OK HERE WE GO WITH THE FIRST ROUND OF DATA COLLECTION.

THESE RESULT ARE FOR ZERO SPEED WITH THE ENGINES RUNNING.
BASICALLY PARKING LOT CONDITIONS.

IF I’M TELLING WHAT YOU ALREADY KNOW I APOLOGIZE, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ON THE SAME PAGE AND OUR UNDERSTANDING IS THE SAME
1). HOW DO WE MEASURE HOW HARD SOMETHING IS TO TURN?
- TORQUE (JUST LIKE A TORQUE WRENCH)
2) HOW IS TORQUE DEFINED / MEASURED?
- TORQUE IS A FORCE APPLIED AT A DISTANCE FROM
THE AXIS OF ROTATION
- LIKE A TORQUE WRENCH FOOT X POUNDS OR
INCH X POUNDS

3) SO I HAVE MEASURED THE DIAMETER OF EACH STEERING
WHEEL AND DIVIDED BY 2 TO GIVE US THE RADIUS AT
WHICH WE ARE APPLYING THE TURNING FORCE
4) DISTANCE THE FORCE WILL BE APPLIED FROM THE CENTER
OF THE STEERING COLUMN EQUALS THE RADIUS OF THE
STEERING WHEEL.

DATSUN SETTLING WHEEL 13 3/4” DIAMETER
6 7/8” RADIUS (INCHES)
0.573’ RADIUS (FEET)
MINI COOPER S WHEEL 14 1/2” DIAMETER
7 1/4” RADIUS (INCHES)
0.604’ RADIUS (FEET)
PORSCHE 911 (NO POWER ASSIST) 14 1/4” DIAMETER
7 1/8” RADIUS (INCHES)
0.594’ RADIUS (FEET)
