To the list, What happens to your TR-6 when you "put it" into a corner? What happens at the threshold when the tires begin to slide? Does it over-steer, under-steer, or is it neutral...how do "you" k
See if you can find the book "How to make your car handle" by Fred Puhn sold by HP Books. There are so many ways of doing it and even saying it that I wouldn't know where to begin. Basically there w
I had to design my own system using NASCAR Style bars. Please explain! Jim --Original Message-- Jim, See if you can find the book "How to make your car handle" by Fred Puhn sold by HP Books. There a
I can't imagine that the factory would "design" the car to understeer. To me this seems more dangerous than the oversteer. I'm not that great of a driver, typical to average, but the understeer is a
Actually Richard, Mike is right, it is common practice for auto manufacturers to tune the handling of their cars to understeer. It's much safer this way. If someone goes a bit too quickly into a corn
Tim is correct. For safety, understeer is engineered into our vehicles. I included a link to a great article in Grassroots Motorsports about anti-roll bars that gives a lot of good background on body
Look at all stock cars, they either come with a front bar only or the front bar is larger than the rear. I believe the thinking is that if a driver gets in trouble it is better for them to hit an ob
Jim Swarthout baited the list with: As the NASCAR good-ol-boys say: "Its under-steer if the front of the car hits the wall first, and over-steer if the rear of the car hits the wall first". For my st
Hi Jim. With the stock alignment specs, the car will understeer or "push" into the corner. If you upgrade the suspension, you can reduce the amount of push a lot, but I will warn the would be Marios