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BenK
Jul 02, 2015Explorer
Yes, you can distribute too much weight to the TV's front axle...
Balance between over-steering and under-steering in all conditions...meaning
when unloaded to full loaded to towing light to towing heavy
Why mid-engine is so sought after...handling is much better than front loaded
and rear loaded...by the engine
There are measures to address either or both. Porsche 911 is a good example
of a rear engine that used to have most who left the road during spirited
driving...backwards (tail first).
Porsche solved that by increasing the rear track (and won't go into that,
as the last cycle gave me a headache trying to explain portions of The Laws
of Physics) and increased the tire contact patch (and the ratio between front
and rear sq/in)
Just follow your TV's manual. The OEM has designed and dialed in the handling
behavior. They will tell you how they want you (via recommendation) to
setup the TV's drop/weight//etc
Removing too much weight from the rear and distributing it to the front
might create an over-steer condition at the limits...meaning the TV's tail
will slide out and jack-knife the setup
Balance between over-steering and under-steering in all conditions...meaning
when unloaded to full loaded to towing light to towing heavy
Why mid-engine is so sought after...handling is much better than front loaded
and rear loaded...by the engine
There are measures to address either or both. Porsche 911 is a good example
of a rear engine that used to have most who left the road during spirited
driving...backwards (tail first).
Porsche solved that by increasing the rear track (and won't go into that,
as the last cycle gave me a headache trying to explain portions of The Laws
of Physics) and increased the tire contact patch (and the ratio between front
and rear sq/in)
Just follow your TV's manual. The OEM has designed and dialed in the handling
behavior. They will tell you how they want you (via recommendation) to
setup the TV's drop/weight//etc
Removing too much weight from the rear and distributing it to the front
might create an over-steer condition at the limits...meaning the TV's tail
will slide out and jack-knife the setup
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