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Old Sep 26, 2004 | 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by mjanowich
Could you explain, for us novices, what front body roll is exactly, when it occurs and why it's a bad thing?
I've also gotten confusing definitions of what Understeer and Oversteer are. If anyone could clear that up, it would be appreciated.
Front body roll is when you dive the car hard into a tight corner and the body leans badly to the outside. You can't get the maximum tire contact if you have this problem. The car is rolling most of the car's weight to the outside tires and is trying to lift the inside tires. Not an optimum condition for going fast.....Anti-roll bars (sway bars) and shocks and springs can be used to correct this problem. The Crossfire has very little body roll right out of the box.

I won't try to expand on what John Webster said about Over/Under steer (push/loose). He explained it very well.
 
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