FR car setups

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Does anyone know a good generic setup that I can use for most FR cars that would need a little tweaking for it to suit the car. Or could somebody direct me to a website where I can find some advice on setting up the car myself. I have a vauge idea on what most of the setup options do but I want to learn a bit more about them. (Hope thats not too much :confused: )
 
Well, as a general rule,
- set the car up as stiffly as possible (so it doesn't bounce off kerbs, but doesn't feel like the front springs are made of marshmallow)
- try to set the rear up slightly softer than the front - reason being when you accelerate, the weight transfers to the rears and if you set it up a little softer at the rear, the rear suspension accepts the weight and improves traction. Don't go too soft - the car will become an oversteering monster.

I've posted this link before, and it relates to GT2 (but the concepts are the same), this is the best guide to finding your own set-ups I've come across.

http://home.att.net/~chmilnir/gt/main.html
 
just search for an faq such as hondakid's.

my opinion is that setup is less an issue with powerful cars when racing to simply win. If you drive aggressively, the viper can probably be handled ok with various setups, or levels of a setup.

try reducing front camber, increasing rear camber and putting the front and rear downforce really high. And lowering the ride height to 100mm at both ends.

like a 1.7 camber front and 2.3 for the rear. Might want to try reducing the rear camber if understeer is not an issue. I've never understood why the camber is so adjustable when most of us prefer oversteer and the cars mostly understeer. a 5/7 is going to steer heavy. I think heavy brake setting understeer, bias toward the rear by a level or 2 11/13 might work.

agree or not, anyone?
 
Well, it depends on what you're trying to acheive. We're reasonably lucky in GT3 in that the default set-up (for me anyway) when you instal the full custom suspension is not too far from the mark (although the springs are far too soft).

As I've mentioned in previous threads you seem to get more marked effects with set-up changes in GT3 (although that may have something to with the force-feedback steering wheel) - when I've tried other people's set-ups they've felt completely different to what I've been running.
 
Yeah thanks I should of said realy I want a setup mainly for my Corvette Z06 which has a tendancy to oversteer. I have a viper set up simmilarly to my Vette but that seems ok.
 

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