RE: Suspension question Oversteer/Understeer?

["Neal Tovsen" <ntovsen@piper.hamline.edu>]

How does the tire pressure thing work? I haven't done any auto racing, but
if you're experiencing oversteer, you want more traction on the rear to
balance the front, right? Wouldn't /lowering/ the rear air pressure (or
raising the front) make the tires more supple/flexible, thus giving more
traction?

I noticed that both Andre' and Owen speak of raising the rear pressure.
Considering that, IIRC, both you guys have racing experience, I'd believe
what you say before my above logic. Could you explain how this works?

I think I'm gonna have to go play with this in Gran Turismo and see what
happens... Gawd that game rocks!

Neal (playing the ignorant fool...again...)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Majordomo [mailto:majord@neubayern.net]On Behalf Of Andre'
> Bjorkheim
> Sent: Monday, March 29, 1999 5:17 PM
> To: Scirocco List
> Subject: Re: Suspension question Oversteer/Understeer?
>
>
> > Today while taking a corner the back of the car swung out.
> How do i get
> > rid of this?  What is it Understeer or Oversteer?
>
> Oversteer is just what you described.  Understeer is when the
> nose tends
> to plow straight ahead.  I would suggest turning your rear
> shocks down,
> but
> bilsteins arent adjustable.  I would suggest probably a
> little less tire
> pressure in the front & more in the rear.  A litle more costly but a
> better
> way to prevent the rear from coming out is to install a front
> sway bar.
> HTH...
>
> ========================
>
>  André
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