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Old 12-04-2005, 06:49 PM
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Default back end sinking during powerbrake (movie)

why does this happen and is it normal?

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Old 12-04-2005, 06:55 PM
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yes my car does the same
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hmmm weird.. i def dont remember my 95 doing it
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all front wheel drive do that, thats physics, the back of a rear wheel drive will get up.

thats the power applied by the front wheel, it force the body of the car down when going forward, thats why going reverse we got plenty of traction, ...part of the weight transfert.
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I don't remember the pre-2000 models doing it like the 2000+ models do. You can distinctly feel the rear end drop low..
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Torque on a weird rear end suspension, since ive had trucks and cars, and even my GTP didnt do that.
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some do it more, some do it less, but every front wheel drive car do this, thats normal.
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yep yep
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Set parking brake and watch it when you move. Same effect.
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The 2000 and newer will be worse than the 92-99. Simply because of the higher CG and weight transfer problems.


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