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Great replies by everyone - thanks!
I'm starting to understand the theory better now and I think I have it sussed why reducing front droop takes away front grip. Due to the unladen inside tyre losing grip by lifting and the outside tyre not receiving 100% of the additional grip due to negative side effects of weight transfer.
It may or may not happen. It's all dependent on your rest of the set up and how much droop you put in relation to your car's corner speed and lateral force. It is all about finding balance between setting parameters.
The only point (or so I believe) I am still stuck on is..... why does the Hudy setup guide and others advise to INCREASE front droop to increase weight transfer to the rear under acceleration, increasing F to R roll to increase rear grip under acceleration thus reducing over-steer. Yet the opposite is in fact true?
The opposite it NOT true. More front droop means the front will lift more on acceleration, right? Hence more weight is transferred to the rear meaning more grip in the rear (understeer).
Is it because I am simply cornering too fast and cocking a wheel and that aspect of REDUCING front droop takes precedence over the effect of weight transfer to the rear. If I was to corner slower and not lift the inside wheel would, as the setup guides say, increasing front droop give more rear grip?
again it's all about balance. It's easy to say but it takes time and experience. Overdoing it is very easy.
Years ago I used to struggle with my HB Cyclone on carpet and found the only setup cure to over-steer was to increase rear droop by changing the down stop setting from 6mm to 3mm. Simply so when I was cornering the inside rear wheel would not lift. This went against all setup guides as increasing rear droop should only affect FRONT grip under braking.
This is why people say different things all the time. Speaking from their experience. It doesn't mean they are all right. Bad set up can be compensated by making another bad change. No I should say bad set up can be masked by making another bad change. The true way is to understand what does what from proven experts and see bigger picture. Yet I'm still talking lol.
It does seem droop settings have more of an effect on the end you alter than the opposite end as many setup guides state.
May or may not be true like I said above. If you overdid it, then yes.
If you did it just right, not true and you will have the desired effect that the book says.