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Old 08-25-2004, 06:00 PM
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get the front a-arms.

Understeer fixed w/ more camber
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Hmm yeah and the bumpsteer kit...points be damned, it's unlimited for you after all
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Originally Posted by rlaifatt,Aug 25 2004, 08:45 PM
Removing the rear bar alleviates inside rear wheel spin...huge improvement as the bar lifts the inside wheel, but need stiffer springs to retain roll stiffness (which I have done).
A stiffer front swaybar will also reduce rear wheel spin accelerating through the corner. Have you considered putting the stock rear sway bar back on, and then also adding a stiffer adjustable front swaybar? That would allow you to further reduce body roll and at the same time, it should address the traction issue and permit you tune the overall handling balance by adjusting the front bar.

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putting a monster front sway bar and oem rear gives him the same problem, understeer. and while a big front bar makes the whole car roll less, it does not fix the wheel spin problem, tho it does help a lot. The competitve auto-xer running the biggest of big sway bars on the stiffest settings still has the problem. The rear bar is just far too big for the s2k.

Richard you are running max camber right? What about toe?
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Andrew, I have the big Comptech adjustable bar but replaced it with the stock bar and removed the rear bar. The car is definitely turning faster laps and handles better, with almost not inside wheel spin, but just has a bit of understeer.

Ry, I have may camber at about -2* in front, with 0 toe. I really need to test it on a tighter track like Streets before I can be conclusive that it would be worth messing with.
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some toe out in the front should help some. and a-arms
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Originally Posted by rlaifatt,Aug 25 2004, 09:45 PM
Andrew, I have the big Comptech adjustable bar but replaced it with the stock bar and removed the rear bar. The car is definitely turning faster laps and handles better, with almost not inside wheel spin, but just has a bit of understeer.

Ry, I have may camber at about -2* in front, with 0 toe. I really need to test it on a tighter track like Streets before I can be conclusive that it would be worth messing with.
Are you having high speed or low speed understeer?

if it's only high speed, you could try reducing the angle of attack of your wing. If it's only low speed, use more throttle

what about an 04 rear bar? it's 1.5mm smaller than the 03
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Only driven on big Willow with this setup, so don't know about lowspeed corners as yet. I'll know after Streets on the 3rd.


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