You know that I would really have to check with my mentor about
this but when I was having a BIG problem with push getting through
turn 3 (or maybe it was 4) any way the left hander in the infield
at Portland, I think he said to add toe out to the car. I can
justify this to myself (not a hard thing to do really, I'm easy)
by thinking that the toe out of the outside wheel will
have a tendency to drive the rear of the car in larger radius than
the front thus countering the understeer at the front with a bit
of oversteer at the rear.
So maybe your right when the car is perfectly setup. But with the
push I had I was willing to believe anything ;-)
Drew
On Jun 5, 3:02pm, Michael Nugent wrote:
> Subject: Re: Toe In/Out Front/Rear
> I agree with what you said about the front, but check my reasons about the
> rear:
>
> 1. Most grip in a turn will be from the loaded (outside) wheel in a corner
> 2. Toe out would give that tire force in the pre-turn direction (straight
> tangent from the turning circle) and increase the likelihood of gross
> oversteer (a spin) under power
> 3. Toe in would give the tire force in the direction of the turn (along the
> turning circle) - up to some practical limit, of course
> 4. Inside wheel's gonna scrub more with toe in, but it's lightly weighted in
> the turn
> If 1-4 are true, toe in at the rear of a RWD car should increase speed in
> turns while under power.
>
> Mike
> Renton, WA
>
> ------Original Message------
> From: Drew Rogge <drew@pixar.com>
> To: john donohoe <gt6driver@yahoo.com>
> Sent: June 5, 2000 6:18:51 PM GMT
> Subject: Re: Toe In/Out Front/Rear
>
>
>
> >From my understanding, toe in at the front increases straight line
> stability, toe out at the front makes the car turn in better. I'm
> not that sure about the rear toe but I seem to recall that toe
> out at the rear gets the car around the corner better. Toe in/out
> at either end decreases straight line speed.
>
> Drew
>
> On Jun 5, 11:04am, john donohoe wrote:
> > Subject: Toe In/Out Front/Rear
> >
> > Does anyone know the rule of thumb for what toe in/out
> > does to your handling? Front toe, and rear toe?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > John Donohoe
> > '70 GT6+ KC81718
> > (time to clip its toenails)
> >
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> Drew Rogge
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>
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Drew Rogge
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