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Originally Posted by aerohead
I understand that oversteer/understeer characteristics for passenger cars are directly related to manufacture's recommended tire inflation pressures.
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tire pressure is only part of the equation, and not so much as your sources would have you believe. suspension setup is easily as important at all speeds - I believe it is even more so, so long as the tires are in good condition and inflated to within a certain range of psi of each other. for instance, my tc from the factory is recommended to have tires at about 34f/32r. when I increased the pressure recently (my current tires are rated for 51psi), I set it for 48f/45r, in order to maintain the pressure ratio from front to rear within an acceptable relative range.
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Low speed understeer is considered an attribute by carmakers for the 99th-percentile motorist.If your driving in oversteer conditions,your driving beyond the weather or posted speed.
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oversteer can be induced in a number of ways at any speed, but I fail to see how understeer could
ever be considered a desirable attribute under
any circumstance or at
any speed. remember, when a car understeers it is effectively
losing all steering control (like I stated previously), as opposed to an oversteer. personally, I am utterly terrified when the front end breaks loose, because at that point the car is going to go wherever the hell it wants, and I have effectively no say in the matter.
remember class... understeer=bad
