dg50@daimlerchrysler.com wrote:
> "Kevin Stevens" <kevin_stevens@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Disregarding wheelspin, the drive and non-drive wheels have to
>> accelerate rotationally and linearly at exactly the same rate.
>
> Yup, that's exactly right - unless you can yank the front wheels
> clear of the ground, as the ground is the "drive belt" driving the
> non-drive wheels.
Unfortunately, in this case, wheelspin matters -- in order to
get maxmimum accelerate the vehicle, the drive wheels must be spinning
faster (I think I've heard numbers around 5%) than the non-drive
wheels.
Anyone have more accurate numbers for percentage slip of modern tires
under acceleration?
Mark
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