Tire pressures and understeer
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Tire pressures and understeer
If stock pressures on a 2004 STI are 36/30, what pressures would dial out as much understeer as possible via tires. I was thinking going to 36/34, is my understanding correct that increasing rear pressure increases oversteer?
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yeah, more stiffness in the rear decreases understeer, if you want to go crazy, just pump up the rears and leave the fronts alone, then you can get a good feel for how exactly the tire pressures are effecting the handling.
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Why would they set up car with such profound pressure stagger if they are fighting an understeer tendency. I know that understeer is always safer on public roads, v. oversteer being faster on the track (ie being loose).
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Oversteer is fun and faster on the track but understeer is safer - no argument. Enthusiasts tend to minimize understeer by increasing pressure on the front, but I sure prefer my wife's minivan understeer rather than oversteer or even balance.
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is my understanding correct that increasing rear pressure increases oversteer?
This might interest you:
http://www.clubsi.com/suspension_tweak_table.shtml
John
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