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[Norm Peterson]

Rear steer is something that you can't avoid almost no matter what kind of stick axle suspension linkage or leaf arrangement you've got. It's just that the dirt track branch of motorsports has different requirements for gaining traction off the corners than you normally have for asphalt or concrete. And I think the range of how much steer you want is also wider on dirt, because conditions vary more widely, even over the course of a single event. That's why it's more of a discussion topic for dirt racing.



This effect normally goes under the term 'roll steer' when it's being discussed by OE suspension engineers, road racers, sports car tuners, and those whose entry to the technical side of automotive competition is more related to one of those than to any form of circle track racing. But it's really just a difference in terminology. FWIW, it wouldn't surprise me at all if some road racers use a somewhat different roll steer percentage as part of their setup for a wet race than they do for a dry event.

Norm