How well does your rear end grab?
06-29-2007, 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by crispenigl
I said it in a post 2 months ago when I came back from button willow and described how greasy my back end was on corner exits
i learned that my tire pressure was too high and that my sway bars were off.
i dropped pressed to 28/30 at the start of a session and let it build to 34/36 and it was much better - i also softened the fronts and stiffened the rear.
i have had better luck since then but it still wants to step out more than i would expect under throttle exiting a corner.
i learned that my tire pressure was too high and that my sway bars were off.
i dropped pressed to 28/30 at the start of a session and let it build to 34/36 and it was much better - i also softened the fronts and stiffened the rear.
i have had better luck since then but it still wants to step out more than i would expect under throttle exiting a corner.
I've got new rubber and alignment and will test it July 4.
06-29-2007, 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by mooty
that is true, but even then it's not that grippy. and now my tire is all done.
06-30-2007, 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by crispenigl
I said it in a post 2 months ago when I came back from button willow and described how greasy my back end was on corner exits
i learned that my tire pressure was too high and that my sway bars were off.
i dropped pressed to 28/30 at the start of a session and let it build to 34/36 and it was much better - i also softened the fronts and stiffened the rear.
i have had better luck since then but it still wants to step out more than i would expect under throttle exiting a corner.
Greg
i learned that my tire pressure was too high and that my sway bars were off.
i dropped pressed to 28/30 at the start of a session and let it build to 34/36 and it was much better - i also softened the fronts and stiffened the rear.
i have had better luck since then but it still wants to step out more than i would expect under throttle exiting a corner.
Greg
I dont want to rain on your post but if you said that your rear end was loose then your solution was not the correct one. If you had a loose condition in the rear and then you stiffened the rear and softened the front the car would have become more loose. On the N-spec we have found the car to be conditioned to oversteer (front end) so we made the rear more stiff and softened the front. It made things better but it didn't correct the problem.
If I had to guess from your post you are too hard on the gas coming out of corners and it has little to do with your set up. But I'm not there so it would just be a guess.
07-02-2007, 10:31 AM
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Was at Lowe's yesterday. Stock alignment with the Pirelli's. Car behaved beautifully. Very easy to manipulate at the edge with throttle. Just need to learn how to drive the car fast.
I think the biggest issue people might have are correct tire pressures. After my first session both the fronts and the rears were around 44 psi. I dropped to 34/36 hot and the car was simply amazing.
No track alignment needed for me. Car is plenty fast. My 2 cents. Keep the change.
I think the biggest issue people might have are correct tire pressures. After my first session both the fronts and the rears were around 44 psi. I dropped to 34/36 hot and the car was simply amazing.
No track alignment needed for me. Car is plenty fast. My 2 cents. Keep the change.
07-05-2007, 03:56 AM
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A new set of tires fixed the grip problem! 
I just did a track day today and the grip was very good. I guess the tires that came with the car were old (I think they were made almost a year before I took delivery). R-comps don't age well.
The originals were evil - they would suddenly break away with little warning.
I just did a track day today and the grip was very good. I guess the tires that came with the car were old (I think they were made almost a year before I took delivery). R-comps don't age well.The originals were evil - they would suddenly break away with little warning.
07-08-2007, 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Ray G
A new set of tires fixed the grip problem! I just did a track day today and the grip was very good. I guess the tires that came with the car were old (I think they were made almost a year before I took delivery). R-comps don't age well.
The originals were evil - they would suddenly break away with little warning.
I just did a track day today and the grip was very good. I guess the tires that came with the car were old (I think they were made almost a year before I took delivery). R-comps don't age well.The originals were evil - they would suddenly break away with little warning.
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