hehe i think you got that one backwards, softer rear tires and harder front tires.
softer tires give you more traction (duh!) so if you put them in the rear, you'll have more traction in the rear than in the front. if you have more traction in the front and less in the rear, you'll spin out all over the place, especially with a rear wheel drive car like the Z :lol:
guess that depends on the track you are running on, soft front and hard rear wheels works great where I race, the soft tires slip and the harder ones hook up. I would get the kyosho diff to help distribute the power to both wheels evenly so it dosn't turn you on acceleration.
torque steer is the phenomenon only found in front wheel drive cars
it is the power of the engine that actually turns your front wheels.
This is not the case in mini-z's.
the harder tires are the ones that slip, softer tires hook up more. softer=more traction, harder=less traction... it's the same with tires, and suspension springs...
torque steer is most common in rear wheel drive and 4 wheel drive cars. such as shaft driven cars like the tc3, under heavy power there is no possible way to avoid torque steer. it has nothing to do with the suspension, and has everything to do with the drivetrain. :lol:
torque steer is the phenomenon only found in front wheel drive cars
it is the power of the engine that actually turns your front wheels.
This is not the case in mini-z's.
Sorry my friend your wrong torque steer does happen in a rear wheel drive car. its a problem found with direct drive cars as in pancars. Even though they dont look like the bigger 12 and 10 scale pancars thier design is of the same. one way to compensate for the drift you might see/feel as the car goes down the straight away is to trim the car with the steering trim function or run the diff a little tighter. this torque steer is more evidant when running on carpet.
On real rear wheel drive cars it happens under high horse power conditions.
In drag racing the cars wont lunch straight. watch the car want to twist off the line and some will veer into the wall or opposite lane. In road racing the car will steer different in both direction and drift comming out of a corner more so then the other.
So yes it happens in rear wheel drive cars. I have raced full size cars and have felt it first hand. :D
Soft front tires, harder rear tires.
hehe i think you got that one backwards, softer rear tires and harder front tires.
softer tires give you more traction (duh!) so if you put them in the rear, you'll have more traction in the rear than in the front. if you have more traction in the front and less in the rear, you'll spin out all over the place, especially with a rear wheel drive car like the Z :lol:
guess that depends on the track you are running on, soft front and hard rear wheels works great where I race, the soft tires slip and the harder ones hook up. I would get the kyosho diff to help distribute the power to both wheels evenly so it dosn't turn you on acceleration.
torque steer is the phenomenon only found in front wheel drive cars
it is the power of the engine that actually turns your front wheels.
This is not the case in mini-z's.
the harder tires are the ones that slip, softer tires hook up more. softer=more traction, harder=less traction... it's the same with tires, and suspension springs...
torque steer is most common in rear wheel drive and 4 wheel drive cars. such as shaft driven cars like the tc3, under heavy power there is no possible way to avoid torque steer. it has nothing to do with the suspension, and has everything to do with the drivetrain. :lol:
:o Just race with foam tires. You could also use tire compound on the outside of your back wheels. It really depends on the surface your racing on.
fiupntballr wrote:
Sorry my friend your wrong torque steer does happen in a rear wheel drive car. its a problem found with direct drive cars as in pancars. Even though they dont look like the bigger 12 and 10 scale pancars thier design is of the same. one way to compensate for the drift you might see/feel as the car goes down the straight away is to trim the car with the steering trim function or run the diff a little tighter. this torque steer is more evidant when running on carpet.
On real rear wheel drive cars it happens under high horse power conditions.
In drag racing the cars wont lunch straight. watch the car want to twist off the line and some will veer into the wall or opposite lane. In road racing the car will steer different in both direction and drift comming out of a corner more so then the other.
So yes it happens in rear wheel drive cars. I have raced full size cars and have felt it first hand. :D