hadyn Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Quick question, as I'm not the slightest bit inclined towards basic physics If you're front tyres dont grip as much as the tyres you have on the back of a high powered RWD car such as a Supra, would these theoretically cause the backend to step out - e.g. no grip at the front, but plenty of grip at the back??.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benkei Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Possibly? If the front end was to go off-course then I suppose the backend wouldn't go where you wanted it to either due to weight of the car being moved?? (Say you go round a corner and the front slips, the the back end would push it further and then come round itself) Is that right??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pot Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 I'd be inclined to say that you'd have massive understeer instead of oversteer, in a nutshell you'd go straight on... What's your reason behind the question? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 If the car doesn't have 'sufficient' grip all all four corners that would cause it to be unbalanced - and then something has to give. Being as the power is all at the back, that would be why it steps out. Just a guess, like. Does the front wash away at low speeds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadyn Posted December 1, 2008 Author Share Posted December 1, 2008 Im just curious about the handling effects of mixing quality grippy rears with cheapo budget ditch finders on the fronts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 It'll end in tears! go careful mate... cheapo tyres are never a good idea.. especially this time of year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben-san Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Bad tyres / no grip at the front, as Pot says, can only cause understeer. It is possible to correct it with a sharp application of power to bring the rear round, but is inadvisable if you're not so good at the whole drifting thing. If you go to a caterham drift day, the opposite is true. Soft track tyres up front, cheapo-nasty highly over inflated tyres at the rear. Many modern cars have a little understeer in the setup because the opposite is far more dangerous/unpredictable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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