Settle an argument for me plz

MrMatteh · 5 Jan 2007 at 17:49

Chabsy said:
In the outside lane of the motorway you'd pull to the right surely

so water pools in the central reservation?

(suppose there could be a drain :/)

Meridian · 5 Jan 2007 at 17:56

Gilly said:
I've had a couple of birds from around that area, and I've more than once tried (and failed) to get girls to understand how camber affects the drive of a car.

Your chat-up technique sounds awesome - do you train others?

M

Gilly · 5 Jan 2007 at 18:00

Only close friends, don't want everyone using up the pool of single women

Dr Who · 5 Jan 2007 at 19:40

actually, you can set the car up to pull to the left with PERFECT geometry...

And many manufacturers do this...

My wifes car, brand new Astra was setup like this... but how...

and how did I know...

I will give you a clue... it has to do with the coloured stripes around the tyres on the front wheels...

Dr Who · 5 Jan 2007 at 20:49

Ah no idea huh?

They are the runout bands, and the tyre fitters should pick tyres for your car that have the runout bands in the same place on the front.. ie both on the outside of the tyre, or both on the inside...

if they are both on the left the car will pull to the left, if they are on the right the car will pull to the right...

Runout bands are positioned in accordance to the way the tyre laminates are laid up...

so there you go...

Not dodgy geometry, not a conspiracy of manufacturers, just lazy tyre fitters that bias the tyres to the left

aztechnology · 5 Jan 2007 at 21:21

When I floor the other halfs 206cc it goes left quite badly, but that's not a safety thing.

Dr Who · 5 Jan 2007 at 22:50

aztechnology said:
When I floor the other halfs 206cc it goes left quite badly, but that's not a safety thing.

no its called torque steer...

Didn't know they had enough power for that

Conanius · 6 Jan 2007 at 10:54

maybe shes been in my old 306 D Turbo, at times it felt like I needed to apply full opposite lock to keep going in a straight line when braking :eek:

Dogbreath · 6 Jan 2007 at 19:29

Dr Who said:
no its called torque steer...

Didn't know they had enough power for that

They don't have enough power for torque steer, it's just the the body is made from crisp packets and deforms under force of the 1.1 engine and causes the steering to deflect