FF advantages

[Thai Juku]

Originally posted by Spy001
awesome there need to be way more chill people like you, not only on this site but in the world

Word...

[scirocco]

wow 15 posts in just a few hours... also i guess the whole "FF better in the rain" thing is just plain wrong for good drivers, i can drive rwd real nice in the rain and when i spin its usually on purpose

[CrazyHawaiian]

Probably easier to control in the rain because a loss of traction induced by throttle will not generate oversteer. Whereas a RWD car will kick out if you use too much throttle in the rain, the FF will not. So the FF car is easier to control (from the perspective of by-standers). The real solution here is to learn throttle control.

[Spy001]

thats what i said thats what i said!! haha sorry i probably didnt describe it correctly :-/

[CrazyHawaiian]

D'oh sorry I didnt even read any of the replies *slap 4head*

[Spy001]

ahah its all good

[Thai Juku]

Sometimes FF can handle better than FR, take the Jun Prelude for example...

[insane]

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Originally posted by Thai Juku
Skill has nothing to do with it...FR and FF can both equally keep traction in the rain or whatever terrain. It just depends on the speed.
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Well, thanks for calling me a liar, then later agreeing with what I said.

Just read the post above this one...

[Thai Juku]

Originally posted by insane
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Originally posted by Thai Juku
Skill has nothing to do with it...FR and FF can both equally keep traction in the rain or whatever terrain. It just depends on the speed.
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Well, thanks for calling me a liar, then later agreeing with what I said.

Just read the post above this one...

I never agreed to anything you said...My facts are totally different than yours. You talk about how to lose traction with an FF, how FF and FR lose traction easily in the rain (duh, everyone knows that), and how it takes less skill to drive an FF in the rain...So read carefully and learn how to quote someone...

[insane]

Let me make this as clear as possible: Dude asked why a FF is supposedly better in the rain, so I said that because a FF is drivien from the front you can't swing the rearend out but what I should have said is that if your just driving in the rain like your car is only a transportation device, then the chance that your cars rear will swing out is very low, and if you drive a FR exactly the same way you drove the FF and the weather and road conditions were exactly the same as you encountered them while driving the FF you would have a higher probability of swinging the rear end on the FR. So in conclusion, since it is harder to swing out the rear on an FF a driver would not need much skill to keep it on the road. Why do you think car companies started building FF's?

[scirocco]

perfect... this thread can be closed now... i wuz just wondering if there was a scientific basis to it or if driving at the limit is better in FF in the rain or FR in the rain... but i guess its FR since you have more traction on the straights because of weight transfer.. and whoever mentioned throttle control, thats what i thought but sometimes you miss things and just want to be sure

[Thai Juku]

Originally posted by insane
Why do you think car companies started building FF's?

Because it's cheaper...Not because people don't know how to drive an FR. In a FF there is no need for a differential(although you could put one on). Closed this thread if you want. I'm pretty much done with it...

[scirocco]

Originally posted by Thai Juku
In a FF there is no need for a differential(although you could put one on).

NO you are sadly mistaken. FFs still have a diff in the front but not in the back. FRs have them in the back but not in the front. How else do you think FFs can turn corners without the inside tires spinning up... just pointer. and yes it is cheaper to do FF since you dont need such a long drive shaft

[Spy001]

okay look, any motorized vehicle that has wheels basically has a differential, and just because you have a differential doesnt mean its limited slip or locked. you noted that it has a differential and claimed that that is why the inside tire doesnt spin....but thats an assumption that the differential is a locking type. there are a hell of a lot of front wheel drive cars without locking type differentials. just becuase it has a diff, does not mean its not going to spin. YOU are the one that is sadly mistaken, its not nice to use personal attacks on people. its also the OPPOSITE of tact, and very VERY bad form, ESPECIALLY if you are wrong about what you are saying. the bottom line is you were both wrong, but youre here to learn, so no sweat and keep asking questions. people will answer them.

its not only cheaper because of the lack of a long drive shaft, im sure there are other things going into it. its generally lighter as well which is better on fuel economy. there are im sure lots of things im missing and i dont claim to be an expert but thats what i know of.

[Thai Juku]

Originally posted by scirocco
NO you are sadly mistaken. FFs still have a diff in the front but not in the back. FRs have them in the back but not in the front. How else do you think FFs can turn corners without the inside tires spinning up... just pointer. and yes it is cheaper to do FF since you dont need such a long drive shaft

I meant LSD, should've mention it...Thanks for the correction buddy.

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