torque steer?
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torque steer?
what exactly is torque steer? 
is it wen u try to make a left or right turn, and slam on the gas pedal, and the front tires of the car starts to slip n kinda looses control feel??? 
is it wen u try to make a left or right turn, and slam on the gas pedal, and the front tires of the car starts to slip n kinda looses control feel???
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by the way,
isn't a problem on all front wheel drive cars? i remember some acura mechanic (owns his own shop after working for acura for 20+ yrs) telling me that on front wheel drive cars, only one wheel actually spins. and this causes the torque steer...
correct..?
isn't a problem on all front wheel drive cars? i remember some acura mechanic (owns his own shop after working for acura for 20+ yrs) telling me that on front wheel drive cars, only one wheel actually spins. and this causes the torque steer...
correct..?
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yea, all fwd will experince some torque steer, just some are more severe than other. It usually happen when one wheel doesn't have as much contact with the road when you step on the gas. Personally i floor my car often and haven't experience any noticable torque steer. If anything, i'll say our car is very stable.
Originally Posted by whatwasthat
by the way,
isn't a problem on all front wheel drive cars? i remember some acura mechanic (owns his own shop after working for acura for 20+ yrs) telling me that on front wheel drive cars, only one wheel actually spins. and this causes the torque steer...
correct..?
isn't a problem on all front wheel drive cars? i remember some acura mechanic (owns his own shop after working for acura for 20+ yrs) telling me that on front wheel drive cars, only one wheel actually spins. and this causes the torque steer...
correct..?
With an open differential, only one wheel spins. So technically it's an OWD, or one wheel drive.
It's much the same logic when applied to RWD, as well. With an open diff in the rear, it's still only one wheel spinning.
However, throw a limited slip in there, and it will send power to both wheels.
And it is a big factor in torque steer, along with unequal length halfshafts. With unequal length halfshafts, torque is transferred unequally to each wheel due to the different lengths.
But what happens if you tossed in equal length halfshafts with a limited slip? Well, there's still the issue of traction. When one side has more traction than the other, that tire will accelerate faster than the other. On a RWD, this is not a problem because the drive wheels are not connected to the steering system. But on a FWD, because they are connected, it will pull the steering wheel as the tires grab traction moving side to side.
Hope that made sense.
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Originally Posted by Pure Adrenaline
Partially correct.
With an open differential, only one wheel spins. So technically it's an OWD, or one wheel drive.
It's much the same logic when applied to RWD, as well. With an open diff in the rear, it's still only one wheel spinning.
However, throw a limited slip in there, and it will send power to both wheels.
And it is a big factor in torque steer, along with unequal length halfshafts. With unequal length halfshafts, torque is transferred unequally to each wheel due to the different lengths.
But what happens if you tossed in equal length halfshafts with a limited slip? Well, there's still the issue of traction. When one side has more traction than the other, that tire will accelerate faster than the other. On a RWD, this is not a problem because the drive wheels are not connected to the steering system. But on a FWD, because they are connected, it will pull the steering wheel as the tires grab traction moving side to side.
Hope that made sense.
With an open differential, only one wheel spins. So technically it's an OWD, or one wheel drive.
It's much the same logic when applied to RWD, as well. With an open diff in the rear, it's still only one wheel spinning.
However, throw a limited slip in there, and it will send power to both wheels.
And it is a big factor in torque steer, along with unequal length halfshafts. With unequal length halfshafts, torque is transferred unequally to each wheel due to the different lengths.
But what happens if you tossed in equal length halfshafts with a limited slip? Well, there's still the issue of traction. When one side has more traction than the other, that tire will accelerate faster than the other. On a RWD, this is not a problem because the drive wheels are not connected to the steering system. But on a FWD, because they are connected, it will pull the steering wheel as the tires grab traction moving side to side.
Hope that made sense.
Makes great sense!
Originally Posted by drdamian
I have a loaner TL automatic 05 while my 05 6mt is in the shop. the torque steer is very noticable on my 6mt. Its very subtle on the loaner
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