Quickfix Guide Pt 2
Continued details from part 1 of Aaron’s quickfix guide which you can see HERE
Erratic Braking:
soften front springs/shocks
even out front springs/shocks
Ride Height details:
Too low a ride height could cause the car to bottom out..
The higher the RF ride height the tighter the car will be.
The higher the REAR ride heights, the more drag on the straight-aways, but the better the rear will stick in the corners.
A higher LF will tighten the chassis.
A higher LR will loosen the chassis.
A higher RR will tighten the chassis.
A higher LR lowers the RF and may cause the RF of the chassis to drag.
General Oversteer
more front sway bar
less rear sway bar
decrease wheel lock
lower rear shocks
raise front tire pressure
more cross weight
move rear weight forward
Lower rear tire pressure
General Understeer
less front sway bar
more rear sway bar
increase wheel lock
raise rear shocks
lower front tire pressure
less cross weight
move rear weight back
raise rear tire pressure
SHOCK COMPRESSION:
The stiffer the FRONT shocks, (higher the number) the tighter the car will be when braking.
The softer the FRONT shocks, (lower the number) the looser the car will be when braking.
The stiffer the REAR shocks, (higher the number) the looser the car will be under acceleration.
The softer the REAR shocks, (lower the number) the tighter the car will be under acceleration.
SHOCK REBOUND:
The stiffer the FRONT shocks, (higher the number) the tighter the car will be under acceleration.
The softer the FRONT shocks, (lower the number) the looser the car will be under acceleration.
The stiffer the REAR shocks, (higher the number) the looser the car will be under braking.
The softer the REAR shocks, (lower the number) the tighter the car will be under braking.
Shock details:
RF
- Higher compression will tighten the chassis entering a corner.
- Lower compression will loosen the chassis entering a corner.
- Higher rebound will tighten the chassis accelerating out of a corner.
- Lower rebound will loosen the chassis accelerating out of a corner.
- Overall stiffer RF shock will tighten chassis, weaker will loosen it.
RR
- Higher compression will loosen the chassis accelerating out of a corner.
- Lower compression will tighten the chassis accelerating out of a corner.
- Higher rebound will loosen the chassis entering a corner.
- Lower rebound will tighten the chassis entering a corner.
- Overall stiffer RR shock will loosen chassis, weaker will tighten it.
LF
- Higher compression will tighten the chassis entering a corner.
- Lower compression will loosen the chassis entering a corner.
- Higher rebound will tighten the chassis accelerating out of a corner.
- Lower rebound will loosen the chassis accelerating out of a corner.
- Overall stiffer LF shock will loosen chassis, weaker will tighten it.
LR
- Higher compression will loosen the chassis accelerating out of a corner.
- Lower compression will tighten the chassis accelerating out of a corner.
- Higher rebound will loosen the chassis entering a corner.
- Lower rebound will tighten the chassis entering a corner.
- Overall stiffer LR shock will tighten chassis, weaker will loosen it.
