steering vaiables
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Sorry can't spell "variables"
When reading about track orientated cars i have often read that the suspension/steering can be set up to suit the driver. As far as i know from personal experience cars can behave/steer in a range from always understeer, when accelerating undesteer and backing off throttle understeer. A little further up the range we have slight understeer, becoming neutral/oversteer on throttle and slight oversteer backing off throttle ("tucking in"). Then we have always oversteer. What other variables are there when talking about steering set-up, ie car steering behavior?
thanx
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>>> Edited by BTWANGO on Monday 9th June 14:29
When reading about track orientated cars i have often read that the suspension/steering can be set up to suit the driver. As far as i know from personal experience cars can behave/steer in a range from always understeer, when accelerating undesteer and backing off throttle understeer. A little further up the range we have slight understeer, becoming neutral/oversteer on throttle and slight oversteer backing off throttle ("tucking in"). Then we have always oversteer. What other variables are there when talking about steering set-up, ie car steering behavior?
thanx
b
>>> Edited by BTWANGO on Monday 9th June 14:29
Its a complex system with lots of variables from springs and anti-roll bar, dampers/bushes, brakes (a massively complex area in their own right, bushes, wheel geometry, andgine torque characteristics, aerodynamics, and the biggest factor of all how the driver throws the car about. A search for competition car suspension and handling will find plenty of books covering this.
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