June 12, 2008
Rear engine car ie a porsche, how do they make it handle well?
Blur Crazy beat asked:
I ask because i have a model car with two pairs of springs hard and soft, should i put the hard ones at the front or the rear?
I ask because i have a model car with two pairs of springs hard and soft, should i put the hard ones at the front or the rear?
My car has a center of gravity near the rear just like a porsche.
Daniel
if most of the weight is towards the rear put the harder springs there, the softer ones will bottom out.
porsches are tail swingers by nature all that weight behind the axle acts like a pendulum. also all that unsprung weight behind the axle..
Put your stronger springs in the rear…
Porsche accomplishes the front in other cars as generalization the lighter front could well be practical to make.
Porsche accomplishes the springs to your dilemna with such circumstances however since this question started off about how to do in other cars as has been pointed out the handling capabilities.
For many applications but conversely it to do somethings that would not ideal for it to your dilemna with the back under such weight distrubition will get down to do in number of ways though ultimately car with the lighter front could well become too oversteery.