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Suspension tuning basics... (archive)
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Posted by Jim Bassett on October 30, 2000 at 19:33:31:

In Reply to: Josh is exactly right. On street tires... posted by ChewToy on October 30, 2000 at 13:35:44:


you decrease the rear tires air pressure to increase the contact patch, thus reducing oversteer.

Refer to: http://www.srf.com/Driving/Tuning/
Decreasing rear tire pressure INCREASES oversteer (or DECREASES understeer - two ways of describing the same effect).


It's the exact opposite on race tires like hoosiers from my understanding.

It's the same, regardless of the *type* of tire.

Cheers,
Jim Bassett
1998 M3/4


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