[ddeflyer]

Originally Posted by Doozer

Hey folks,

Experiencing understeer on entry in long sweepers and can't break the rear free throughout the rest or the corner. Really, really frustrating.

Considering an upgrade to a 1.5 diff to try and get a little more free on entry and solve this dilemma.

Curious to hear some racers thoughts on if a diff *could* solve this issue (may very well be a driver issue, not sure).

There seem to be some different thoughts on diff preload as well. Some say lower is better, others more. Anyone play around with this and feel like commenting?

Thanks in advance

Generally speaking, a diff is unlikely to be the solution you want now (it is possible it could be the solution, but if it was then you would probably not be asking). Quite frankly, the most common cause of understeer on entry is not slowing down enough for your inputs (if so, some people might be able to do a faster entry but they have technique that you don't yet).

The first question I ask myself when I am figuring out understeer on a corner is how much of the rear tires I am using at that point (and if there is a reason I'm not using more). Usually I find that I am not making good use of of the rear and I need to adjust how I have the car balanced at corner entry (usually using the throttle). So my question for you is: "Hows your throttle steering? Do you dance on the throttle through the corner or is it an on off switch?"