Originally Posted by
dvaid852456
I understand the theory, that more front droop increases weight transfer to the rear on acceleration and more rear droop increases weight transfer to the front under braking and vice versa.
BUT...
I always find that reducing front droop helps to add on power push and calm down an over-steering car, especially on carpet.
Shouldn't the opposite be true? If you increase front droop, thus increasing weight transfer to the rear on power, shouldn't this cause under-steer on power as the rear wheels have more grip?
Or is it a case that more weight on the rear wheels under acceleration in high grip situations actually pushes the car round more and as the nose of the car is in the air and has less grip?
Don't confuse body roll or movement with weight transfer. They are often exactly opposite. Usually softer has more body movement and less transfer of weight. A stiff chassis has effectively infinite transfer of weight and potentially no body movement.
Trophy trucks are a great example. They have huge body movement on soft springs to reduce weight transfer since they race on low traction surfaces. Put them on a high traction surface and they almost roll over.
Look at how anti roll bars work, they stiffen up the vehicle in roll, increasing weight transfer and reducing roll. Usually they result in a net reduction of traction due to the increased weight transfer. That is ok since they are usually used on high traction surfaces to control body movement.