Torque Steer or Wheelspin?

UNKNOWN_370 · 08-12-2012, 04:35 PM

Wow... if you gotta ask us what happened??? You shouldn't be driving like you know how to drive. What you most likely experienced was wheel slip from very uneven ground which is very common on frequently traveled roads. Overacceleration was the action that caused it.

This thread is complete fail...

my2004Z · 08-12-2012, 04:55 PM

If you were driving forward then it was wheel spin. If you were going backwards then it was torque steer. Why on earth would you need to launch like that? Ride out your revs in each gear, smoothly, until 4.5K and you'll be blowing by highway traffic in a matter of seconds. Your traction control kept you and several other drivers alive that time around. Sheesh!

Compdoc777 · 08-12-2012, 05:01 PM

You can't have torque steer without a steerable wheels. The back wheels do not steer only the front. Front wheel drive cars with more than 200 HP or an in balanced design with be affect by torque steer and the definition is when one wheel is spun with more torque than the other which pulles the steering wheel to one side or another.

my2004Z · 08-12-2012, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Compdoc777

You can't have torque steer without a steerable wheels. The back wheels do not steer only the front. Front wheel drive cars with more than 200 HP or an in balanced design with be affect by torque steer and the definition is when one wheel is spun with more torque than the other which pulles the steering wheel to one side or another.

Yes you can. TORQUE STEER

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08-12-2012, 04:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
UNKNOWN_370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: ny'r livn in tx Posts: 8,687 Drives: well over 130m.p.h. Rep Power: 14858	Wow... if you gotta ask us what happened??? You shouldn't be driving like you know how to drive. What you most likely experienced was wheel slip from very uneven ground which is very common on frequently traveled roads. Overacceleration was the action that caused it. This thread is complete fail...

08-12-2012, 04:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
my2004Z Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 285 Drives: 09' 370Z w/Sport 7AT Rep Power: 38	If you were driving forward then it was wheel spin. If you were going backwards then it was torque steer. Why on earth would you need to launch like that? Ride out your revs in each gear, smoothly, until 4.5K and you'll be blowing by highway traffic in a matter of seconds. Your traction control kept you and several other drivers alive that time around. Sheesh!

08-12-2012, 05:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
Compdoc777 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Cypress Posts: 277 Drives: 2011 Nismo #4 MB Rep Power: 14	You can't have torque steer without a steerable wheels. The back wheels do not steer only the front. Front wheel drive cars with more than 200 HP or an in balanced design with be affect by torque steer and the definition is when one wheel is spun with more torque than the other which pulles the steering wheel to one side or another.