Total Lateral Load Transfer Distribution

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Good post Sleeper68.



@jetmech442 - Here's a good short explanation of tire dynamics with some nice, simple figures that are worth a thousand words: http://racingcardynamics.com/racing-...lateral-force/. It's no substitute for a whole book/chapter on the subject, but it's a good high level summary to get started.

One key point that really helped me when I started learning about tires is that the rate of grip increase trails off as vertical load increases. It's not linear like they taught us in basic physics. This validates the "common sense" rule of thumb that, all other things equal, a car with a lower center of gravity, wider track width, or lower weight will be faster.
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