tCs flipping over
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tCs flipping over
I heard/read a lot of people flipping there cars over (sorry to all those it happened to). Not to be insensitive, but what seems to be the reason for the flips?
Is it the suspension? Is it the aero of the car?
Is it the suspension? Is it the aero of the car?
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I have been to the point where my car feels like its going to flip going around a turn.. It hasn't cause I know the limit of my car's suspension (stock) . so when a car flips over 10 out of 10 times its the driver.
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Originally Posted by BZinn1
To be honest when a car flips it is more than likely not mechanical error....
It often IS a mechanical issue. Most of the time, there's a loose nut between the steering wheel and the driver's seat.
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pretty much it happens when the driver takes a turn too fast the the cars suspension is greatly overcome by the centrical force of the turn to the point that all the weight ends up on the outside tires, and the inside tires actually lift off the ground, and continue until the car is flipped.
the car handles alright in stock form, i drove it stock for over 30 thousand miles without flipping.
now if you want to reduce the chances of flipping the car over, lower the car, lower center of gravity, and anti-sway bars, and wider, stickier tires.
the car handles alright in stock form, i drove it stock for over 30 thousand miles without flipping.
now if you want to reduce the chances of flipping the car over, lower the car, lower center of gravity, and anti-sway bars, and wider, stickier tires.
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Originally Posted by TheScionicMan
Originally Posted by BZinn1
To be honest when a car flips it is more than likely not mechanical error....
It often IS a mechanical issue. Most of the time, there's a loose nut between the steering wheel and the driver's seat.
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Originally Posted by TheScionicMan
Originally Posted by BZinn1
To be honest when a car flips it is more than likely not mechanical error....
It often IS a mechanical issue. Most of the time, there's a loose nut between the steering wheel and the driver's seat.
that is true........ 
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Originally Posted by toeveryhour
this thread is stupid. that's all i'm going to say.
The reason I did, however, was 100% on me. I was going between 70-100 in a turn, and like somebody said, hit the brakes. Had I not panicked, I would have been fine. But I fishtailed, and hit a ditch, which popped me up into the air.
User error. Solution? Drive slow homie.