Edit: And there's also, elsewhere on my site (click in the left-hand frame - Driving Guide, I think) a settings guide, which will apply to all cars, including the 'brids.
"My car over/understeers too much - what can I do to change this?
A-ha, NOW you're getting somewhere. Here's my checklist - try driving the car again after each alteration. If it works, and the car drives to your satisfaction, stop there: Understeer
1 Is ASM on? Turn it off.
2 Is TCS on? Set it as low as possible (or even off for FFs).
3 Does the car have 4WD? If so buy the VCD if you can and set it as low as possible - 10%
4 What is the LSD set to? Drop the settings to their minimum - 5/0, 5/0, 5/0 for FFs; 5/5, 5/5, 5/5 for 4WDs; 0/5, 0/5, 0/5 for RWD (if you're unlucky enough to have an understeering RWD car).
5 What is the "Toe" setting set to? Set the rear to a MINUS number - -2.0 for all FF cars. I have a Mini that power-drifts with rear toe of -2.0...
6 What is the "Camber" setting set to? Front should be higher than rear, but not too much higher. I go for 2.5/2.0 as a general rule
7 What are the other suspension settings? Generally any car with a higher "front" number in Damper Bound, Rebound, Springs, Ride Height or Stabilisers will understeer, but these are not as important as any of the previous settings.
Oversteer
1 Is ASM on? Turn it off. ASM causes understeer leading to snap-oversteer, making oversteer characteristics worse.
2 Is TCS on? If not, turn it on. A setting of 1 or 2 is enough for any car.
3 What is the "Toe" setting set to? If the rear is a minus number make it a little less negative. If it's positive, then set it to zero - this won't help the oversteer in the slightest, but it'll halve your problems because you won't have to tune out understeer when the oversteer has gone away.
4 What is "Camber" set to? If the front is WAAAY above the rear, bring the rear up closer, or diminish the front setting a bit.
5 What is Downforce set to? Too much DF on the nose and not enough on the rear will cause oversteer - usually in the fastest corners as well. Increase the rear downforce setting.
6 What are the other suspension settings set to? Large front-to-rear differences will cause handling problems. Keep the settings similar(ish).
7 What about the brakes? Brakes should almost always be stronger in the front than the rear (the exception is the Ruf RGT) - high rear brake settings make for an oversteery car under braking. Mine is usually 22/19 then tinkered with from there."
