Aug 4, 2003 - 9:00 AM
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Does anyone know how to reduce the understeer in the 6gc? I've lowered it with shocks, thicker front and rear sway bars and I have 2 strut bars but I am still getting a lot of understeer and I really hate it!.
I heard that getting a thicker rear sway bar might help. Does anyone know anything about this? |
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Aug 11, 2003 - 6:15 PM
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You'll almost always want to run higher pressures in the front on a FWD car. There are are few types of tire carcass that dont follow this, but very few. What actual pressures you run will vary depending on the tire. If you're autoxing it is permissable to inflate tires slightly over their recomended max pressure.
The understeer could be caused by a lot of things. The first and most important is alignment. You should try to get all the negative camber you can in the front of the car and slightly less in the rear. Toe should be 0 all around for street use. You can run a little front toe out on the track to help the car turn in better. Driving style is the second most important thing. Entering a turn too hot is almost always the culprit. The old racer mantra is 'Slow in, Fast out'. Try it, it works. It is often possible to trail brake slightly once you're already at the limit to bring the rear around. My car is set up primarily for autox so it oversteers slightly in steady state cornering. A roadrace car should be setup with a slight understeer. |
SiKBOY Understeer... it sucks! Aug 4, 2003 - 9:00 AM
BlackSTX I think it's just a characteristic of front-wh... Aug 4, 2003 - 2:58 PM
GeEkBoY yeah, a thicker sway bar in the rear will help. T... Aug 4, 2003 - 4:32 PM
macavely dont you mean oversteer? i alway thought front whe... Aug 4, 2003 - 4:43 PM
kuya1284 QUOTE (macavely @ Aug 4, 2003 - 1:57 PM) dont you ... Aug 4, 2003 - 5:02 PM
kuya1284 QUOTE (SiKBOY @ Aug 4, 2003 - 6:14 AM) Does anyone... Aug 4, 2003 - 5:05 PM
SiKBOY QUOTE (GeEkBoY @ Aug 5, 2003 - 6:46 AM) yeah, a th... Aug 4, 2003 - 8:24 PM
GeEkBoY when you have a higher than normal tire pressure, ... Aug 4, 2003 - 10:35 PM
SiKBOY I just had my front wheels aligned the other day. ... Aug 5, 2003 - 2:37 AM
SiKBOY Is it possible to change the camber on the 6th Gen... Aug 13, 2003 - 3:57 AM
Inferno Good luck with getting that corrected. Aug 13, 2003 - 11:51 AM
SiKBOY dont worry, I did a search and found it. Aug 14, 2003 - 10:55 AM
SpedToe169 There is some adjustment when stock. I have the f... Aug 15, 2003 - 12:38 AM
KAMiX I'm not going to get technical like the rest o... Aug 15, 2003 - 5:32 AM
SiKBOY I am getting a 4 wheel alignment done tomorrow and... Aug 15, 2003 - 10:19 AM
Matthew sounds to me like you are experiencing TORQUE STEE... Aug 15, 2003 - 5:02 PM
kuya1284 QUOTE (GT2GT4 @ Aug 15, 2003 - 3:02 PM) sounds to ... Aug 15, 2003 - 5:10 PM
Matthew yea i dunno
when i first got my gt i had torque ... Aug 15, 2003 - 5:20 PM
SpedToe169 Ray is right, its not torque steer at all. You ne... Aug 16, 2003 - 4:55 AM
Matthew i know what the difference is
i was just saying ... Aug 16, 2003 - 5:46 AM
GeEkBoY just one other question SiKBOY
do you have a LSD?... Aug 16, 2003 - 1:02 PM
SiKBOY Thanks guys for the suggestions. I dont think i ha... Aug 17, 2003 - 1:08 AM
kuya1284 QUOTE (SiKBOY @ Aug 16, 2003 - 11:08 PM) Thanks gu... Aug 17, 2003 - 2:35 AM
FireinDC is lsd a good thing? what dose it do? Aug 17, 2003 - 3:06 AM
Matthew LSD is a VERY good thing
lets say for instance th... Aug 17, 2003 - 3:57 AM
SiKBOY Nah, I dont have LSD. Once the cv shaft popped out... Aug 17, 2003 - 9:17 AM![]() ![]() |
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