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6. Below is a representation of a car’s axles through cornering. The total axle load (W) must be
distributed across the 2 tyres (Fz). During cornering, the distribution changes, the total force remains
the same – this phenomenon is known as load transfer.

Figure 1: No load transfer

Figure 2: Load transfer

The chart below shows a tyre model, where the tyre lateral force (Fy) is related to the tyre vertical force
(Fz). This relationship is essential in understanding load transfer as it dictates the maximum cornering
force the axle can produce (which enables the car to turn).

If the initial total axle load generates a vertical tyre load of Fz at that point, what is the effect on
cornering force given an (infinitesimally) small amount of load transfer? At each of the labelled points
listed below, does the cornering force increase, stay the same, or decrease?

Point A *
⚪ Increase ⚪ Stay the same ⚪ Decrease

Point B *
⚪ Increase ⚪ Stay the same ⚪ Decrease

Point C *
⚪ Increase ⚪ Stay the same ⚪ Decrease

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