Hi All,
1) Toe Alignment Spec - Do I Have to much Toe?
2) Is there any other reason I'm understeering
Car - MY14 Toyota GTS.
I've bought some of the TS STI Wheels (17x7.5) and had the tyre shop install 4x brand new Pilot Sport 4 (Not 4s just 4) 225/45/17 as well as align the car.
I didn't ask for any specific alignment specs... See attached.
I've currently running
MCA Sport Essentials (Brand New - 2 months been installed by me. Their specification sheet mention it should be 350mm front/rear from of wheel to guard and measuring now, its pretty much even.
Although the driver's side (Right - RHD) was 350 and the Left side was about 345mm....
I've checked tyre pressure after the car had 2 hours to cool down (Also note it's cold outside) and all 4x tyres were about 33-34 PSI. So I'm confident that the pressure isn't the problem.
Now my problem and question.
I've always noticed this with the car, but they had pretty old/worn PS4 on the Stock 17s.
Basically, when going around a corner, when you accelerate the car feels like the front tyres "Slide" and understeers. The steering doesn't feel precise at all. It becomes very light.
There's basically no oversteer at all and just feels crap.
Really you just have to remove throttle input and wait for the car to settle.
The coilovers dampening adjustment (0-12) was 2 from Soft in the front and rear.
I put the rear to 9 and it makes it feel better, but still understeers and "slides" (The front slides - Steering light).
Obviously this feels crap!
It doesn't give me any confidence in the car at all.
This happens with or without traction control on... seems to be better with it off, but still happens.
The TC sometimes come on usually coming out of the corner, not at the start.
Note: I have an NB MX5 and it does not feel or understeer like this.
Question 1) My Alignment.....
Is there too much toe in general?
Everywhere I read has pretty much 0 toe front/rear.
I didn't bother asking for a specific alignment and they just gave me I would assume a standard alignment.