How do I set the center of mass for my vehicle?

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Im making a racing game and 7/8of my cars are working perfectly: what I mean is, they are driving well, their center of mass is good, but it comes down to one vehicle. See, im using the catamount car from unitys car tutorial asset with my own script. The driving is working well, but the problem is, whenever I turn hard to right/left, it just bicycles.(goes on 2 wheels.) I dont know,if its the COM, or a problem with wheel colliders. Heres a snippet of my COM code so you can see.

 #pragma strict
 var centerOfMass : Vector3
 function Start (){
 GetComponent.<Rigidbody>.centerOfmass = centerOfMass;
 SetValues();
 }

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Answer by UziMonkey · Jun 28, 2015 at 10:17 PM

The easiest way to do this is add a child empty object called Com or something. Then in your script set the empty's local position to the rigid body's center off mass. This makes it easily adjustable and not hardcoded, and the script that sets the center off mass will be reusable. Just remember to use localPosition, as the center of mass property will only work with local coodinates.

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tutanchacon · May 02, 2021 at 03:14 PM 0

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I couldn't reposition my vehicle because it was twisting like a worm. It was from using position instead of localPosition. Thanks!

How do I set the center of mass for my vehicle?

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