Originally posted by Voodo_Magic
Hi guys I have been looking for an explanation of Track Width i would just like to know how this works? For example I recently ran a smaller track width at the rear which seems to give me less steering, why is this?
Thanks for your help
Think of it as your stance. With your feet together you're pretty wobbly, easily push to one side or another, in other words your weight shifts easier. On the contrary, if you spread your stance you are more stable in terms of side to side weight shift ... a lot harder for someone to push you to one side or the other.
Similarly, if your trackwidth is narrow, the weight of the car can shift more/easier from side to side. Conversely for wider track width.
Within limits and depending on your overall set-up ... narrower trackwidth in the front gives a little more steering because the when you initiate a corner you're starting to force the weight of the car to shift from side to side.
