ensign_lee

Reading through all the threads here, especially the ones where a mustang gets hurt or totalled, I always run into the phrase "you have to know how to drive a rwd car. It's different than a fwd car."

Having driven fwd all my life, what exactly do you do differently in driving? Both in everyday driving and in street racing applications? What is the difference? I really want to know BEFORE I do something stupid.

Thanks for the help, guys!

brendend

fwd have understeer rwd have oversteer. with power at the rear the rear well slid out from under you if you loose traction.

acascianelli

FWD, especially high power ones, will have torque steer. FWD cars don't really have to worry about oversteer, Some FWD cars have lift-off oversteer but it is much easier to control that oversteer in a RWD car.

acascianelli

This thread belongs in General Tech...

NVRL8

I love this

acascianelli

jahudso2

In my fwd corolla, I could spin my tires while taking a turn and not loose control at all of my car. When I tried to do that with my stang I ended up doing a 180. Basically fwd means your back end wont come around on you unless you rip the ebrake.

acascianelli

In your Corolla you were only spinning your inside wheel because you had an open diff. You're Mustang has limited slip, so both wheels spin. When you punch it in a corner, you better be ready to catch it before the rear end swings completely around.

FWD with limited slip I think will understeer even more when they have wheelspin in a corner.

ANBAUTO

Not really ive been in my on a track haulin *** and in some turns the back end can come loose without the e-brake.