Can ne1 explain me how to setup front/rear toe in ?
Otherwise where can I foun docs on this?
thanx
http//thesquare.tux.nu
UIN:38507540
More negative tow on the front will make the car turn in easier but will
also cause more instability on the straights. More positive tow at the back
will make the rear end become more stable but at a cost in terms of straight
line speed. It is not generally advisable to set the rear for negative tow.
Marlk
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> Can ne1 explain me how to setup front/rear toe in ? > Otherwise where can I foun docs on this? > thanx > http//thesquare.tux.nu > UIN:38507540Large positive amounts of rear toe can help stabilize the rear while
under power. The result is when you mash the gas pedal coming off a
corner, the back end of the car doesn't try and pass the front as
easily. Also under braking (using the engine) the car tends to try and
stay pointed in the same direction.
The effects might seem desirable, and might even help someone with a
heavy foot. But there are tradeoffs.
Take the curva grande at monza, for example. For the optimum braking
and acceleration, the car has to drift in the turn. Try a rear toe in of
.500, and see how the car tends to straighten up in the curva. I suppose
that a higher clutch setting would make the rear loose in the turn(under
power the rear will want to swing out), but then the purpose of the high
rear toe setting was to stabilize the rear! The key is to find a
balance.
Lately I've been trying to change my style, to use the gas to steer by
kicking the rear out in turns. In the Ferrari, that meant changing the
clutches from 1 to 3. That one change means a big difference to
acceleration out of a slow turn. I tried high rear toe settings but am
now back to the .150 range.
At monza this clutch change took a second off my lap times. 129.xx in
the ferrari. It really helps in the lesmos and parabolica to be able to
swing the back end of the car around with the gas.
Note of caution : I am not a particularly fast driver, so take this
advise with a grain of salt.
Roy Berube
