Tire Settings

[Crysist]

What do the settings for tires and springs do?

Like these

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datablock WheeledVehicleSpring(YayvehicleSpring)
{
   // Wheel suspension properties
   length = 0.6; //0.4; // Suspension travel
   force = 6000; //3000; // Spring force
   damping = 800; //600; // Spring damping
   antiSwayForce = 6; //3; // Lateral anti-sway force
};and

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datablock WheeledVehicleTire(SupervehicleTire)
{
   // Tires act as springs and generate lateral and longitudinal
   // forces to move the vehicle. These distortion/spring forces
   // are what convert wheel angular velocity into forces that
   // act on the rigid body.
   shapeFile = "./maraudertire.dts";

mass = 10; //10;
    radius = 2; //1;
    staticFriction = 5;
   kineticFriction = 5;
   restitution = 0.5;

   // Spring that generates lateral tire forces
   lateralForce = 18000;
   lateralDamping = 4000;
   lateralRelaxation = 0.01;

   // Spring that generates longitudinal tire forces
   longitudinalForce = 14000;
   longitudinalDamping = 2000;
   longitudinalRelaxation = 0.01;
};Could someone explain to me what these do, how changing them would effects tires?

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[Barnabas]

Length is the distance between the wheel hub and the mount point for the spring. If you alter that value, you can raise or lower the car, and that value can never be zero.

Force is for setting the stiffness of the spring, I think; and damping probably works like a shock absorber.

I'm only sure about length though.