Understeer!

[Barky]

Went out for a drift session tonight, car is understeering like mad. Will dialling in more negative camber be better?

 

[CorollaRWD]

More negative will cause more understeer on normal turn it but will give better front wheel traction once the wheels are turned.
Think in these conditions most cars will understeer if you go fast in, better go in slower and faster out.
Maybe try pumping the rears up to 6 psi more than the front
Alex

 

[Barky]

More negative will cause more understeer on normal turn it but will give better front wheel traction once the wheels are turned.
Think in these conditions most cars will understeer if you go fast in, better go in slower and faster out.
Maybe try pumping the rears up to 6 psi more than the front
Alex

Cheers, Alex, Probably explains why it seemed to drift better in 1st. I usually drift this particular spot in 2nd, but tonight the road was damp.

 

[ant]

yank the handbrake and it uaually brings the back end into shape, its nasty out tonight so i would expect it will do it, it was death in my fwd shitbox, even had the arse out on that

 

[Rob-S13]

a fast turnin, will result in understeer when its damp, like alex said try turning in at a slower speed, maybe lower the front tyre pressure a tad also,

also if you have adjustable suspension, make the front a bit softer, a rock hard setup will not get any grip in the wet which will result in understeer :dermal:

 

[matt]

you have a 2 way too don't you? guarantee of understeer unless you initiate right try like others have said, either enter slower or start by using the side brake

 

[Barky]

you have a 2 way too don't you? guarantee of understeer unless you initiate right try like others have said, either enter slower or start by using the side brake

Its a :dermal: 1.5 way. But I must agree the road surface was shitty and entering slower was better. I must try softer shocker settings and start using the side brake more confidently

 

[matt]

nowt :dermal: about a 1.5 way, which ever suits you best

try real slow entry and be really violent with the initiation so you get used to it. then if you get it wrong you're not going fast enough to mess up bad

 

[ant]

its there so use it, i do

 

[Barky]

I'm going to do the suggested changes, tyre pressures, shock settings, entry speed and aggressiveness. And wait til its dark and quiet on my private test road

 

[Sideways M3]

At speed, turning in with a little bit of left foot braking will usually cure understeer. If its a slow entry pop the clutch to get the rear in play. More negative camber will help but mainly in higher grip situations, the camber stops the wheels from roling over onto their outer edge with the body roll, as far as i understand. So if there isn't enough grip to provide the body roll, the camber will be detrimental, as will very stiff suspension.

Hope this helps