<VV> drive wheels

[Dave Keillor]

My example was a highway situation where it isn't obvious whether the
surface is ice covered (not uncommon in Minnesota).  In this case, a
small amount of power applied to the drive wheels will cause them to
spin.  In a RWD car, this can be a problem if not caught quickly.  I
avoid applying power in a curve in any case.  In a straight line, FWD
will give you a lot of reaction time.

Dave Keillor
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Elliott [mailto:corvair at fnader.com] 
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 5:07 PM
To: airvair
Cc: Dave Keillor; virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> drive wheels


Very few people lose traction accelerating and find themselves in a 
dangerous situation. It's much more critical to retain traction
when slowing or coming to a stop, so my comments were based on that sort

of situation.

If you cannot keep traction when slowly accelerating from a stop, then 
you have the wrong tires for the situation and it really
wouldn't make much of a difference what the drivetrain design was.

Bill