lift oversteer

[sfwilliams@comcast.net (Scott F. Williams)]

Oh, one other thing... How did you drop the front and rear in relation to
each other? Is one end much higher than the other or are they both at
essentially the same height?
--
Scott F. Williams
NJ Scirocco nut
'99 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS
Mazda 323 GTX turbo "assaulted" vehicle
Golf GTI 16v "rollycar"
ClubVAC: "Roads found. Drivers wanted."

> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Scott F. Williams
> Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 10:27 AM
> To: The Hitman; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: RE: lift oversteer
>
>
> > now that stripe is lowered i have almost spun her twice.
>
> How low have you dropped the car? What springs did you choose to
> do the job?
> Did you install any swaybars at the same time? Did you move any weight
> around (e.g. battery to the trunk)?
>
> > i was going 75 and lifted off mid-corner to slow
> > her alittle. started to lose the ass end and had to step back on it to
> > straighten her up.
>
> Your car is doing what it is supposed to do. Don't suddenly lift
> mid-corner -especially not while it is at the edge of adhesion. Doing so
> moves the weight of the car off the rear and onto the front end. This
> reduces the traction at the back and facilitates oversteer. Be smooth with
> your throttle inputs and anticipate the reaction of the car. Once
> you can do
> this, you can steer the car with the throttle. The same thing
> goes with the
> brake pedal.
>
> > whats the best
> > way (besides changing driving habits, thats not going to happen :D ) to
> > correct the oversteer problem? will stress bars help?
>
> Well, why not change your driving habits? Doing so is free,
> ultimately safer
> and more rewarding, and will get you around the corner faster. Tuning your
> car to understeer under all conditions certainly ain't the sporty
> way to get
> around corners! Anyway, stress bars will not help you as far as changing
> which end of the car loses grip under varying cornering
> conditions. That is
> more of a function of driving style, damping, coil spring rate, swaybar
> spring rate, and tire choice.
>
> Yeah, what are you running as far as springs, bars,
> struts/shocks, and tires
> are concerned?
> --
> Scott F. Williams
> NJ Scirocco nut
> '99 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS
> Mazda 323 GTX turbo "assaulted" vehicle
> Golf GTI 16v "rollycar"
> ClubVAC: "Roads found. Drivers wanted."
>
>
>
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