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Originally Posted by andygee
the car i was told if driven incorrectly
has a tendency to snap oversteer, the suspension will be tuned to over but not to the point where the average driver won't be able to control it.
they will test whether calibration or the need for a wider set up for the
rear will help. that's where the rings multiple turns come in,
the track is great for data gathering.
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Ouch... this is not a good thing to hear. If the FT86 is anything like the AP1 or even AP2 (Honda S2000), that could really be a handful if the driver is not careful. While the AP1 doesn't have traction control, and I fully expect the FT86 to have it, it'd really suck if you have to rely on traction control to save your behind. It'd also mean tracking the car at 10/10th would be a lot more dicey... Granted, it probably wouldn't make sense to track a fully stock FT86 in the first place, but if the tendency is there in the first place due to non-suspension related factors (weight distribution, CG, roll center, etc.), it'd really take a lot of suspension tuning to tame it, and really, I'm not sure if the behaviour can be entirely tamed.
IMO, suspension tuning is the one of the most important factor in a sports car because it can easily make or break the driving experience. I hope Toyota and Subie can really get this one right.