How to stop high speed cars fishtailing?

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Hi guys,

For some reason, my high speed cars always fish tail - even in straight lines.

I.e my Ferrari 599, Mclaren & Tuned GT-R...It's REALLY annoying and I don't even bother driving them anymore.

Only my Veyron seems stable :(.

These cars have all been tuned upto maximum BHP (that I can get them to), so maybe it has something to do with Suspension etc?

Im a rookie at this so all help is appreciated.
 
Go to the car tuning forum at gt planet and use their setups for your specific cars.


GTR and 599 are easily manageable when using the tunes from the forums above.

I am not satisfied at all with any McLaren MP tunes yet though, still way to unstable at high speeds, except it seems my nose is loose, not the tail on that car.
 
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Go to the car tuning forum at gt planet and use their setups for your specific cars.


GTR and 599 are easily manageable when using the tunes from the forums above.

I am not satisfied at all with any McLaren MP tunes yet though, still way to unstable at high speeds, except it seems my nose is loose, not the tail on that car.
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Not knowing what you've done, if it's high speeds, camber/toe angles? Downforce?
 
You can try using the driving aids. If your using a controller switching to a pedal may help too. Controlled gas rather than always floored with the button.
 
Are you accelerating too early in your corners? Tires can't turn hard and accelerate at the same time... Try getting the tires straightened out before hammering on the gas and see if that helps.
 
Are you using a steering wheel and letting go of it on the straights? The G25 will begin to zig zag if you let go of the wheel, stupid effect.
 
RW drive car's do that when you mash the gas, Veyron can handle it because of the distribution of power to all 4 wheels. Ofcourse this only applies to exiting a corner, the straights as others say can be fixed with suspension settings.

If you are using a controller and are flat out on a bumpy straight road like La Sarthe, don't try to correct the steering every time the car twitches on the long back straights, you'll murder your car!
 
Maybe your dif is too sensitive on acceleration and too much torque is getting through the wheels?
 
Aston_Martin
Hi guys,

For some reason, my high speed cars always fish tail - even in straight lines.

I.e my Ferrari 599, Mclaren & Tuned GT-R...It's REALLY annoying and I don't even bother driving them anymore.

Only my Veyron seems stable :(.

These cars have all been tuned upto maximum BHP (that I can get them to), so maybe it has something to do with Suspension etc?

Im a rookie at this so all help is appreciated.
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adjust the lsd... (limited slip differential) the higher it is the less wheel spin... but if its too high it will affect speed out of corners... especially slow corners... :)
 
Throttle modulation is a corner + gradual application to power out of a corner.

Stamping on the throttle is never a good idea. Smooth is always the quickest way.
 
Tune your 4wd cars with adjustable differential and add more power to front wheels.
and with rwd cars right suspension tuning should help:tup:
 
Negative toe at the back of the car will give you more stability at high speed, the standard settings should be fine.

If you have too much camber on the rear then you will have less tyres in contact with the track surface so you will have less grip in a straight line, I generally don't go past 1.5 on the camber.

Something else that could help is the downforce settings ... Put a big wing from GT Auto onto the back of it, that could help also.

If you have any questions feel free to message me or add me on PSN and I can try help you find a set up.
 
To much downforce on the end compared to the front might cause loads of oversteer in corners, so dont put it just to the max, but more downforce makes the car much more stable. Even more than the camber in my opinion.
 
Dude if you have more downforce on the rear of the car then the rear of the car will be more stable and will have more grip than the front of the car, therefore promoting some understeer and not oversteer. Downforce only works at high speed, so during fast corners you may suffer a small amount of understeer but this can be tuned out by altering the ride height settings slightly.
 
When braking while entering a turn, try slowly pressing the brake BEFORE you lift off the accelerator. (this is called "left foot braking") On some cars (AWD rally cars on dirt) you can just keep the throttle max'd and tap the brake a bit to slow the car. But you'll have to lift off the throttle for the tight corners.

There's a big difference when you lift off the throttle and then brake, compared to when you start braking before you lift off the throttle. But neither the brake of the throttle are on/off switches. Remember there is a wide range of braking/throttle to play with.

In real racing, the fast guys are the ones who are good at modulating the throttle/brakes. For example they might be using 1/2 or 1/3rd throttle threw a corner where the slower drivers have lifted off the throttle completely. This technique is also called "driving with your feet" and it can be very effective once you get good at it. The good news is that GT5 is a very effective tool to help teach this technique. Good luck! :)
 
Can I just ask, are you having this problem at high speed? Accelerating out of a corner, pulling away from a standing start ... ?

I think above we have all of those issues covered, all that should be added is try TC 1 and see if that solves it (if during acceleration)
 
Thanks for the help, seems having a remote controller and having maximum gas doesn't help, as well as other tunes. I'll take a look at the tunes on this site :).

Thanks
 

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