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Originally Posted by Ghunger
Actually, it is slightly different. Slightly better than parking on a hill actually. In his case the only load on the hubs is a reacted load due to the weight of the car because the surface under the wheels is perpendicular to the direction of the force applied by gravity. On a hill there's still the weight of the car, but due to the angle of the ground there's also a torque applied to the wheel through the brakes (friction between the tire and ground keeping the car from sliding. These forces are tiny compared to driving forces though. (hitting potholes, accelerating hard, etc...)
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I believe I stated the same thing 4-5 posts ago but with out the geekiness!