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shrumdude
06-10-2005, 01:18 PM
I decided that my car won't rotate like I want it too. It's not understeering, I've cured that, but it doesn't turn quite as quickly as I would like. I hope that I'll be able to get it to the point that I want with camber and damper tuning. Here's my current suspension:

Sustec Pro-SS coilover (settings: 3F and 4R, there's 4 adjustments for the front and 4 for the rear)
Hotchkis antiroll bars (competition stiffness, front bar set to recommended spec0
Hotchkis endlinks
Stock GT wheels
205/50-15 Kumho Ecsta MX

-0.8 degrees front camber
No front toe in/out
-1.8 degrees rear camber
No rear toe in/out

I plan to buy the Toyota crash bolts and add a lot more negative front camber, but I wasn't able to get them before my recent alignment.

I'd like to adjust damper stiffness, I haven't really played with them yet. What adjustments should I make? The goal is to make the car's behavior as neutral as possible (I prefer oversteer to understeer).

shrumdude
06-11-2005, 05:05 PM
Someone help me.

ironracer4130
06-12-2005, 01:50 AM
try setting the front to the softest and the rear the stiffest..... i would probablly try adding a little more neg in the front... maybe bump it up to -1.5 and see how everything feels. try bumping up the tire pressure in the rear too. do like 30 psi front and 38 psi rear. thats all i can think of now. play around alittle and adjust accordingly.

DopeCelicaGT
06-12-2005, 02:36 PM
Yep, I hate to say it but this is definitely going to be a trial and error thing. You could try PMing Qwksilvr808 as I think he had the same set-up as you.

NoCones
06-15-2005, 07:48 AM
if you really want to play with the shocks, try softening the front

Getting more front negative camber with the crash bolts should help some. Taking some negative camber out of the rear could help to...as would a little toe out in the rear. If possible, softening the front bar could help too.

If it's just initial turn-in that you're concerned about, a little toe out up front would help.