Restore Chassis Rigidity

[danomatic8]

I did a bunch of searching on this topic with nothing definitive so I did some testing on my own. Currently I'm level 23 A Spec.

Within GT Life, I took my Corvette Z06RM (520 miles.. plenty of smashing has already taken place... never a fix) and proceeded to Pro Series Championship Grand Valley. From there I proceeded to lay down some lap times. After getting a reasonable baseline time I exited to the main GT Life menu (making sure the data was saved) and then re-entered the same race.

The second time through I went about thoroughly trying to destroy the car. Flipped it, head on at high speed with the competition, smashed it as fast as I could go into barriers. I did a good job. Again, I finished the race (last place, but still did not notice any negative handling differences) and exited to GT Life (gotta save the data).

Alright, this car must drive like shti now. Back to the same race. Lo and behold, I ended up setting my best times (after 15 laps I'm warmed up).

I needed a bit more data so I bought and RM'd another Z06 for a fresh perspective. It wasn't any faster than the old bashed up one.

Final opinion: Chassis rigidity restoration does not seem to be related in any way to damage incurred (at least in GT Life at my current level of 23). Now, the next test is to see how MILEAGE affects the vehicles chassis. We'll need some people to make a note of their times with a fresh car and see what happens down the road. As of now, it takes more than 520 miles on a race car to see a difference.

 

[city]

I have 14,000km on my X2010 and i don't notice any difference in the handling and the chassis is still fine but it definitely needs an engine rebuild.

 

[tatfa]

It maybe more relevant on the older cars the "classics" ? Have you tried that instead of on a modern car ? Can't say for sure i am right as i am a tight g1t with my virtual credits and don't do the chassis rebuild at 500k . i wish too damage was lasting on cars and you had to pay to restore if you whacked them hard , it may help in online races with those who ram and cut corners etc they may learn to drive if they had to pay 500k per race or end up with a wrecked car that can't be driven well any more.

 

[Highlandor]

Restoring the chassis is much harder to tell when it has to be done, the engine is easy, as you can see the drop in power, but it's alot harder to determine whether a chassis needs rebuilt.

As merntioned above, on older cars the decision is easier, especially if they are road cars and they don't cost a huge amount. Just do it!

But with newer and more expensive cars, escpecially hgh value race cars it's a bit of a lottery, some people will say do it regularly, others won't do it at all.

It's really hard to know what's right for every car and circumstance.

 

[Ecchi-BANZAII!!]

I bought a Jaguar XJ220 and it bumped and bounced irregularly from side to side like it had been crashed but no damage was shown.
Took it to restore rigidly and it now works like new.

 

[crazedmodder]

i wish too damage was lasting on cars and you had to pay to restore if you whacked them hard , it may help in online races with those who ram and cut corners etc they may learn to drive if they had to pay 500k per race or end up with a wrecked car that can't be driven well any more.

It seems like a good idea until someone with a crap car rams you and then you have to pay 500k to fix your car.

I have a gt350r I just bought with 62000KM on it, drove it for the first time and I know it needs a chassis rebuild Drives like cabbage.