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RE: [3] Oversteer Understeer

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Subject: RE: [3] Oversteer Understeer
From: "Navid Kahangi" <navid@interwoven.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 12:45:36 -0700
It is not that simple really.  Different brands of tires behave quite
differently.  One thing that works for sure is decreasing the pressure in
your right foot in the middle of the turn.  :)

--Navid

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Lawrence Lane
> Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 12:19 PM
> To: barx7club@rx7.org; BA-AUTOX@autox.team.net
> Subject: [3] Oversteer Understeer
>
>
> I was told at the track by someone I met that the more air
> pressure is given,
> the tire will have more traction.  I thought this sounded weird,
> but I thought
> I'd try it out.  So, I inflated my 18"s to 35 in the front and 40
> in the rear
> to decrease oversteer.  I'm not sure if it was the car or not, but I
> experience a huge amount of oversteer.  What is the general rule
> about this?
>
> Thanks
>
> Larry
> FD3S

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