Massive oversteer issues
Lifting inside front tire is common, similar to how most fast fwd cars will lift the inside rear. It is surprising that the stock CR sway bar is capable of lifting the inside front. Looks like your bar and rear wing are effectively loading the outside front and rear tires.
-David
-David
Originally Posted by psychoazn' timestamp='1307693224' post='20668350
Can anyone explain this >_<
-David
That's very interesting! I have never seen a S2000 with a stock front bar lift the inside front that much. It makes me think that you do have something wrong. Like a blown rear shock or binding the the front. I would check the front suspension and make sure everything is moving the way it should, and the rear shocks. When I had a bad rear shock the car would step out then plant hard and hook up when I got on the gas. That looks like what's happening in the picture. So I am thinking bad rear shock.
It is hard to tell from just one picture what's really going on.
Here's the entire series. I believe its roughly a 0.3 second gap between each pic? I may be completely wrong, as I have no idea what camera was being used.
I believe it is turn 14, which is 1 degree off camber. The track map below may be a bit wrong...






I believe it is turn 14, which is 1 degree off camber. The track map below may be a bit wrong...






It looks like just the front, and only for a moment.
It's super hot, and there's some distortion in the images, but the tire is very "square" in the picture which makes me think its off. There's some others that were taken in the same spot that look similar, but not quite to that degree. Maybe it's all an optical illusion =X
It's super hot, and there's some distortion in the images, but the tire is very "square" in the picture which makes me think its off. There's some others that were taken in the same spot that look similar, but not quite to that degree. Maybe it's all an optical illusion =X
Wife's friend over from Paris, spent weekend w/ her and her fiancee. Shoulda dragged them to the track...
Knock it down. WAY down. .2 degrees (no more than .3 degrees) total. Seriously.
If you're really running .5" (1.15degrees?!) total, that gives HUGE driveability issues When my car had that much it was a serious handful.
Too much rear toe = good for nothing, bad for everything!
Some of this info would have been helpful! Paddy and I were debating changing the rear toe at the event. Would have been great to have another AP1 owner to chime in. Paddy wanted to put in more toe until we measured it and had me convinced not to reduce it.
The car felt a lot more manageable at the other tracks we went to last year. We'll probably reduce the rear toe and put in new diff fluid. Hopefully that sorts it out.
Too much rear toe = good for nothing, bad for everything!
My inside front would lift when I was running without the rear sway bar and a Comptech adjustable in the front. With the same suspension settings but with the rear stock AP1 sway bar hooked up I now lift the inside rear. Installed an OS Giken LSD to handle the inside wheel spin and now have power under steer.










