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Hey everyone,
I've been struggling with significant understeer on track with my Type S, especially when pushing it hard in corners. It's been affecting the driving experience and killing apex speed, and I was hoping to get some advice from the community on how to dial it out.
I am on RT660s with Phearable tune so I’m pushing close to 380HP and 400TQ to the wheels, which is exacerbating the grip issue.
Being early on in my mod journey, I’ve been running the stock alignment at the track (pins pulled), but just installed whiteline lower ball joints set to max camber (yet to track the alignment). Also went with their 22mm rear sway bar set to max stiffness. There are stiffer bars but I want the car to be as planted and neutral handling as possible. The last thing I need is to get lift of oversteer on a 100+mph turn. (See pointbypatrol’s wreck on YouTube)
Does anyone have recommendations for specific camber or toe settings that have worked well to reduce the understeer in the Type S? Gaining a lot more negative camber up front and adjusting the rear as well to balance things out should help, but I'd love to hear what setups have worked for you.
For those who've played around with the suspension, what changes have you found effective in reducing understeer? I've heard mixed things about stiffening the front sway bar, or adding a strut tower bar.
FL5 Type R Damper Module Swap???
I've thought a bit about swapping the damper module with the FL5 Type R's setup to help dial out understeer. Has anyone here done this swap? If so, How much of a difference does it make in handling and reducing understeer? I know the FL5 came with stiffer front springs (5.0kg vs 4.5) but Honda/Acura has decided to change both front spring rates to 4.7. I plan on doing the springs eventually, but not sure how much spring rate is ideal for the track.
I’m really interested in hearing what’s worked for others and any specific advice you might have. Whether it's alignment, suspension tweaks, or more substantial mods like lowering springs or coilovers. I'd love to know what you recommend to make the Type S handle better.
Thanks in advance for your help!
I've been struggling with significant understeer on track with my Type S, especially when pushing it hard in corners. It's been affecting the driving experience and killing apex speed, and I was hoping to get some advice from the community on how to dial it out.
I am on RT660s with Phearable tune so I’m pushing close to 380HP and 400TQ to the wheels, which is exacerbating the grip issue.
Being early on in my mod journey, I’ve been running the stock alignment at the track (pins pulled), but just installed whiteline lower ball joints set to max camber (yet to track the alignment). Also went with their 22mm rear sway bar set to max stiffness. There are stiffer bars but I want the car to be as planted and neutral handling as possible. The last thing I need is to get lift of oversteer on a 100+mph turn. (See pointbypatrol’s wreck on YouTube)
Does anyone have recommendations for specific camber or toe settings that have worked well to reduce the understeer in the Type S? Gaining a lot more negative camber up front and adjusting the rear as well to balance things out should help, but I'd love to hear what setups have worked for you.
For those who've played around with the suspension, what changes have you found effective in reducing understeer? I've heard mixed things about stiffening the front sway bar, or adding a strut tower bar.
FL5 Type R Damper Module Swap???
I've thought a bit about swapping the damper module with the FL5 Type R's setup to help dial out understeer. Has anyone here done this swap? If so, How much of a difference does it make in handling and reducing understeer? I know the FL5 came with stiffer front springs (5.0kg vs 4.5) but Honda/Acura has decided to change both front spring rates to 4.7. I plan on doing the springs eventually, but not sure how much spring rate is ideal for the track.
I’m really interested in hearing what’s worked for others and any specific advice you might have. Whether it's alignment, suspension tweaks, or more substantial mods like lowering springs or coilovers. I'd love to know what you recommend to make the Type S handle better.
Thanks in advance for your help!
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