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Which vehicle balance term descibes loss of traction when a vehicles weight is transferred to the side tires when turning or cornering?
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∙ 14y ago
Are you referring to what is called over-steer and under-steer, which vary whether driving a front wheel drive or rear wheel?
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∙ 14y ago
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What word descibes spensive cars?
Luxury vehicles
What can significantly change a vehicles center of gravity?
Cornering at high speed
How does traction affect the speed of vehicles?
It affects it by killing people.
What is a sway bar?
It's a part of a vehicles suspension, designed to keep the vehicle from tilting to one side when cornering.
Define traction motor?
it is a motopr which is used to drive the electrical vehicles
How do you turn on the traction control?
The location of the traction control switch is dependent upon the make and model of the vehicle. Most vehicles place the traction control switch next to the shifter column.
The gripping power between a vehicles tires and a roadway surface is called what?
Traction.
What is acceleration induced traction?
Acceleration induced traction is a safety feature available on many different models of new vehicles. This feature will add extra traction to your tires while you are accelerating your vehicle.
What is a traction control system for?
A traction control system is an anti lock braking system, designed to prevent less traction of driven wheeled vehicles. It is also called an anti slip regulation.
Why vehicles slip on wet road?
Loss of traction poor tread depth on tires
How do you turn off traction control?
Some vehicles equipped with a traction control that have both 2 wheel drive and 4 wheel drive options can turn off traction control before putting the vehicle in gear by switching the vehicle from 4 wheel drive to 2 wheel drive. Vehicles that have 4 wheel drive all the time usually do not allow for traction control to be turned off.
Why do some vehicles have very large wide tires?
Large wide tires are used for many reasons such as: to disperse the weight of the vehicle over more surface area, to increase the tire's footprint creating more traction and better treadwear of the tire, in sports cars it gives more surface area and increases the grip of the tires in take off and cornering
