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Old 08-17-2013 | 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Boons
Hi all

I've been trying to get my M05 to behave and not spin around when off power in the bends. As blue front springs and yellow rear springs seem to be what people use I was trying to get that to work. I was having trouble with that so I tried yellow on the front and red on the back, disconnected the rear sway bar and it was a different car, I'd even say competitive!
I also had to disconnect the rear sway bar on my M05 to get a little more stability. I left it in the car, with only one link removed, so it would be easier to reconnect if the need arises.

One other thing I noticed regarding trailing-throttle oversteer: If I take special care to minimize wheelspin when accelerating, the car doesn't pick up oversteer towards the end of the run. I'm guessing that heating the front tires by spinning them also increases their grip. I'm running type A slicks on CRC carpet. Has anybody else run into this?

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