was always spinning..when i didnt want it to. Downside, RWD POSI will get away from you quicker in bad conditions...unless you are careful. I have no choice but to dive my TA all the time, so this winter will be interesting... Justin
rather then an open diff the wheel with less traction gets power
well I guess you have the clutch type that tries to give traction to both wheels ragardless of traction...
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Originally posted by lunas
my understanding is that the only thing fwd is better for is bad weather traction because so much more weight is on them. rwd is better for hanbdling i hear. awd has some advantages though over both but has some drawbacks as well
my understanding is that the only thing fwd is better for is bad weather traction because so much more weight is on them. rwd is better for hanbdling i hear. awd has some advantages though over both but has some drawbacks as well
my 78 RWD celica (Some of you might remember the loss to a metro race) was the best winter car I ever drove
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Originally posted by Apeiron
Umm... no.
Braking physics are the same whether the car is FWD or RWD. Understeer occurs because the rear wheels have more traction than the front. Applying the brakes (as inexperienced drivers tend to do instinctively in such situations) transfers the weight to the front, increasing traction in the front and decreasing it in the rear and bringing the car back into line. This is why cars are set up for understeer from the factory, regardless of which end the wheels turn at.
Umm... no.
Braking physics are the same whether the car is FWD or RWD. Understeer occurs because the rear wheels have more traction than the front. Applying the brakes (as inexperienced drivers tend to do instinctively in such situations) transfers the weight to the front, increasing traction in the front and decreasing it in the rear and bringing the car back into line. This is why cars are set up for understeer from the factory, regardless of which end the wheels turn at.
also is caused by a lack of traction
you tires can only apply traction to so many things at once be it turning, accel, or braking
if your tires are already breaking loose into a turn you are already at the limits of how much grip they have, by applying brakes you now ask your tires to do so much more
and with having more wieght up front making it easier to get out of oversteer?
ever wonder why rear engine cars tend to oversteer more and why front engine cars are easier to understeer.
or why when you put really stiff springs in the front of a car but soft ones in the rear you will understeer more? stiff springs load the front tires up more vs the rear tires with the soft springs and so the front end gives first
might be wrong.... but hey if nothing else I am having fun
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Originally posted by 99Hawk120
6) CV Joints. Ever change them?
6) CV Joints. Ever change them?
not yet and I hope I don´t have to anytime soon
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Originally posted by rx7speed
can´t you overload the tires by doing that and in turn bring too much weight to the front causing it to understeer
also is caused by a lack of traction
you tires can only apply traction to so many things at once be it turning, accel, or braking
if your tires are already breaking loose into a turn you are already at the limits of how much grip they have, by applying brakes you now ask your tires to do so much more
and with having more wieght up front making it easier to get out of oversteer?
ever wonder why rear engine cars tend to oversteer more and why front engine cars are easier to understeer.
or why when you put really stiff springs in the front of a car but soft ones in the rear you will understeer more? stiff springs load the front tires up more vs the rear tires with the soft springs and so the front end gives first
might be wrong.... but hey if nothing else I am having fun
can´t you overload the tires by doing that and in turn bring too much weight to the front causing it to understeer
also is caused by a lack of traction
you tires can only apply traction to so many things at once be it turning, accel, or braking
if your tires are already breaking loose into a turn you are already at the limits of how much grip they have, by applying brakes you now ask your tires to do so much more
and with having more wieght up front making it easier to get out of oversteer?
ever wonder why rear engine cars tend to oversteer more and why front engine cars are easier to understeer.
or why when you put really stiff springs in the front of a car but soft ones in the rear you will understeer more? stiff springs load the front tires up more vs the rear tires with the soft springs and so the front end gives first
might be wrong.... but hey if nothing else I am having fun
Ben
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Originally posted by Momar
Actually the soft springs in the rear and stiffer ones up front cause the weight to transfer to the rear of the car quicker so that you can get good traction to take off, but it will cause understeer because the car tilts toward the rear putting the weight there instead of the front.
Ben
Actually the soft springs in the rear and stiffer ones up front cause the weight to transfer to the rear of the car quicker so that you can get good traction to take off, but it will cause understeer because the car tilts toward the rear putting the weight there instead of the front.
Ben
but I still had the right idea
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I dunno, but there's been quite a bit of info posted already, excellent job kiddies. 
You know, come to think of it, I've never driven an AWD car. I need to do that....
You know, come to think of it, I've never driven an AWD car. I need to do that....
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