what is meant by the term 'over steer'?

Answer 1

Oversteer is a phenomenon that can occur in an automobile which is attempting to turn. The car is said to oversteer when the rear wheels do not track behind the front wheels but instead slide out toward the outside of the turn. Oversteer can throw the car into a spin.

The tendency of a car to oversteer is affected by several factors such as mechanical traction, aerodynamics and suspension, and driver control. The driving technique called opposite lock is meant to cope in this circumstance.

Oversteer happens when the rear tires exceed the limits of their lateral traction during a cornering situation before the front tires do, thus causing the rear of the vehicle to head towards the outside of the corner. A more technical definition is that oversteer is the condition when the slip angle of the rear tires exceeds that of the front tires.

Rear wheel drive cars are generally more prone to oversteer, in particular when applying power in a tight corner. This occurs because the rear tires must handle both the lateral cornering force and engine torque.

In modern race cars, especially open-wheel race cars, oversteering in high speed turns is caused mainly by aerodynamic configuration. In this respect, a heavier aerodynamic load on the front of the car relative to the rear causes it to oversteer. Oversteer in low speed turns is often reduced or eliminated electronically through traction control (if the sanctioning body allows their use). Nevertheless, the required front/rear balance to make the cars fast through corners is obtained by setting up the aerodynamics and balancing the suspension. The car's tendency toward oversteer is generally increased by softening the front suspension or stiffening the rear suspension. Camber angles, ride height, and tire pressures can also be used to tune the balance of the car.

An oversteering car is alternatively referred to as 'loose' or 'tail happy'.

Answer 2

Over steer means that when you turn the steering wheel on a car the car tends to turn more than you anticipate. Its the opposite for under steer. Over steer is caused by the tires drag on the road surface causing them to grip more. other factors too will make this happen, such as in racing cars with ajustments to downforce and traction control and camber and tire pressure.

Answer 3

Oversteer -- In a turn, or emergency maneuver oversteer is the condition where your rear tires lose adhesion while your front tires remain in contact with the pavement. The back end of your car tends to slide out. Turning the steering wheel more will makes things worse.

Correcting oversteer can be tricky and requires practice.

Answer 4

I won't suggest you to spend in such a thing which is not clear to you. Ask the car guy to explain what he mean to say by positive steering. Don't go for a used car, i'll prefer to have a new Scoda car fitted with CEAT tyres.

Answer 5

Understeer is when the car heads towards the outside of the corner while you are steering, usually more common on Front Wheel Drive cars.

OVERSTEER is more common on Rear Wheel Drive cars, when the back kicks out and the car is pointing more to the centre of the corner than the direction of travel.

Oversteer is more fun than understeer!

Answer 6

over steering....

try it, go round a corner at 50 and yank the steering wheel as much as you can.

Answer 7

when you turn the steering wheel to hard in a certain direction

Answer 8

its the opposite of under steer

Answer 9

You go too quickly round the bend, you turn the wheel too far and your rear swings out.

Answer 10

oversteer and understeer; it is when you turn your vehical and it either turns too far into a curve or seems to drift outwardly