Why do cars fishtail?

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also why does this usually happen with real wheel drive cars

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it is caused by excessive torque... thats it!

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oversteer is the other thing that people(stupid people) sometimes call fishtailing, thats when the lateral G's overcome the tires ability to stick and the *** end slides away instead of following the front. it happens alot to fwd cars with studs only on the front in winter.

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it's what happens when you hit the gas too hard and the rear wheels break loose, which in turn you loose control of going straight

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I believe its because only the front wheels turn. If the wheels lose traction, turning the wheels may help it gain some resistance. The back wheels just slide over the ice/water. I'm not positive on that.

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Sometimes the front of the car will be too heavy. The weight of the car isn't balanced evenly so it could cause the front end of your car to go one way while the back goes another.

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Trucks have problems with this because the back of the truck doesn't weigh as much as the front where the engine is located.

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It usually happens to many high horsepower cars. My dad has a 500+ hp 300zx and it breaks loose alot when he boosts it right. Any car can do this though.

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Its because the drive has lost control of their vehicle. A friend of mine was fined for that - the charge not being in control of her motor vehicle

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I fishtailed in an acura integra, frontwheel drive. I accellerated going downhill and coming out of a turn. All the weight was on the front end and the rear wheels lost traction and still wanted to be going straight while my front wheels were turning with the road. Fishtailing can happen several ways. That's just one I'm very familiar with.

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