brake induced oversteer!
11-04-06, 06:12 AM
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brake induced oversteer!
ok... has anyone else noticed that the Scs tend to brake lose in oversteer if you enter a turn too fast and apply the brakes?
like you start going into the turn and realize that your going to fast
sso you tr to slow down with the brake and that **** jsut comes out but yeah......i was jsut wondering if anyone else has any experience with this
like you start going into the turn and realize that your going to fast
sso you tr to slow down with the brake and that **** jsut comes out but yeah......i was jsut wondering if anyone else has any experience with this
11-04-06, 06:21 AM
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I've had it happen a few times while approaching some on or off exit ramps. On the Northern STate Parkway here on Long Island, you'll be going the speed of traffic in the right lane (70mph) and see your exit, that thing gives you literally 50 feet to slow down before it pulls a tight 270 degree hairpin on you, so sometimes its difficult to get under 40mph to take that ramp. It kicks out a little, but if you feel the back end coming loose, stop applying the brakes. That always corrects it immediately for me.
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11-06-06, 12:25 PM
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The tail was probably about to come around anyways, just happened that the brakes were applied at the same time. Most cars come with not all that much braking power at the rear to prevent this from happening.
I do know that the stock SC has such a soft rear suspension that the suspension can actually bottom out in a hard corner and bring out the tail in a hurry!
I do know that the stock SC has such a soft rear suspension that the suspension can actually bottom out in a hard corner and bring out the tail in a hurry!
11-06-06, 01:22 PM
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yeah, it has definately happened to me coming around some interstate ramps. I blamed it on myself though because I was hauling about 55 around this ramp and i came up quick on a car so I braked and back end started to slide out, but all was good when I let off the brakes and gave a small wheel correction. Unexpected though
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11-06-06, 01:51 PM
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as someone already mentioned, perfectly normal for a RWD car...
search for friction circle driving school
for all the explanation you would ever need...
certain rear wheel drive cars with heavy rear bias even do something crazier called "throttle lift oversteer" Porsches and Vipers are probably two of the worst at this - when hard into a corner, in either car, you don't want to lift the throttle, else you might find yourself in a bad oversteer condition...
search for friction circle driving school
for all the explanation you would ever need...
certain rear wheel drive cars with heavy rear bias even do something crazier called "throttle lift oversteer" Porsches and Vipers are probably two of the worst at this - when hard into a corner, in either car, you don't want to lift the throttle, else you might find yourself in a bad oversteer condition...
11-07-06, 01:54 AM
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