AWD Cornering techniques
Great post. Thanks.
So, basically, the front sway helps reduce body roll and positive camber while cornering and therefore extends the limit of grip on the front tires. However, when this limit is reached, the car is more likely to understeer.
Based on this, I assume that the addition of a larger rear bar would make the car a bit more neutral than with the front bar alone ... ?
So, basically, the front sway helps reduce body roll and positive camber while cornering and therefore extends the limit of grip on the front tires. However, when this limit is reached, the car is more likely to understeer.
Based on this, I assume that the addition of a larger rear bar would make the car a bit more neutral than with the front bar alone ... ?
However as a good starting place, a decent 25mm would get you started until you start to "feel" what else is needed
Lots of great info here, thanks for sharing!
One thing about AWD that took a while for me to get, was that the benefits of the AWD platform were not present if I'm not on the gas. So at first I would go into a turn a little hot, decelerate and scrub speed until I was near the apex, then accelerate out...kinda like driving a rear drive car. Finally I figured out that if I got on the gas slightly, as soon as I entered the turn, the car would rotate itself much better since the front tires are pulling it around, and at the same time the rear tires are pushing it around. Then I found that I could carry even more speed into the turn, as long as I was on the gas slightly, the car could corner faster.
This technique leaves no room for error though, since letting off the throttle will make you run wide or spin.
One thing about AWD that took a while for me to get, was that the benefits of the AWD platform were not present if I'm not on the gas. So at first I would go into a turn a little hot, decelerate and scrub speed until I was near the apex, then accelerate out...kinda like driving a rear drive car. Finally I figured out that if I got on the gas slightly, as soon as I entered the turn, the car would rotate itself much better since the front tires are pulling it around, and at the same time the rear tires are pushing it around. Then I found that I could carry even more speed into the turn, as long as I was on the gas slightly, the car could corner faster.
This technique leaves no room for error though, since letting off the throttle will make you run wide or spin.
A bigger front sway actually gives the car more understeer, but with the added grip of the front tires it ends up feeling like less understeer because of the added grip. Its pretty interesting. I have the link to the actual site which explains it in technical terms for our AWD cars around here somewhere if anyone wants to dispute that
Fatcircles--you got it rt on..a very general run, which also applies here is add/adjust the bar to the opposite end of the car with the problem you are trying to correct..so, frt undertseers--add/adj the rear bar..
good point. I learned very quickly that there is no room for error after boiling my brake fluid on your "home track." New fluid and suspension, and I hope to come back down in the next couple of months. When do people start heading back to the dragon usually? I hope to let you get some better pics of me this time around
The season has already started here, as there were a lot of people out riding and driving last weekend, but this weekend was kinda nasty and cold, so they salted our playground. Things take off pretty quickly this time of year, as everyone rushes out to try and beat the crowd.
I hope we get better pics too!
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