Aero Kits, do they work?

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So I upgraded everything on my Aston Martin DB9, EVERYTHING, so I took a look at the workshop and noticed you could buy wheels, and it said how they improved performance if they were a lighter alloy, but didn't give me and PP points improvement, and I also got the Aero kit and the spoiler, it was saying how more down force etc, so I did it to improve, did all this actually improve or did I just ruin the looks of the DB9 by adding a spoiler?
 
uLemon
So how come it didn't give me or tell be about more PP? And how much of a difference? Amazing?
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It does give you PP, and you can change the downforce on the wing to a certain amount. Downforce makes more of a difference the more of it there is - most just get 0/20 max which is OKish, but some cars can get to 35/80 with a wing.
 
uLemon
So I can expect better performance in the corners?
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Yes, although it comes with a slight reduction in overall straight line speed. But cornering tends to win most races anyway...
 
rear downforce adds traction at high speeds. Front downforce will make your db9 faster and more planted through corners, mainly at high speed.
 
uLemon
Another thing, did the wheels make a difference? or were they just for looks?
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I believe they are just for looks. They may be slightly lighter but they wouldn't make much difference.
 
C-ZETA
Yes, although it comes with a slight it's basically zero since the physics are weird reduction in overall straight line speed.
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Also, while downforce does help (unlike wheels), the wings at GT Auto are fairly pathetic. They don't add a lot of downforce at all, so don't expect race car performance.

dan0543
rear downforce adds traction at high speeds. Front downforce will make your db9 faster and more planted through corners, mainly at high speed.
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Any downforce makes the car more planted in corners, and both can add traction.

Rear downforce = understeer
Front downforce = oversteer
 
For most cars below 500 pp, there is more of an advantage gained with the extra hp vs. extra downforce trade off to get to a given pp level. As you go higher in pp some cars benefit from extra downforce on some tracks and at 600 pp, most cars benefit from extra downforce but not always on all tracks. Road Course Indy for example is a track that a car without rear downforce will often outperform the same car with it.

Now if you're not PP limited, most car will benefit from the added downforce because you don't have to give up anything to get it and it does help keep the rear end planted in high speed corners.
 
You guys forget that the downforce that you get from the wing is only on the back, and will cause most cars to have horrid understeer at high speed. So adding down force may not help all cars, especially when your pp racing.
 

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