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Old Oct 9, 2010 | 03:44 AM
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hey guys i was just wondering. I wanted to reduce the tendencies of oversteer so i was just wondering if i should get the white line front sway bar or a softer rear sway from like an AP2 or CR. i have a MY00 lowered on Tein's. Thanks.
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Old Oct 9, 2010 | 11:02 PM
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both options are a step in the same direction.

you can also start with low cost stuff such as increasing rear tires air pressure and setting more camber at rear axle.
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Old Oct 10, 2010 | 11:40 AM
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I would personally save my money and buy a set of coilovers.
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Old Oct 11, 2010 | 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Croc,Oct 9 2010, 11:02 PM
both options are a step in the same direction.

you can also start with low cost stuff such as increasing rear tires air pressure and setting more camber at rear axle.
if you increase pressure, you can induce more oversteer
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Old Oct 11, 2010 | 11:00 PM
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in all my cars when i increase pressure i get better traction.
i'm not talking here about crazy PSIs - but about going from 32 to 36 or 38 (all on hot tires). i never went over 39.

so from my expirience:
more pressure at the rear = more traction in the rear = less oversteer
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Old Oct 11, 2010 | 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Croc,Oct 11 2010, 11:00 PM
in all my cars when i increase pressure i get better traction.
i'm not talking here about crazy PSIs - but about going from 32 to 36 or 38 (all on hot tires). i never went over 39.

so from my expirience:
more pressure at the rear = more traction in the rear = less oversteer
What you've deduced from your experience doesn't make sense logically..
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 12:05 AM
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if we're talking from personal/subjective aspects we need to say that "doesn't make sense logically" means "your logic".

can you elaborate why do you think it doesn't make sense?
have you tried to increase tire pressure and got opposite results from what i got?

as to pure logic - there is an explanation why more pressure gives more traction.
once a racing instructor tried to explain it to me because it's indeed goes against "street logic" - but i did't got it so don;t ask me to explain why it happens.

as to my expirience - my last 5 cars do exactly the same. so i'm going with that.
it's a logical thing to do, isn't it?
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 12:37 PM
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i have had the same experience as SPOOK. More pressure more traction. I thought this is part of why cold street tires are so dicey on track until up to temp. I go out on 35 psi and come off track with 40-41 psi.
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Old Oct 15, 2010 | 10:37 AM
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I would think that with a higher psi, you'd lose some traction. IE; drag cars run lower pressure so that their tires can hook up better. But that's dragging. However I thought this was a genreal rule that lowering pressure increases traction.
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Old Oct 15, 2010 | 10:37 AM
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But i'm a noob so what do i know? lol
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