Are these meant to lift oversteer badly? - Saxperience

WestCoastJosh · 12th July 2009, 09:52

Went round a corner slightly faster than i should have been going, it was tighter than it looked and it started to understeer badly, i came off the throttle and the back end really swung round, i just missed a tree and just ended up badly kerbing my wheel. is that meant to happen?? thought they handled well, didnt expect that much understeer, shat myself. Its been lowered 40mm and has my mates gas shocks all round to

Mr_P · 12th July 2009, 09:59

By that much understeer, you mean you were driving too quick for the conditions and the car was incapable of making it around the corner at silly speeds?

And yes if you're on the limit and decide to lift off your arse is going to try to overtake you.

WestCoastJosh · 12th July 2009, 10:01

Na i mean the bend really didnt look to bad, was doin 35-40. it wasnt raining but had been earlier, so was damp. got good tires tho, federals. there wasnt much else i could have done tbh.

Rob-6 · 12th July 2009, 10:04

federals are cheap tyres arnt they?

WestCoastJosh · 12th July 2009, 10:06

i have heard only good things about them, were on the wheels when i got them. suppose i meant they have good tread... lol

Rob-6 · 12th July 2009, 10:09

dont think it matters what suspension/tyres you have, im running billies and yoko tyres and if i lift of round a corner the arse end of the car try's to overtake

raunchz · 12th July 2009, 10:10

lift off oversteer

WestCoastJosh · 12th July 2009, 10:12

Just didnt expect it to be that bad. always thought it handled really well till that day. probably gonna spend a bit more money to tighten it up a bit.

Mr_P · 12th July 2009, 10:18

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Originally Posted by WestCoastJosh

Just didnt expect it to be that bad. always thought it handled really well till that day. probably gonna spend a bit more money to tighten it up a bit.

They do hande well, if you don't lift off on corners.

WestCoastJosh · 12th July 2009, 10:21

i know mate, not much i could have done. if i carried on i would have hit the tree that i barely missed when i lifted off.
just really didnt expect it to understeer that badly.

Lloydie · 12th July 2009, 10:21

It was also wet, mine slides a gooden when its wet

L20VTS · 12th July 2009, 10:23

just trust the car to go round usually will even if you get a bit of understeer its usually controlable, i've had the ass kick out a few times when i've had to brake on a corner usually due to some tit pulling out infront of me or small furry bunnys lol!

Decent tyres help loads, my cars always handled well even as standard with a decent set of Eagle f1 tyres.

WestCoastJosh · 12th July 2009, 10:24

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Originally Posted by Lloydie

It was also wet, mine slides a gooden when its wet

well it was more damp than wet, sun had dried most out.

WestCoastJosh · 12th July 2009, 10:25

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Originally Posted by L20VTS

just trust the car to go round usually will even if you get a bit of understeer its usually controlable, i've had the ass kick out a few times when i've had to brake on a corner usually due to some tit pulling out infront of me or small furry bunnys lol!

Decent tyres help loads, my cars always handled well even as standard with a decent set of Eagle f1 tyres.

It wasnt a bit though mate, the car literally wasnt turning it went round but then gave up and i would have gone straight into the tree if i didnt lift off.
proper scary moment, dont trust it now lol.

L20VTS · 12th July 2009, 10:27

damp roads are usually worse than wet they are greasy. Yer of you life of on a corner you will fly sideways if your going quite quick lol, distrubs the weight of the car big time usually only on cars with a responsable bit of power cant do it on 1.4 ive tried haha.
You'd of been safer putting your foot in and having your front end moving round the corner.

WestCoastJosh · 12th July 2009, 10:37

Yer it happened when the vtr engine was put in so it has some grunt.
I might not have hit the tree then lol if i was brave an kept my foot in i would have gone round eventually??
Just at the time really didnt think i would do it.

craig180^p · 12th July 2009, 10:39

Its coz you haz orange rimz

WestCoastJosh · 12th July 2009, 10:43

Orange rims FTW!

Berg · 12th July 2009, 10:47

sorry but its not the car, its the driver

WestCoastJosh · 12th July 2009, 10:49

So there was a way of stopping the car from understeering and do come back with the obv comment "driving slower" i was driving at a resonable speed but just underestimated the gradient of the bend.