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Originally Posted by ianacole
You go ahead and be that guy ... I do it too. No one is above mistakes. Thank you, corrected my post.
Also, I don't see how it is "clear" that the the tires are rotating in opposite directions. Whether a clock goes one way or the other, both directions will ultimately arrive at 2.
And you hear squealing from your tires, under acceleration, coming out of corners?
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ooohhh... yeah, I see that you're suggesting one of the tires may've slipped almost all the way around, and only LOOKS like it went the other way because of it's final position. I'll admit that didn't occur to me. You're right, of course, that it is possible. But I still think it unlikely.
There is, as I said below, very little force applied to the rear tires under heavy braking. Weight transfers forward and all the work is being done at the front wheels. The very design of the car shows you where the forces are: Smallest brake is in the rear because it doesn't take much braking force to overcome the available traction when the weight is moved forward. But biggest tire is also in the rear because they need to be, to accommodate the torque being applied under acceleration.
And yes, absolutely; If you aren't hearing tires complain when you go to the gas, then you could be going to MORE gas. :-)
I'm talking about mid-corner, when you're trying to get the drive. It's very easy to get too greedy :troll: with the throttle and snap the back end around. You're flexing that sidewall for all it's got laterally, and then you stick forward motion to it as well. The carcass flexes more and you overcome the available traction. Now apply stickier tires to the mix. There's more force being applied to that rear-tire bead under this scenario than there is under heavy braking.