Front vs Rear Track

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harsha_iit Commentator Join Date: May 2010 Location: india Posts: 57	Front vs Rear Track 07/27/2013 12:27 PM
	Regarding the front and rear vehicle track of car , Which one would be better Front track more than rear (or) Rear track more than Front track i have seen different car specs with Swift's rear track being wider than the front and honda's front more wider than rear ?What are the consequences of above two
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lyn Guru Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 42355 Good Answers: 1693	#1 Re: Front vs rear track 07/27/2013 12:30 PM
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Maurie Associate Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Central Victoria Australia Posts: 45	#2 Re: Front vs rear track 07/27/2013 12:55 PM
	With cars I prefer the front and rear track to be the same for easier parking against curbs. With tractors I prefer the internal measurements to be the same for rowcrop work. With trucks I prefer the outside dimensions to be the same for traveling around corners. Narrow front track and high loads with speed tend to create less stability around corners. __________________ Luck definately comes and goes----- I had a win today,,,,I saw the sun rise.
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Nigh Guru Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South east U.K. Posts: 3695 Good Answers: 93	#4 In reply to #2 Re: Front vs rear track 07/27/2013 3:01 PM
	That's not what Nissan think. __________________ I didn't have a really important life, but at least it's been funny (Lemmy Kilminster 1945-2015)
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Yahlasit Guru Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cd. Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. Posts: 1023 Good Answers: 69	#5 In reply to #4 Re: Front vs rear track 07/27/2013 4:52 PM
	I'd like to see how they take a narrow turn after realising they entered way too fast. __________________ No hay conocimiento ni herramienta que sustituya al sentido comun.
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Holzfeller Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: England Posts: 951 Good Answers: 48	#6 In reply to #5 Re: Front vs rear track 07/27/2013 5:21 PM
	When you are taking a very tight turn very fast, it is the outside front wheel that takes almost all the load. So why should the track make any difference at all? For that matter, if the CofG of the car is very far behind the front wheel(s), which is usually the case with LeMans racers, and most racing cars, then does it really matter so much where the loaded front wheel actually is, or even if there is one front wheel rather than two?
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Holzfeller Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: England Posts: 951 Good Answers: 48	#3 Re: Front vs Rear Track 07/27/2013 2:56 PM
	Impossible to answer. Too many variables. Too many things more important that track.
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MR. Guest Guru Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: ''but, don't we get PAID to ask questions?...'' Posts: 1661 Good Answers: 17	#7 Re: Front vs Rear Track 07/27/2013 7:05 PM
	First, define specifically what you mean by ''better''... __________________ ''illigitimi non carborundum...''(i.e.: don't let the fatherless (self-deluding,sabotaging, long-term-memory-impaired, knee-jerking, cheap-shotting, mono-syllabic, self-annointed, shadow-lurking, back-biting, off-topic-inquisitors) grind you down...)
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Maurie Associate Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Central Victoria Australia Posts: 45	#9 In reply to #7 Re: Front vs Rear Track 07/27/2013 8:44 PM
	It makes the vehicle more comfortable to drive. Motorbikes have different sizes and widths of tyres to help them tip in on a corner. __________________ Luck definately comes and goes----- I had a win today,,,,I saw the sun rise.
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MR. Guest Guru Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: ''but, don't we get PAID to ask questions?...'' Posts: 1661 Good Answers: 17	#12 In reply to #9 Re: Front vs Rear Track 08/10/2013 7:32 PM
	And how do you plan to quantify ''more comfortable'' ?... __________________ ''illigitimi non carborundum...''(i.e.: don't let the fatherless (self-deluding,sabotaging, long-term-memory-impaired, knee-jerking, cheap-shotting, mono-syllabic, self-annointed, shadow-lurking, back-biting, off-topic-inquisitors) grind you down...)
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Maurie Associate Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Central Victoria Australia Posts: 45	#8 Re: Front vs Rear Track 07/27/2013 7:46 PM
	Sorry for answering with my preferences ,the answer to the question is the wider front wheelbase handles marginally better. __________________ Luck definately comes and goes----- I had a win today,,,,I saw the sun rise.
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129CBRider Guru Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 989 Good Answers: 14	#10 Re: Front vs Rear Track 07/28/2013 1:07 PM
	It's all about the sway bars...
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Epke Guru Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Japan Posts: 2703 Good Answers: 38	#11 Re: Front vs Rear Track 07/28/2013 10:10 PM
	It's all about weight distribution and cornering, check out some car racing forums. __________________ From the Movie "The Big Lebowski" Don't pee on the carpet man!
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