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Road

Racing Setup Flow Chart For even more setup assistance, check our my PC and Android apps at
Due to the added complexity of a road course, this flow chart has www.virtualracecarengineer.com
been simplified as much as possible, but will still cover touring
cars, sports cars, and open wheel formulas.

Understeer

- Front ARB or + Rear ARB

- Front Springs or + Rear Springs

- Front Weight or + Rear Weight

+ Front Spoiler or - Rear Spoiler (effects only high speed corners)

- Front tire pressures or + Rear tire pressures

Left corner Right corner

Entry Apex Exit Entry Apex Exit

+ LF pressure or + RR pressure + RF pressure or + LR pressure

+ LF Caster + RF Caster

- Diff coast - Diff power - Diff coast - Diff power

+ Front toe out + Rear toe out + Rear toe out


+ Front toe out

- RF bump - RF rebound + RF rebound


+ RF bump
or + LR rebound or + LR bump or - LR bump
or - LR rebound

Re-check tire temperatures Re-check camber settings


Oversteer

+ Front ARB or - Rear ARB

+ Front Springs or - Rear Springs

+ Front Weight or - Rear Weight

- Front Spoiler or + Rear Spoiler (effects only high speed corners)

+ Front tire pressures or - Rear tire pressures

Left corner Right corner

Entry Apex Exit Entry Apex Exit

+ LF pressure or + RR pressure + RF pressure or + LR pressure

- LF Caster - RF Caster

+ Diff coast + Diff power + Diff coast + Diff power

- Front toe out - Rear toe out - Rear toe out


- Front toe out

- RF bump - RF rebound + RF rebound


+ LF bump
or + LR rebound or + LR bump or - LR bump
or - RR rebound

Re-check tire temperatures Re-check camber settings

Recommendations are sorted by level of impact to the problem at hand. The


higher on the list, the greater the impact to the problem you are having. For Pit lane adjustable Garage only adjustment
subtle changes, see the recommendations lower on the list
Oval Stock Car Setup Flow Chart For even more setup assistance, check our my PC and Android apps at
www.virtualracecarengineer.com
This flowchart operates under the following assumptions:
- the user is driving a typical stock car
- the user is on an oval track (left turns only) Copyright Tim McArthur - all rights reserved

General understeer (aka push) General oversteer (aka loose)

- Front ARB or + Rear ARB + Front ARB or - Rear ARB

+ LF Spring or + RR Spring + RF Spring or + LR Spring

+ Front Spoiler or - Rear Spoiler - Front Spoiler or + Rear Spoiler

- Front Weight or + Rear Weight + Front Weight or - Rear Weight

+ LF spring rubber or + RR spring rubber + RF spring rubber or + LR spring rubber

+ LF pressure or + RR pressure + RF pressure or + LR pressure

Entry Apex Exit Entry Apex Exit

- Trackbar - Wedge + Trackbar + Trackbar + Wedge - Trackbar

+ LF Caster - LF Caster

+ Front toe out + Rear toe out - Front toe out - Rear toe out

- RF bump - RF rebound + RF bump + RF rebound


or + LR rebound or + LR bump or - LR rebound or - LR bump

Re-check tire temperatures Re-check camber settings Re-check tire temperatures Re-check camber settings

Recommendations are sorted by level of impact to the problem at hand. The


higher on the list, the greater the impact to the problem you are having. For Pit lane adjustable Garage only adjustment
subtle changes, see the recommendations lower on the list.

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