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    Remedying understeer

    Ok so I guess we had that one a little backwards. Intuitively, it seems that if your front outside spring is compressed further, there is more load on that wheel. Most of my experience says that the rear of the car should have high roll stiffness and the front low: Many teams run a rear...
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    Remedying understeer

    We want more weight on the outside front tire so why would we want it to roll less up front? It seems that we want the front to roll more and the rear to roll less so weight is transferred forward and toward the outside tire. Our problem has been that the front tires are not biting enough...
  3. Tyler33

    Remedying understeer

    Wait a minute, wouldn't lowering the front roll center cause the front to roll more (assuming its below the CG)?
  4. Tyler33

    Remedying understeer

    Thanks for the info guys. We have sort of arrived at the same thing that bentwings described. We need to transfer weight to the front outside tire on turn in. This will also take some weight off the rear inside tire allowing it to slip easier. It is our hopes that the low speed compression...
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    Remedying understeer

    I wish I could answer your questions, murpia. Do you have any suggestions on how to measure or calculate those things?
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    Remedying understeer

    I'm also a member of this group with Rob. Weight distribution is about 40% front 60% rear. The car understeers because there is no bite, especially on gravel. The roll axis is basically parallel to the ground at about 5" above ground. The CG is about 22" high. We have low speed compression...

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