On Fri, 26 Oct 2001, Mark J. Andy wrote:
> Howdy,
>
> What sorta alignment are you running? Can Hondas change front camber
> legally in stock? Those pressures sound a little high, but the sidewal
> rollover is the main thing to watch. You want them to rollover a bit, but
> not too much. Show them to an experienced person at the next event maybe?
>
> You're probably, like some other folks have said, overdriving the front of
> the car. At least a couple things to watch for here. One is "slow in,
> fast out" like other folks have said. Another that I've seen a lot of is
> that when the front tires start to slide, you have to unwind the steering
> to let them hook back up and grip again. The natural tendency is to keep
> the wheel cranked over, scrubbing rubber off onto the pavement. As a
> bonus, you'll be faster when you start unwinding the wheel as well! :-)
> It doesn't matter where you are in the corner. If the car is pushing, you
> have to unwind the wheel until it grips again, then feed in more steering,
> etc.
As a data point, I ran my Miata's AVSis at 39/36 on a concrete surface,
after coming down from a 45/42 start. I have no idea what are "correct"
pressures, but didn't see excess rollover and was reasonably fast
considering it was my first time in the car.
KeS
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