RE: Suspension

["Squier, Craig" <craig_squier@arvin.com>]

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> From: 	Michael & Carmen Keith[SMTP:mikeandcarmen@pdq.net]
> Reply To: 	jettaglx@igtc.com
> Sent: 	Sunday, April 25, 1999 4:10 AM
> To: 	jettaglx@igtc.com
> Subject: 	Re: Suspension
> 
> Understeer is one of two conditions that occur when a car is pushed beyond
> it handling limits.  It is when the front wheels lose grip at a faster
> rate
> than the rear wheels under cornering.  Thus the car tends to want to
> continue in a straight line rather than turn in.  Understeer is also
> referred to as "plowing" or "pushing."  The other handling condition is
> the
> exact opposite of understeer which is called oversteer. It is commonly
> referred to as "fish-tailing."
> 
We also refer to oversteer as "loose". Fish-tailing is when you get "loose"
enough that your car pendulously swings across the road out of control.
A controlled "loose" condition is referred to as a "slide" or "drift".

Hope this helps...
-Cab