Back End Light? Options

[o0black0o]

Wondering If it just me or not. Anyway, Lets say have to stop really quick and turn at the same time. I think my back jumps up in the air then falls back down, at least it feels like it? I got my spare back there so...

[Kwanza26]

You guys sound like wreckless drivers to me. It's pretty hard to lift off the rear wheels... I mean... even if you lift the car with a jack... the body of the car's gotta be a good 2 feet off the ground before the wheels lift off...

Anyway... what you describe is body dive... which is normal for all cars because of brake bias (front brakes harder and sooner than rear). It has nothing to do with grip... cause it's very hard for the car to lift the rear wheels during hard cornering/braking... and if you think your rear is lifting during a turn... you're going too fast and braking too hard. The rear grip is as strong as the front grip under balanced weight... unless of course it's a very agressive weight-shift... but that only happens if you slam on your brakes from insane speeds to enter a corner... and if you're doing that... you're driving wrecklessly... even under race conditions.

This post has been edited by Kwanza26: Sep 18, 2005 - 12:02 AM