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danny
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Understeer

Post by danny » Tue Jun 30, 2009 4:11 pm

Hi to everyone,
Can someone tell me what amout of toe in I should be running on my s1 Elise as I seem to have a bit of understeer on tighter corners. I quickly and crudely measured it and it appears to have a slight toe out.
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Re: Understeer

Post by woody » Tue Jun 30, 2009 4:19 pm

What corner?

Front toe should be .2mm out overall generally, rear 1.5 - 2mm in per side depending on overall setup.
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Re: Understeer

Post by Mikie711 » Tue Jun 30, 2009 5:09 pm

Good guide here
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Re: Understeer

Post by Shug » Tue Jun 30, 2009 5:11 pm

Plus, very slow corner, plus heavy right foot, it'll always understeer. The weight is over the rear, so if you get busy with the throttle too hard in a tight corner without having the front loaded on the brakes, it'll just understeer.
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