F>IN>WE> M ³ WE>Inferno,
FF>IN>WE> M ³ WE>       Torque steer has nothing to do with front or rear wheel
FF>IN>drive
FF>IN>WE> M ³ WE>seen Roadrunners with hemi's jump a full lane when the gas ped
FF>IN>got
FF>IN>WE> M ³ WE>mashed, all due to torque steer.  And rear driven cars (my per
FF>IN>WE> M ³ WE>preference by the way) have their own steering problems...
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FF>IN>WE> M ³ WE>                                               -==*>Weatherman
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FF>IN>WE> M ³
FF>IN>WE> M ³ With cars that aren't twisting the tires off launch, torque steer
FF>IN>WE> M ³ usually only eminent on FWD cars.
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FF>IN>WE>Inferno,
FF>IN>WE>       Sorry to burst your bubble again, but this happens at any speed
FF>IN>WE>happens at 55mph when the pedal is mashed, it happens at 20 when the p
FF>IN>WE>is floored, and it happens when the car is at a stop and the pedal is
FF>IN>WE>tromped on.  Torque itself has nothing to do with the car's initial
FF>IN>WE>velocity, and the degree of torque steer is affect only slightly by th
FF>IN>WE>gyroscopic nature of moving wheels, and completely unaffected by the
FF>IN>WE>inertia of the forward moving car.
FF>IN>WE>                                                       -==*>Weatherman
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FF>IN>You misinterpreted my reply. Cars that "twist the tires" off launch
FF>IN>meaning cars with 500 lbs of torque or so that twist the rear tires when
FF>IN>they take off like drag cars. The torque in those vehicles at takeoff
FF>IN>can sometimes cause the car to turn when they take off because of the
FF>IN>tires malforming from the torque. So once again you didn't burst my
FF>IN>bubble, and next time you reply make sure you understand the statement.
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FF>I'm not into bursting bubbles, but rwds off a launch tend to go in
FF>certain direction because of the direction of the torque that's being
FF>applied, not the malformation of the tires.  The torque caused direction
FF>change can be overcome by weight dist. and suspension tuning, but the
FF>car will always favor one wheel over another.
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Not if it's a real sports car and has a limited slip differential, which
transfers power between the tires to make sure the car goes straight.
There is no such thing as torque steer on RWD cars, except maybe on some
older rear engine cars. The car(s) you've seen that did this either had
incredible amounts of horsepower or had no posi.
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