I'm no math wiz, but assuming the steering instantly were to change
from zero to 1/8" and there would be no scrubbing, I get about 7.8"
Wilko
San Diego
On Jan 3, 2006, at 6:52 PM, <pennell@cox.net> wrote:
> Listers,
>
> On a recent trip alone to NC I had plenty of time to think about
> stuff. Most of it not too productive - just staring down the highway.
>
> For some reason the following came to me. Suppose you take a car in
> good condition and the front end aligned perfectly. With both front
> tires pointing straight imagine a line running along the pavement
> straight ahead from the center of both front tires.
>
> Now the steering is changed such that the front of both front tires
> are 1/8 inch left (or right) of exactly straight. After one
> revolution of the tire how far to the left (or right) of the
> centerline is the center of the tire now displaced? For simplicity,
> assume the tire has a diameter of 24 inches.
>
> Keith Pennell
>
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