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Car Setup Guide

Items are listed in approximate order that they should be fixed (what you should look at first)

REMEMBER... after you fix one item, you may find other settings need to be adjusted!

Car Setup Guide

To fix PUSH: (tight, understeer)

More Stagger
More Rear Weight Bias
Less Cross Weight (wedge)
Lower Front Air Dam
Lower Front Tire Pressure

To fix PUSH: (exiting corner)

Lower left front tire pressure
Soften left front shock
Raise left rear tire pressure
Stiffen left rear shock

To fix LOOSE: (entering corner)
Raise right front tire pressure
Stiffen right front shock
Lower right rear tire pressure
Soften right rear shock

To fix LOW SPEED: (in corner)
Adjust front camber
More Stagger
Raise tire pressure

To fix POOR ACCELERATION:
Shorten Gears

To fix TIRE WEAR:
Adjust front camber
Adjust stagger
Soften Shocks
Lower tire pressure (if tire is hot across centre)
Raise tire pressure (if tire is hot on outside edges)
Adjust driving (slower entry into corners)

To fix ERRATIC BRAKING (car jumps ofr bounces under braking)
Soften front shocks

To fix PUSH: (going into corner)
Lower right front tire pressure
Soften right front shock
Raise right rear tire pressure
Stiffen rear tire pressure

To fix LOOSE: (oversteer)
Move rear weight forward
More cross weight (wedge)
Raise rear spoilor
Lower rear tire pressure

To fix LOW SPEED: (on straights)
Raise front spoilor
Stiffen left front shocks
Lower rear spoilor
Taller high gear

To fix LOW TEMPS:
Stiffen shock
Raise tire pressure