Please explain oversteer, understeer & push
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Re: Please explain oversteer, understeer & push (scorp508)
Understeer is also push... Basically what Scorp said, understeer is turning less than you expected (front wheels loose) and oversteer is turning more than what you expect (rear wheels loose), I think.
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Re: Please explain oversteer, understeer & push (Glock'94)
NASCAR puts it this way -
Understeer is when the front of your car hits the wall first. Oversteer is when the back of the car hits the wall first.
'Pushing' or 'Plowing' is understeer in a RWD car. I've only made my coupe oversteer once, on a fast, sharp, downhill sweeper. It's fairly easy to induce oversteer, but it's so controllable in the 'Vette that I hang the tail out on purpose (at relatively low speeds!) sometimes.
Understeer is when the front of your car hits the wall first. Oversteer is when the back of the car hits the wall first.
'Pushing' or 'Plowing' is understeer in a RWD car. I've only made my coupe oversteer once, on a fast, sharp, downhill sweeper. It's fairly easy to induce oversteer, but it's so controllable in the 'Vette that I hang the tail out on purpose (at relatively low speeds!) sometimes.
