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Old 03-20-2009 | 09:20 AM
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Hyper Mike,

IT's going to depend on the type of push... if it's pushing in the first part of the corner (off power) you can get a little more steering there by making the shock a bit longer (a bit more pod droop) IF the push is mid corner, you can gain some on power steering by raising the front attachment point of the shock a bit.

If it's a double-steer kind of push (starts to steer in, then lets go) try a little heavier oil in the side shock.

IF you feel the need for a little more steering everywhere, I'd go with the next step firmer side springs.

The 12R5 comes with .020 front springs, I wouldn't go lighter than that under most circumstances.

You might also consider trying a set of grey low or orange rear tires. THEse are the same as Yellows, but with a thin outer ring of grey near the sidewall. THese will let the car rotate a bit more than the yellows when the car is in the corners. Going to greay rears will let the car rotate even more.

The 12R5 comes with the gold 12lb spring standard... most of us are running the 14lb red spring on the center shock of our cars (link cars) Changing from the gold to red will let the car rotate a bit better everywhere... that could be all the change you need...

OF course, the simplest solution might just be to treat a wider portion of the front tire before the run... if you're saucing the inner third of the tire, try saucing the inner half... IF I feel I need to sauce more than half the front tire, I usually look elsewhere for the solution though.

I think my first move would be to try the red spring on the shock... keeping everything else the same for now. If I still wanted more overall steering, I'd go one step up on the side springs.

Out of curiosity, what body are you running? It can make a big difference in the balance of the car...
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