Torque Steer
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Torque Steer
Can someone explain to me what torque steer is, I appreciate it. I know it is a dumb question, just I never knew.
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front wheel drive cars have both steering and power going to the front wheels. when the engine turns the wheels, they are both going in the same direction and somehow through an odd turn of forces pull the front wheels towards the right. very noticable when the car downshifts into the torque powerband. I would relate it to the feeling when you are on a bike and you brake with your front wheel while turning....but not quite. Therefore, the driver must be careful of the car drifting hard to the right, and must activly hold the wheel in place under hard acceleration.
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Theory number one: http://www.xfile.f9.co.uk/torque_steer.htm
Following on from the Alignment article, Torque steer is the result of a combination of too much play in suspension components and High Power and is primarily confined to FWD cars, (there are exceptions like RWD cars with independant rear suspension, 4x4's but for the purposes of this section I will deal with FWD cars and the Escort Mk3/4 in particular). Since the majority of readers own road cars I will limit the article to that.
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Theory number two: http://www.ukcar.com/sframe.htm?/fea...g/feedback.htm
In a FWD car, the steering offset will introduce torque steer. This is because the tractive force will try to pull the center of the contact patch of the front wheels forward, thus the wheel will rotate about the point the kingpin axle projects to the ground.
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Theory number three: http://www.maximum-cars.com/Glossary/?alpha=T
Torque Steer :
A tendency for a car to turn in a particular direction when power is applied. Torque steer is common in front-drive cars because reaction forces created in the half-shafts can generate uneven steering forces in the front tires.
A tendency for a car to turn in a particular direction when power is applied. Torque steer is common in front-drive cars because reaction forces created in the half-shafts can generate uneven steering forces in the front tires.
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