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im6under:
Yes old post, but very interesting to me and i do have an opinion... :P

Your short wheel base absolutely runs as straight as a long wheelbase. Thats until it doesnt.

All things equal, the longer car has an advantage in staying straight and in recovering when that is even possible.

All spinouts are different but consider this with me for a math moment.

If a short car and a long car both kick out 2 feet at the back, that maybe 5 degrees on the short car but only 3 degrees on the longer car.

Longer car would be easier to control and recover from this perspective.

Equally its moment of inertia in the yaw rate would be less.

Thats from the perspective of how much the rear end snapped out.

Now if both cars rotated 45 degrees (a ridiculous amount), i cant really say either would be recoverable... maybe, maybe not. Though i am positive i'd rather that extra 2 feet of crumple to bleed off energy.  :o

wideopen231:
Yopu know what she said? Longer is better.That said my 225" with 30" overhang is corner to corner in my shop. Been told should have build shorter car,I reply should have built bigger garage,but in my defence I did build house as spec house to sell and ended up moving into it.
 Seriously only advantage to shorter is easier to move around,load and unload.IMO

dusterdave173:
200 inch still fits in a std 24 ft trailer
My 200 inch is very easy to drive and get back if out of shape because of slick track etc

wideopen231:
225 will fit 24' trailer with .25' to spare.LOL thats allowing for 30 nose and same behind rear axle centerline.

xlr8:
My 190" FED fits in a 24' V-nose trailer with the chute backed in to the V. The golf cart fits in also!  8)

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