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Thrust Angles Description for Oldsmobile Cutlass 1998


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The front wheels aim or steer the vehicle. The rear wheels control tracking. This tracking action is relative to thrust angle. Thrust angle (1) is defined as the path that the rear wheels will take. The thrust angle is geometrically aligned to the body centerline (2).