» For the British TV series of the same name see Wheelbase (TV series). In both road and rail vehicles, the wheelbase is the distance between the centers of the front and rear wheels. Road In automobiles, the wheelbase is the horizontal distance between the center of the front wheel, and the center of the rear wheel. At equilibrium, the total torque of the forces acting on the car is zero, and thus the wheelbase is related to the weight on each tire by the following formulae: » W_f = is the… (More on Wheelbase)