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Understeer
Posted by Al [Email] (more from Al) on Mon, 9 Aug 2004 03:06:40
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Hi,
I think we all know something about the Saab's understeer. I would like to do something to correct my car's understeer. However, before I go headlong into spending many hours and hundreds of dollars in upgrades, I would like to get some advice on what to do.
I am mostly annoyed by the 9000's low speed understeer. This can be manually overcome by touching the brakes to transfer a bit of weight to the front wheels for a bit of extra grip. This works fine on dry roads, but throw it in the wet and there is a fine line between slowing down the car to get transfer weight and losing traction at the front entirely.
In Australia (where I'm from), we've got plenty of roundabouts where the camber of the road around these tight turns work against good traction. Nevertheless, the 9000 is shocking around these in the wet with good tyres up front... I'm being a little harsh here - I'm comparing it to a Peugeot 405S with factory sports suspension (but it is a car of similar dimensions and is slightly heavier).
I'm thinking of putting in poly bushes to the rear, but am not sure if this is enough. Here's a link that shows what to do to fix up understeer and oversteer: http://www.susquehanna.com/susq/other/stuning.htm
What I'd like to know is what single thing is most crucial or has greatest effect on curing the low speed understeer that I've got in the wet. Is it more a matter of stiffening up the rear or is it wheel alignment or should I change my Continentals to something else?
I'd appreciate any suggestions. Thanks!
al
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Posts in this Thread:
- Understeer, Al, Mon, 9 Aug 2004 03:06:40 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Understeer, Cavan, Tue, 10 Aug 2004 15:44:47
- Re: Understeer, Did I dial it back in?, Tue, 10 Aug 2004 14:12:05
- Thanks guys!!, Al, Mon, 9 Aug 2004 17:11:37
- Noel's right..., George, Mon, 9 Aug 2004 10:25:09
- In addition to Bill's and Noel's tips..., Joe98, Mon, 9 Aug 2004 07:37:13
- Re: Understeer, Bill Davies, Mon, 9 Aug 2004 03:27:16
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