Tony Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 Tyre slip angle is simply the difference between the steered angle of the wheel and the direction the tyre foot print is taking. The mechanism responsible for creating the slip angle interacts with a number of the suspension settings on the car. For instance, the rolling tyre deformation at the tyre foot print, results in a reactive force, the so called "pneumatic trail", that applies a "self aligning torque" on the steering axis. The driver can feel this through the steering, in addition to any "caster trail" that may be built in to the suspension geometry. Here though, our interest is the interaction of slip angle with dynamic toe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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