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    The document provides recommendations for vehicle adjustments to reduce understeer or oversteer, such as moving the center of gravity forward or backward, softening or stiffening shock absorbers and sway bars, increasing or decreasing tire contact areas and pressures, adjusting wheel camber, and changing wheel rim sizes or the rear spoiler size.

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    The document provides recommendations for vehicle adjustments to reduce understeer or oversteer, such as moving the center of gravity forward or backward, softening or stiffening shock absorbers and sway bars, increasing or decreasing tire contact areas and pressures, adjusting wheel camber, and changing wheel rim sizes or the rear spoiler size.

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    Over and Under Steer

    Uploaded by

    Adham Osman
    The document provides recommendations for vehicle adjustments to reduce understeer or oversteer, such as moving the center of gravity forward or backward, softening or stiffening shock absorbers and sway bars, increasing or decreasing tire contact areas and pressures, adjusting wheel camber, and changing wheel rim sizes or the rear spoiler size.

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    Component Reduce Under-steer Reduce Over-steer

    centre of gravity
    Weight distribution centre of gravity towards front
    towards rear
    Front shock absorber softer stiffer

    Rear shock absorber stiffer softer

    Front sway bar softer stiffer

    Rear sway bar stiffer softer

    Front tire selection1 larger contact area² smaller contact area

    Rear tire selection smaller contact area larger contact area²


    Front wheel rim width
    larger² smaller
    or diameter
    Rear wheel rim width
    smaller larger²
    or diameter
    Front tire pressure* higher pressure lower pressure

    Rear tire pressure* lower pressure higher pressure


    increase negative
    Front wheel camber reduce negative camber
    camber
    reduce negative
    Rear wheel camber increase negative camber
    camber
    Rear spoiler smaller larger

    Component Reduce Under-steer Reduce Over-steer


    centre of gravity
    Weight distribution centre of gravity towards front
    towards rear
    Front shock absorber softer stiffer

    Rear shock absorber stiffer softer

    Front sway bar softer stiffer

    Rear sway bar stiffer softer

    Front tire selection1 larger contact area² smaller contact area

    Rear tire selection smaller contact area larger contact area²


    Front wheel rim width
    larger² smaller
    or diameter
    Rear wheel rim width
    smaller larger²
    or diameter
    Front tire pressure* higher pressure lower pressure

    Rear tire pressure* lower pressure higher pressure


    increase negative
    Front wheel camber reduce negative camber
    camber
    reduce negative
    Rear wheel camber increase negative camber
    camber
    Rear spoiler smaller larger

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