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Unread 12-01-2010, 22:11
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Re: Effective Drive Base

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Originally Posted by fuzzy1718 View Post
a page or two back some one said that 4 wheel drive is hard to turn with
2006, 2007, 2009 (with traction wheels added) our team turn just fine with 4 wheels... granted we were in the wide configuration, but it is actually better at turning than a typical 6-wheeler (don't quote me on the being better part, in our experiance it is better, which is limited to 2 chassis in the 6 wheel genre)
Simple physics and extensive experience with both types of drivetrains does not lie. Your wide orientation made the difference, by the way.

If you can't prove your logic to me then I highly suggest you learn the physics behind it and read this....

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/1443

Note that the words "hard to turn" and "harder to turn" make a difference too.

Disclaimer: I am not taking into account possible varying CoF between the front and back sets of wheels.
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