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Old 04-25-2006 | 11:56 AM
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Default RE: Torque Steer, Diff Action...Mayhem veering under throttle

Hmm....I think you guys are on to something. I noticed it when I was on asphalt, and prior to that the truggy was used on grass, where it handled much much better.

I'm thinking that on asphalt, the rear is squatting, as usual, but the tires are really hooking up (suspension is set soft). The front comes up, but not totally even -- the right is up more.

I am going to at least stiffen the whole setup, and stiffen rear to keep it from squatting too much. I want to see how it is when the front wheels stay in better contact with the ground.

Notes:

>my comment about the diff spinning was just to let you know they looked ok and felt okay doing the wheel spin test.

>the tire balooning: When the right front comes off the ground, I'm sure all the tires are balooning a bit by that point, but since the right front is off the ground it gets a little taller than the rest of the tires.

I think my key is to keep the wheels in contact with the ground under heavy accel, which I will try by stiffening the suspension and maybe putting a little more stiff bias in the rear for anti squat.