Motors rwd understeer?

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  1. lolzantz

    lolzantz What's a Dremel?

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    Hey guys,

    I was wondering. Do rear wheel drive cars that race on the track experience understeer? Just in general tuned or stock doesn't matter.
     
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  2. yodasarmpit

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    Such things as tyre pressure, suspension, tyre width can all cause a rwd to understeer, so yes they can.
    Even driving into a corner too fast can cause it understeer.
    Accelerating out of the corner would normally cause oversteer
     
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  3. lolzantz

    lolzantz What's a Dremel?

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    great thanks for the response. I always wondered that because I read that FF cars have the most understeer so I thought it would be the opposite with FR cars. I guess its a just a universal bottleneck.

    Cheers!
     
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  4. Froggy

    Froggy What's a Dremel?

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    FR are less likely to suffer from it because of better weight distribution.
     
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  5. slater

    slater Mummy Says Im Special

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    thus why FF = crap :D
     
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  6. yodasarmpit

    yodasarmpit Modder

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    Yeah, what I'm saying though is oversteer is much more likly with a RWD car, but it doesn't eliminate understeer.
     
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  7. Shadowed_fury

    Shadowed_fury Minimodder

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    Yeah, and MR pwns FR ;)
     
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  8. penski

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    You've never driven a Ford Capri have you?

    It seems impossible to get enough steering lock on them to make the slightest of turns....

    *n
     
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  9. xen0morph

    xen0morph Bargain wine connoisseur

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    I have driven front-wheel-drive cars that oversteer easily if you take your foot off the accelerator suddenly, because of the change in weight distribution. Just depends on the way the suspension etc is set up.
     
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  10. Fatboy

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    yeah lift of oversteer is fun :D
     
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  11. coolmiester

    coolmiester Coolermaster Legend

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    You wanna try lifting off the "go" pedal with 4 wheel drive.................you end up facing the other way :D
     
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  12. NiHiLiST

    NiHiLiST New-born car whore

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    Yeah, the wheels on a Ford Capri are scarily similar to those on the BMX I had as a kid in terms of width (and traction).
     
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  13. Shadowed_fury

    Shadowed_fury Minimodder

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    Depends how fast you drive the corner really ;)
    Naughty paul!
     
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  14. coolmiester

    coolmiester Coolermaster Legend

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    Yeah i learnt this at an early (ish) age racing a front wheel drive VW Polo

    ......i followed this guy round a massive round-a-bout in Birmingham that i'd never been round in my life (no excuse) and saw his rear offside wheel about 6 inches off the ground all the way round and thought heehehe here's my chance as my at the time UR Quattro seemed to be sticking quite well..........pulled out to try and overtake and i felt mine give a bit so i lifted off the gas and before i knew i was facing the wrong way round an a round-a-bout with a young girl in a Merc skid to a stop just before hitting me full on.

    That was embarrassing enough having to look this girl in the eye but to have the VW Polo come fleeing round for a second time (still with his back wheel off the ground) while i was still trying to a 7 point turn was just mud in the eye so to speak hehehee

    Great old days :D
     
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  15. Shadowed_fury

    Shadowed_fury Minimodder

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    ahaha, nice story mate ;)
    Bet your see it happening in the Impreza though now :)
     
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  16. penski

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    Thats a damn fine example Penski, looks nice ;)

    LMAO@jellymould!
     
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