Rear end breaks away but..........

[ntel]

why does it always break away towards the near side. It has a lsd. Is it something to do with that or is my suspension setup wrong or do they all do that sir.
(or is my right foot too big and heavy).

[GreenV8S]

Either something about the road itself (more slippery on one side, tram lines, camber etc), or your geometry/tyre type/pressure/condition is different from side to side, or the corner weights are a long way out.

[tvrred]

Often thought that mine was more prone to this on one side than the other (but will do it either way if provoked with welly and steering input!!). Could it be the weight of the driver on one side of the car (upto 10% additional weight if your a real pie eater).

Just a thought.

[shadowninja]

tvrred said:

Often thought that mine was more prone to this on one side than the other (but will do it either way if provoked with welly and steering input!!). Could it be the weight of the driver on one side of the car (upto 10% additional weight if your a real pie eater). Just a thought.

thought it'd be the road camber.

[anonymous-user]

Mine headed for the kerb this morning at about 30mph, corrected it and it swung the other way, corrected again and it snaps back toward the nearside, then back towards the centre of the road and an oncoming car , managed to recover it though and keep it on my side of the road. The thing just didn't want to stop sliding though.

>> Edited by anonymous-user on Sunday 12th December 15:37

[ntel]

tvrred said:

Often thought that mine was more prone to this on one side than the other (but will do it either way if provoked with welly and steering input!!). Could it be the weight of the driver on one side of the car (upto 10% additional weight if your a real pie eater). Just a thought.

Cheeky bugger. I weigh only a mere 9% of the cars weight. And yes, I did eat all the pies

This only happens on damp roads when I give it some welly. Even when the road has no camber and all the wheels are pointing in the same direction it only ever breaks to the near side. To correct it I merely apply a small amount of steering and then change up a gear. It happens in second, third an fourth gears. The tyres are fine so maybe it is my weight thats causing it. (fat bd

[ntel]

tvrred said:

Often thought that mine was more prone to this on one side than the other (but will do it either way if provoked with welly and steering input!!). Could it be the weight of the driver on one side of the car (upto 10% additional weight if your a real pie eater). Just a thought.

Cheeky bugger. I weigh only a mere 9% of the cars weight. And yes, I did eat all the pies

This only happens on damp roads when I give it some welly. Even when the road has no camber and all the wheels are pointing in the same direction it only ever breaks to the near side. To correct it I merely apply a small amount of steering and then change up a gear. It happens in second, third an fourth gears. The tyres are fine so maybe it is my weight thats causing it. (fat bd

[TVR+Bubblecar]

I have found my nearside tyres wear quicker than the off-side tyres......probably all those roundabouts

Tyres wear, less traction more breakaway...more roundabouts more tyre wear etc etc....IMHO

Still weight could be a factor......perhaps we should have a TVR diet

chris