Take a riding mower with a locked rear drive axle onto pavement.
Put it in neutral and hold the steering over to lock and try to push it in a U-turn from a stop.
Then push it to a few MPH while straight, and then try to make that same U-turn while pushing.
The weight transfer off the inside will free up the rear bind.
Now most of us are not stuntmen, and I don't recommend trying this, but under power get enough weight transfer the inside rear just comes a paper's thickness off the ground on turn in and feather in some throttle.
You'll be able to reduce the slip at both front and rear as the bind from the inside rear is no longer a factor, and the slight torque steer from the outside rear is in your favor instead of against if under engine braking.
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Originally Posted by javadog
I hate to say it but a lot of this is wrong, too.
I probably still have some vehicle dynamics books left over from all the books I sold. Maybe I should look through them and offer them up for sale here…
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