[Shotimes] Torque Steer Missing?

[Dave Kegel]

Did you mean to say unequal length?  It actually uses equal length half
shafts (well kind of, the center carrier bearing on the passenger side
is to equal things out).  It's unequal length half shafts that cause
torque steer.

Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Mark Nunnally
Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 9:00 AM
To: Techpriest; ShoTimes (E-mail)
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Torque Steer Missing?


The SHO uses unequal halfshafts and very firm (on the MTX anyway) front
strut rod bushings to keep the car from toe'ing in under accel, both
help torque steer.

It's not too bad with the stock diff, with a quaife, it tends to yank
you around a bit more

Mark

On 4/1/06 9:48 AM, "Techpriest" <techpriest@ourlair.com> wrote:

> This question is purely academic.
> 
> I had an Olds Alero with V6 that met it's end on a snowy road this 
> winter. The car had a bad case of torque steer when you would jump on 
> the gas.  I was reminded of that last weekend when a guy in a turbo 
> Talon was complaining of the same thing.  It occured to me that I have

> never felt this in my SHO.  I can hit first, light up my front tires 
> and keep them spinning until I hit redline and have no problem 
> pointing them anyplace I want the whole time.  Taking super tight 
> turns on the Autocross track I never once felt anything fighting back 
> when turning.
> 
> Any ideas why?  Again, I do not plan to do anything with this 
> knowledge, just curious.  I am sure I am not the only one on the list 
> that likes to know "why" things happen.
> 
> 89 MTX SHO "TEKPRST"
> Sports Car Performance, Family Car Insurance 
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