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RE: over-steer, under-steer, neutral steer...thoughts,

To: <william.mcintire@wright.edu>, <jswarth1@tampabay.rr.com>
Subject: RE: over-steer, under-steer, neutral steer...thoughts,
From: "Mike Munson" <fasttrs@mindspring.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 23:10:08 -0500
Or a TREE!  You've got it right Bill!

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of william.mcintire@wright.edu
Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 10:56 PM
To: jswarth1@tampabay.rr.com
Cc: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: over-steer, under-steer, neutral steer...thoughts,
theories, comments

I would hazzard a guess that if - understeer means your nose goes
through the 
fence first and oversteer means you tail goes through the fence first -
then 
neutral steering would mean you door (the closer one) would go through
the 
fence first.
just MHO
Bill
'70 6


>===== Original Message From Jim Swarthout <jswarth1@tampabay.rr.com>
=====
>-----Original Message-----
>To the list
>
>Great responses!...I'm glad to have once again raised a question that
>many were interested in!
>
>In stock form, (alignment specs), the Tr-6 "does" tend to
>understeer...If the car is out of trim the effect can be quite alarming
>to say the least!
>
>To end this discussion...or maybe further it...what is neutral
steering?
>
>I have my TR "set-up" so that I can safely approach a curve, with power
>on", and put all four wheels into a controlled slide.
>
>I know that this is the objective when racing! I've done it before.
>
>But why not set-up your suspension to be optimal for everyday driving?
>
>You will never know when you might need it?
>
>I never street race, or run red lights, or do anything else that may
>cause injury or damage to those who use the roads for a means to get to
>work and back home!
>
>
>
>Jim Swarthout

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