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Old 10-10-2007, 09:50 PM   #1
lude98SH
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Suspension Setup

Ive been looking at different FWD suspension setups for awhile now. And the way most ppl go about it seems like parts are mismatched and their setup is not suited well for their application. On a fwd car, it will be more prone to understeer. To reduce understeer you can stiffen rear sway bars as well as springs. The opposite is true for RWD, they will tend to oversteer. And you will generally tighten up the front end to counteract it. Or drop the tire pressure in the rear to give yourself a greater contact patch.

However i see most ppl just getting the stiffest possible rates and stiff rear sway bars. Isnt one working against the other ? Wouldnt you want to go soft up front with your springs? Or is their a point to where u go so stiff in the rear that you have to counteract it with stiffer springs up front ? Somebody with experience on fwd please comment. The application will be for circuit or autox.
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