During turning, which transfer describes load shift to the outer tires?

During turning, which transfer describes load shift to the outer tires?

• A. Weight shift
• B. Longitudinal transfer
• C. Centripetal force
• D. Lateral transfer

Answer: (D)

When a vehicle turns, it experiences lateral acceleration toward the outside of the curve. That inertia makes more of the vehicle’s weight press on the outer tires while the inner tires unload, so the load shifts side-to-side. This side-to-side redistribution is called lateral load transfer, and it’s the precise way to describe load moving to the outer tires during a turn. Longitudinal transfer would be front-to-back due to speeding up or braking, not turning. Centripetal force is the inward force that keeps the car in a curved path, not a load redistribution. Weight shift is a general term, but the specific phenomenon in a turn is lateral transfer of load to the outer tires.

When a vehicle turns, it experiences lateral acceleration toward the outside of the curve. That inertia makes more of the vehicle’s weight press on the outer tires while the inner tires unload, so the load shifts side-to-side. This side-to-side redistribution is called lateral load transfer, and it’s the precise way to describe load moving to the outer tires during a turn.

Longitudinal transfer would be front-to-back due to speeding up or braking, not turning. Centripetal force is the inward force that keeps the car in a curved path, not a load redistribution. Weight shift is a general term, but the specific phenomenon in a turn is lateral transfer of load to the outer tires.