Jim,
Neutral steering from what I understand is the point between
oversteering and understeering.
It is never an objective of any racer to have any of his four tires
sliding in the turn, or at least the fast ones. A controlled slide or 4
wheel drift I admit is fun and cool to watch but from my lap times I can
attest that it is not the fastest way around a track. Plus it overheats
the tire$. If you set up your suspension optimally for every day driving
then you could get surprised some times when you are not "in the zone".
Don't ask me how I know this.
Mike Munson
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Jim Swarthout
Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 8:58 PM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: over-steer, under-steer, neutral steer...thoughts,
theories, comments
-----Original Message-----
To the list
Great responses!...I'm glad to have once again raised a question that
many were interested in!
In stock form, (alignment specs), the Tr-6 "does" tend to
understeer...If the car is out of trim the effect can be quite alarming
to say the least!
To end this discussion...or maybe further it...what is neutral steering?
I have my TR "set-up" so that I can safely approach a curve, with power
on", and put all four wheels into a controlled slide.
I know that this is the objective when racing! I've done it before.
But why not set-up your suspension to be optimal for everyday driving?
You will never know when you might need it?
I never street race, or run red lights, or do anything else that may
cause injury or damage to those who use the roads for a means to get to
work and back home!
Jim Swarthout
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