How does camber tie into being loose or tight in a turn?

What does it mean when the driver says his car is either loose or tight?

Tight is when you try to turn the car and it continues to go straight while the front wheels are turned. Loose is when the back of the car slides to the right when in a turn. Basically when you're tight you'll hit the wall with the front of the car and when you're loose you'll hit it with the back of the car.

Why are skate shoes loose?

they are loose because you need room to skate they cant be tight or else you wouldn't even be able to turn if you buy vans shoes though then they are sorta tight.

Why do tractors have camber?

to turn in smaller radius

What does it mean to be 'loose' in NASCAR?

>In Nascar "loose" means that the driver has to control the wheel more than when >it is tight. When it is tight the driver barely has to turn the wheel to get it to go >around the curve, as when it is loose you have to turn it more. Incorrect. Loose means the car oversteers, i.e., the car turns more than you expect and/or the rear end wants to come around so you have to countersteer. Tight means the car understeers, i.e., the front end doesn't want to turn or it turns less than you would expect with the angle you've turned the wheel so you have to steer more into the turn.

What does being tight mean?

Tight is a term that means the car doesn't want to turn in the corners. The driver will turn the steering wheel but the car doesn't turn as much as he/she thinks it should. The term is only used with corners/turns and not with the front or back stretch. Another word you will hear that means the same as tight is the word 'push'. Another term you will hear is 'loose' and that is the opposite of tight. Loose means the car wants to turn too much in the corner. The driver will turn the steering wheel and the car will turn more than he/she thinks it should. As with tight, the term is only used with corners/turns and not with the front or back stretch. Another word you will hear that means the same as loose is the word 'free'. When a tight car is in the corner it will seem as if the car wants to drift up to the wall. When a loose car is in the corner it will seem as if the car wants to spin out. Tight and loose are relative terms. Everyone sets their cars up differently. The 3 Car was always set up extremely loose, because that's the way Earnhardt liked it--you don't have to turn the wheel so much to get the car to go through the corner. Mark Martin probably likes a tight car; he steers by leaning his whole body into it, so a tight car would more closely feel like the old cars without power steering Mark learned to drive in. You can be tight or loose on the backstretch. It means your rear end got knocked out of alignment and you've got to keep the steering wheel turned to make the car go straight. This will wear you out.

How do you tell if a cast is too tight?

if it is on your arm then circulation i your arm is being cut off or if it is on your leg then the circulation in your foot is being cut off. If the hand or leg is unexposed then if you loose feeling in the body part or if some fingers/toes are visible then they turn purple

When you make a tight turn why is there some vibration in the car?

Possibly worn CVC joint, loose wheel bearing or wheel. Have this looked at ASAP.

How do you adjust camber on a 1993-1997 ford ranger with twin I-beams?

You might have adjustable bushings on your upper balljoints, jack up, take tire up, loosen pinch bolt and turn the bushing that holds the upperballjoint to adjust camber. If they are factory/non-adjustable: Get (2) camber adjuster bushings from an auto store. Jack truck, take tire off, you might need to turn the wheel before jacking up so you can unloosen the pinch bolt on the upper balljoint. Just loosen pinch bolt, and pry the old Camber bushing out (if it is OEM its probably not adjustable). tap new camber bushing in and turn to adjust the camber angle.

What would make Mazda mpv check engine light is on?

one of the most common causes is the gas cap not being screwed on tight enough, or somehow becoming loose (such as a worn out cap). It will not reset right away (turn the light off) give it a day or two of cold starts and it should turn itself off.

When was Turn It Loose created?

Turn It Loose was created on 1988-01-09.

When was I Can't Turn You Loose created?

I Can't Turn You Loose was created in 1965.

When was Turn Loose the Swans created?

Turn Loose the Swans was created in 1993.