lift oversteer

[vwscir88@hotmail.com (The Hitman)]

alighnment should be dead on to factory specs. i just had the car aligned (i 
don't do it myself).


>From: Allyn <amalventano1@comcast.net>
>To: The Hitman <vwscir88@hotmail.com>, tiAn@usiw.net, 
>sfwilliams@comcast.net, pbureau@attbi.net
>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: lift oversteer
>Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 15:43:25 -0400
>
>hit,
>     im thinking stripes bushings are just in better shape (other past cars
>suspension may have been giving all over the place). hows the alignment? 
>your
>camber may be at (neg) 1-2 degrees, which would help you in the turns (but 
>its
>hell on treadwear).
>Al
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "The Hitman" <vwscir88@hotmail.com>
>To: <tiAn@usiw.net>; <sfwilliams@comcast.net>; <pbureau@attbi.net>
>Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 3:28 PM
>Subject: Re: lift oversteer
>
>
> > the car has stock sway front and back. the springs are h$r sports, the 
>lower
> > the car about 1" to 1 1/2", went with boge turbo gases front and back. 
>no
> > stress bars. this is a combination i've used a thousand times but have 
>never
> > had this bad of an oversteer.
> >
> >
> > >From: "Christian Els" <tiAn@usiw.net>
> > >To: "The Hitman" <vwscir88@hotmail.com>
> > >Subject: Re: lift oversteer
> > >Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 07:30:30 -0500
> > >
> > >Best way to tame that behaviour is to add front roll stiffness and take
> > >away
> > >rear stiffness.
> > >
> > >What (anti)sway bars are you running?
> > >
> > >If stock try removing the rear, or adding a bigger front bar.
> > >
> > >If you are already running bigger bars at both ends, try going back to 
>the
> > >stock rear bar with whatever front you have on now.
> > >
> > >The other thing you can do is try to adjust tire pressures to 
>compensate,
> > >run a bit lower pressure out back and/or a bit higher pressure up 
>front.
> > >This is a bandaid though, use this last...
> > >
> > >Cheers,
> > >
> > >
> > >Christian Els
> > >Columbia, MO
> > >87 16V
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "The Hitman" <vwscir88@hotmail.com>
> > >To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > >Sent: Monday, 26 August, 2002 03:14
> > >Subject: lift oversteer
> > >
> > >
> > > > now that stripe is lowered i have almost spun her twice. once 
>merging on
> > >to
> > > > I90 from I270, 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.
> > > > the second time was much the same, just different exit ramps. whats 
>the
> > >best
> > > > way (besides changing driving habits, thats not going to happen :D ) 
>to
> > > > correct the oversteer problem? will stress bars help?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > So Sayeth The Hitman
> > > > '86 "psycho 16v" scirocco
> > > > '88 "stripe" 16v scirocco *for sale*
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So Sayeth The Hitman
'86 "psycho 16v" scirocco
'88 "stripe" 16v scirocco *for sale*
<http://www.techography.net:82/brettsgarage>


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