Eliminating Understeer
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Eliminating Understeer
I have noticed that the understeer in the Evo is pretty bad. What is the best way to eliminate this without destroying my wallet. I was thinking about a rear strut tower brace.
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The easiest thing to do is to get the wheels realigned. Set the camber at the front to the maximum negative (about -1.8 degrees), the rear to about -0.6 degrees, and the toe to 0 at both ends. Typically this will give you pretty neutral handling with the stock suspension. My experience is that with these settings you can induce mild oversteer with trail braking or letting off the throttle during a turn.
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The factory alignments are horrible. I would start with the alignment first. You can also put a little bit of toe out front for quicker turn-in. Maybe a 1/16"
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Re: Eliminating Understeer
Originally posted by ErroR
I have noticed that the understeer in the Evo is pretty bad. What is the best way to eliminate this without destroying my wallet. I was thinking about a rear strut tower brace.
I have noticed that the understeer in the Evo is pretty bad. What is the best way to eliminate this without destroying my wallet. I was thinking about a rear strut tower brace.
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When I picked up my car it understeered horribly. I was kinda bummed. Then I put it on an alignment rack.
I had -.2 camber in the front and -1.3 in the rear with .14 toe in in the rear. I set the front at -1.6 and the rear at -.6 with 0 toe all around. Handles awesome now with a little throttle lift oversteer. Does not understeer at all anymore. Even at autocrosses. -Erik
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Originally posted by JeffWels
just throwing on a rear sway bar will cure the understeer problems, but it will give you oversteer problems with the stocker up front.
just throwing on a rear sway bar will cure the understeer problems, but it will give you oversteer problems with the stocker up front.
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try progress group.... see my post from before...
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Strut bars and sway bars should be used to stiffen the chassis and to increase rigidity - you should not use them to compensate for oversteer or understeer, or you will find yourself in trouble more often than not.
Do what some of these guys have suggested, play with your alignment and camber first.
If you are getting aftermarket sway bars, you need to get front/rear at the same time.
Do what some of these guys have suggested, play with your alignment and camber first.
If you are getting aftermarket sway bars, you need to get front/rear at the same time.
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Originally posted by zstryder
Strut bars and sway bars should be used to stiffen the chassis and to increase rigidity - you should not use them to compensate for oversteer or understeer, or you will find yourself in trouble more often than not.
Do what some of these guys have suggested, play with your alignment and camber first.
If you are getting aftermarket sway bars, you need to get front/rear at the same time.
Strut bars and sway bars should be used to stiffen the chassis and to increase rigidity - you should not use them to compensate for oversteer or understeer, or you will find yourself in trouble more often than not.
Do what some of these guys have suggested, play with your alignment and camber first.
If you are getting aftermarket sway bars, you need to get front/rear at the same time.
I agree with the playing with the camber first, but the most effective way to change under/oversteer is sway bar changes.