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When driving my S2000 on any curve in the road of at least 30-90 degrees at 60mph+ plus, when I hit the throttle, the car wants to "push" straight and does not want to follow the direction of the curve.
Does anyone know what might be causing this?
Does anyone know what might be causing this?
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Originally Posted by SilverS2KAZ,Jul 30 2004, 01:11 PM
When driving my S2000 on any curve in the road of at least 30-90 degrees at 60mph+ plus, when I hit the throttle, the car wants to "push" straight and does not want to follow the direction of the curve.
Does anyone know what might be causing this?
Does anyone know what might be causing this?
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The sharpness of a curve is dictated by not only by the degree's of an angle, but the length of the radius as well. You could go 100 mph around a 90 degree turn with a radius of 500 feet. On the other hand, a 90 degree turn with a radius of 50 feet may be taken at 35-45 mph.
How much tread are on your tires? Have you checked the air pressures? What is your alignment set at?
How much tread are on your tires? Have you checked the air pressures? What is your alignment set at?
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Um, if the car is understeering the last thing he needs is a stiffer front swaybar.
This is perfectly normal behavior by the way. Increase throttle pushes, decrease throttle and the car will oversteer. Nothing wrong with your car that a good driving school won't fix.
This is perfectly normal behavior by the way. Increase throttle pushes, decrease throttle and the car will oversteer. Nothing wrong with your car that a good driving school won't fix.
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Normal operation. It's too easy to say its the car. It typically isn't unless something is broken.
It's one of two things.
1) Just going into the turn too fast. Not enough grip for front wheels to turn car.
2) More throttle shifts weight to the back off the front wheels, which decreases front wheel grip. i.e. gas = more understeer.
Oh yeah, 2) is not to be confused with power oversteer, where a LOT more throttle is applied to the rear wheels they slip and lose traction causing oversteer.
It's one of two things.
1) Just going into the turn too fast. Not enough grip for front wheels to turn car.
2) More throttle shifts weight to the back off the front wheels, which decreases front wheel grip. i.e. gas = more understeer.
Oh yeah, 2) is not to be confused with power oversteer, where a LOT more throttle is applied to the rear wheels they slip and lose traction causing oversteer.
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Originally Posted by Ludedude,Jul 31 2004, 01:04 AM
Um, if the car is understeering the last thing he needs is a stiffer front swaybar.
This is perfectly normal behavior by the way. Increase throttle pushes, decrease throttle and the car will oversteer. Nothing wrong with your car that a good driving school won't fix.
This is perfectly normal behavior by the way. Increase throttle pushes, decrease throttle and the car will oversteer. Nothing wrong with your car that a good driving school won't fix.