On a front driver with unequal length driveshafts, would there be any benefit to making them the same weight. It would seem (at least in my head) that by making the driveshafts the same weight approximately that torque steer would be somewhat better cancelled. The force travels the path of the least resistance, but if the resistance is roughly the same some torque steer should be greatly reduced. This is assuming that suspension components from side to side are of equal weight and the allignment is the same. Am I completely out in left field on this one?
Nashco
SuperDork
1/19/09 1:30 p.m.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torque_steering
Yeah, you're out in left field. Torque steer is a function of geometry, not mass. My Fiero has unequal length driveshafts and torque steer is nill. Put that same unequal length axle setup on a FWD vehicle and torque steer sucks (which is why higher powered cars with the same trans/powertrain in a FWD got an intermediate shaft to make the left and right axle equal length).
Bryce
Well, Chrysler did add a weight to the driver's side axle on some of their turbo FWD cars to make the axles weigh the same, didn't really help with torque steer all that much though.
