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Old 03-09-2011, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Paul L
The Circle size is more dependent on how far the outside tire turns, which in my case is dependent on the amount of ackermann the set up has. if i am running very little ackermann, the outside tire will turn more and the car will have a very small circle, if i am running a lot of ackermann the outside tire will not turn as much and the circle will be larger.
That simultaneously makes sense and seems backwards to me. In any case, due to the effect you mentioned above, would it actually be possible that less ackerman could lead to increased traction rolling, because it will let the front end dig in harder and flip the car?

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