I have had several experiences with past RWD AND FWD cars where oversteer almost got me into an unfortunate situation.

I have had my 06 for a few months now and started modding by installing Tein Flex suspension and Cusco Swaybars.. Would this setup lower my chances of oversteer?

Would I have to tighten or loosen my coilover adjustments in the front/rear to reduce oversteer? How would I get to the rear adjustments?

Thanks for the info.

 

I'd start with driver's courses that teach vehicle control. Any car can under- or oversteer - if you're getting into trouble with this, the "loose nut behind the wheel" needs adjustment.

Seriously, modding the car is the wrong first step. You can get an awful lot of instruction at, say, Evolution autocross schools, for the amount of money spent on just one mod...

 

Plus late models as the 06,have a natural tendency towards UNDERSTEER.!!!

 

Less throttle in a turn...

 

Learn to drive it at a track school/course....reducing oversteer in the car is pointless if you dont understand the limitations of the car. Agreed, modding the car first is the wrong step, you should learn off the car when its bone stock. Once you understand its limitations you can mod from there.

 

For a slightly more helpful answer, since you have already bought and installed the coilovers, in general to reduce oversteer you would tighten the front and/or loosen the back. The idea basically being that the stiff suspension in the back makes the rear wheel break loose more easily.

However now having stated that, I agree with the above posts that learning how you car handle and what it takes to induce oversteer is more valuable then trying to cure it by throwing mods at it.

3 quick tips to eliminate oversteer in any car:
1. brake before the turn in a straight line
2. don't shift, change throttle rapidly, or break in the middle of a turn (of course there are exceptions but basically do everything smoothly)
3. slowly apply power as you exit the turn so that you hit wot just as your car straightens out the other side.

Also with the '06 and the drive by wire throttle setup, you shouldn't have any real problems with oversteer as long as you keep it on.

 

[QUOTE=S2000Tuner,Sep 15 2006, 01:00 AM]I have had my 06 for a few months now and started modding by installing Tein Flex suspension and Cusco Swaybars..

 

Dude, you tell us> you're the S2000tuner.

 

To reduce oversteer you stiffen the front of the car, and vice-versa. A stiffer front sway bar or a cross brace, from what I understand the strut tower bars on the S2000 are useless. But I agree with professional instruction as your best safe guard. You don't want to have to fix oversteer in a panic situation, with proper instruction you will learn where the limit of adhesion is and how to sense when you are approaching it. It will be your choice whether you cross that limit or not, and you will have been given the neccesary tools on how to correct the situation in the safest way possible.