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Old 11-25-2006, 06:49 AM
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Originally Posted by ziggy12345
The rear end drift is a problem of missunderstanding on how the front and rear react with one another. As you turn right the car leans over to the left. This in turn loads up the front and rear wheels. If the front is too stiff the front outside wheel will see more load and turn in before the back wheel is loaded and therfore breaks away. To compensate you need to soften the front and stiffen the back.

This sounds like the exact opposite to what you would expect but makes complete sence and also works in practice.

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That's an interesting theory. I will try it tomorrow.
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