Do corvettes do this?
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Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '07
Do corvettes do this?
I was looking at auto-x pictures and It seems like they always lift a tire in the air. What causes this? What can I do to prevent it?
Same car I think it doesnt have stiff enough springs.
It didn't happen to all of the cars.
Same car I think it doesnt have stiff enough springs.
It didn't happen to all of the cars.
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Tire lifting at speed indicates a problem with suspension settings. Several things might cause it, but it can usually be corrected with sway bar settings or, depending upon the situation, spring changes. From the picutres you posted, it appears some of drivers have it worked out, others do not.
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Without going into the physics too deep, the body role around the turn is what causes the inside tire to come off the ground. The tires want to hold the road while the cars weight wants to go straight. Body role can be fought with a combination of springs and shocks, but the most direct fight against body role is a thick swaybar front and rear.
