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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
yer over- and under-steers are ternt around.
Having had several rear-engine vehicles, I can say I like the handling dynamics of them- nice, feather-light and responsive steering, not to mention superior traction. From a strictly utilitarian standpoint, though, it is better to have the trunk in the back, both for super heavy and oversize loads. And they are more sensitive to crosswind gusts.
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Apologize if I goofed on terminology! How I understand the stability issue is: at road speed,on slick or icy roads,if you get popped with a frontal quartering,or side gust,its best to have the rear tires break traction first,as the car will tend to "weather-vane",turning into the wind,cancelling the yawing moment produced by the gust,while the driver applies opposite lock to correct the" oversteer".---------------------- Should the center of pressure lie ahead of the center of gravity,if popped by the same quartering or side gust,if the front were to brake away first(understeer),the car's front would catch more air,amplifying the yawing moment,tending to compete with the driver's attempts at steering corrections.In the past,when fins were added to race cars,I understand that this modification was to ensure that the C.P. would be firmly behind the C.G.-------------------------- Please help me out on this one,'cause a lot's at stake,and I don't need to be advising people with dyslexic notions.Thanks ,Phil.