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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / General Car Topics / February 2008Seek: wheel path diagrams
I thought it woul dbe easy but I can't find any web sites which show diagrams of the path taken by the wheels of a car when cornering. I want diagrams to explain to a beginner how the rear wheels do not follow the path of the front wheels. David (David <notme@mail.invalid>) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > I thought it woul dbe easy but I can't find any web sites which show > diagrams of the path taken by the wheels of a car when cornering. > > I want diagrams to explain to a beginner how the rear wheels do not > follow the path of the front wheels. You'll probably want to google for "Ackermann geometry" >I thought it woul dbe easy but I can't find any web sites which show > diagrams of the path taken by the wheels of a car when cornering. > > I want diagrams to explain to a beginner how the rear wheels do not > follow the path of the front wheels. http://www.carbibles.com/images/corneringwheels.jpg http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/steering-turning.jpg > I thought it woul dbe easy but I can't find any web sites which show > diagrams of the path taken by the wheels of a car when cornering. > > I want diagrams to explain to a beginner how the rear wheels do not > follow the path of the front wheels. Get a toy car and some paint.... The radius you are looking for is called: Toe out On Turns: The formula varies by car length or wheelbase, to be more exact. See if you can find the : Beeline web site, they should have a nice spec sheet there, with an arc drawn through the different wheelbase lengths. They sent me a hard copy 25 years ago, when I was doing truck frames and alignments, and never can find it when I look through my frame manuals. RK PS This is all dependant on the rear axle. being square to the frame center lone, which then becomes the front thrust angle. >I thought it woul dbe easy but I can't find any web sites which show > diagrams of the path taken by the wheels of a car when cornering. > > I want diagrams to explain to a beginner how the rear wheels do not > follow the path of the front wheels. |
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