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Originally Posted by bender
Sorry, a bit off-topic, but I'm confused by the mention of the following weight transfer theory - "just that they will inherently have less grip due to less weight being moved to the outside wheel."
Unless I've completely forgotton all I ever learned about physics and vehicle dynamincs, the above statement seems a bit backwards to me 
We all know that lateral grip increases with more vertical tyre load, but this doesn't occur in a linear fashion, but rather along a non-linear curve.
So, in reality, as body-roll occurs, the rate of increase of vertical load of the outside tyre is less than the rate of decrease of vertical load of the inside tyre, therefore resulting in a net loss of grip. |
I'm no motorsport engineer, I am merely passing on my knowledge of what I have tried and tested with my own X-6. If these conclusions do not agree with your text book then personally I'm not all that bothered, I often find that what 'should' work doesn't always, so I prefer to test things out in the real world, it's far more fun that way
