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Old 07-10-2012 | 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Wild Cherry
Try some toe out on the ft end instead , this will help the truck track straighter on the straight-away...
ok, I have never ever used toe out lol. I have always read that it makes the truck unpredictable. I thought front toe in stabilized the front and rear toe in stabilized the rear, but at a cost of scrubbed speed.

hmm, I just reread the source I normally use to explain stuff to me.

from a website I use
"Both front wheels try to pull the car to the side. They won't be able to, because on the other side there's an equally big, opposing force, but the can try. These forces are indicated by the green arrows. So the wheels aren't pointing in the direction in which they are going (white arrow). This creates a slip angle, as explained in chapter 1.

So, in theory, the car isn't going anywhere. But, this in an instable situation: suppose the car hits a slight bump on one side, or it is steered just a little bit. This will induce more load on one of the two front tires. More load means more grip, so the tire can also pull to the side a little stronger. In the case of a small steering correction, the force on the other side will also get smaller, because the weight is transferred, not induced because of a bump. So you end up with one wheel pulling to one side very strongly, and the other wheel pulling the other side, but not nearly as hard. As a result, the two forces don't suspend each other any more; there is a resultant force to one side, which will steer the car. This is bad news, because this will in turn cause weight transfer, worsening the problem. The driver can try to correct this by countersteering, but if it's not done perfectly, you end up with the same effect in the other direction. This will make the car wave from side to side, or in t h e worst case, fishtail.
Toe-out causes instability, so there's no point in using it at the rear of your car, it will make it undrivable. But, in the front, there's the stabilizing effect of caster. That's why a little toe-out is sometimes used in front, as long as the car has sufficient caster, instability on the straights won't be a problem. The 'instable effect' will be noticeable though: while turning into corners. Turning in will feel more immediate and more aggressive"
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