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Stew · 04-07-2010, 01:39 PM

FWD plus high power means TORQUE STEER! The issue is trying to make the front wheels do both the accelerating and the turning, this generally means understeer and torqusteer. There are ways around it with suspension tuning, tires, limited slip differentials, limiting torque in lower gears, etc, but a rwd car will generally be the easiest to get performance out of.

Just to add, also forgot the weight distibution, it is a lot easier to get closer to the ideal 50/50 weight distribution in a rwd car because all the running gear is not located over the front axle

04-07-2010, 01:39 PM	#11
Stew Drives: 92 Luminadead/01 Dakota/97 F150 4x4 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Eastern, Ky Posts: 3,789	FWD plus high power means TORQUE STEER! The issue is trying to make the front wheels do both the accelerating and the turning, this generally means understeer and torqusteer. There are ways around it with suspension tuning, tires, limited slip differentials, limiting torque in lower gears, etc, but a rwd car will generally be the easiest to get performance out of. Just to add, also forgot the weight distibution, it is a lot easier to get closer to the ideal 50/50 weight distribution in a rwd car because all the running gear is not located over the front axle Last edited by Stew; 04-07-2010 at 06:18 PM.