How to reduce oversteer?
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From: 茨城県
Originally Posted by Emil St-Hilaire,Sep 15 2006, 03:13 AM
Plus late models as the 06,have a natural tendency towards UNDERSTEER.!!! 
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From: TUCSON, AZ
Originally Posted by wills2k106,Sep 15 2006, 05:16 AM
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.
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Wow..
Lots of helpful information...
VSA - It is always off and will stay off! I am happy the traction control on our S2k's are not overly sensitive. In my IS300, its a must to turn off the traction control once you turn on the car. If not, the traction control activates WAY too easily. The only time I leave traction control on is in rainy weather which is rare in Los Angeles.
Coilovers - I will tighten my front and leave my rear at the default setting.
Cusco sway bars - The front is 32mm and rear is 30mm. Naturally, the rear will be a little smaller which is what I want.
Less/no throttle on turns along with no rapid shifting on the turns is really important unless you're a professional drifter
Also, brake before the turn.
And last but not least, driving school!
BTW - I may need to raise my car about 0.5 to 1.0 inch. Sometimes, on hard turns, (with no throttle), if I am turning on a hard left down a hill, and the road is a little bumpy, I feel for a split second my front pass. side wheel rubbing hard against the wheelwell. I have felt rubbing before on lowered cars, but this feels like a HARD rubbing where the tire feels like it is keeping contact with the wheelwell.. just wanted to know if anyone else experienced this!
Thanks for all the info.. really helps..
Lots of helpful information...
VSA - It is always off and will stay off! I am happy the traction control on our S2k's are not overly sensitive. In my IS300, its a must to turn off the traction control once you turn on the car. If not, the traction control activates WAY too easily. The only time I leave traction control on is in rainy weather which is rare in Los Angeles.
Coilovers - I will tighten my front and leave my rear at the default setting.
Cusco sway bars - The front is 32mm and rear is 30mm. Naturally, the rear will be a little smaller which is what I want.
Less/no throttle on turns along with no rapid shifting on the turns is really important unless you're a professional drifter
Also, brake before the turn.And last but not least, driving school!
BTW - I may need to raise my car about 0.5 to 1.0 inch. Sometimes, on hard turns, (with no throttle), if I am turning on a hard left down a hill, and the road is a little bumpy, I feel for a split second my front pass. side wheel rubbing hard against the wheelwell. I have felt rubbing before on lowered cars, but this feels like a HARD rubbing where the tire feels like it is keeping contact with the wheelwell.. just wanted to know if anyone else experienced this!
Thanks for all the info.. really helps..
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Don't run the cusco bars. They totally suck.
If you feel the need to run the front bar, you can keep that on, but put the stock rear bar on the rear. The cusco makes you oversteer quite a bit.
If you feel the need to run the front bar, you can keep that on, but put the stock rear bar on the rear. The cusco makes you oversteer quite a bit.
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Originally Posted by kitwetzler,Sep 15 2006, 03:51 PM
Don't run the cusco bars. They totally suck.
If you feel the need to run the front bar, you can keep that on, but put the rear bar on the rear. It makes you oversteer quite a bit.
If you feel the need to run the front bar, you can keep that on, but put the rear bar on the rear. It makes you oversteer quite a bit.
