Track Suspension

[Tamago]

Originally Posted by Loren

If? This is a situation that anyone who's going this far with their suspension needs to PLAN on. The young guys working course at the BMW club autox I went to last weekend were calling me "tripod" at the end of the day!

The inside rear wheel will be in the air more than it's on the ground unless you're going straight.

which is kind of unfortunate as it leaves you with 3/4 of your total grip..

[largeorangefont]

Originally Posted by Tamago

which is kind of unfortunate as it leaves you with 3/4 of your total grip..

There is no weight on that tire anyway in that situation. It will last longer if it is in the air. :)

[Loren]

Originally Posted by Tamago

which is kind of unfortunate as it leaves you with 3/4 of your total grip..

Yes and no. You're optimizing the grip at the front of the car where you need it by taking weight off of the rear of the car. If you want that extra 1/4 of grip that you "lost", run wider tires in the front!

You're not really losing any grip, though. The overall cornering potential of the car goes up. You're taking grip away from the rear where it wasn't needed and transferring it to the front where it was.