what to do to get rid of understeer?

[SuperSpud]

since I put my eibach prokit on, I've noticed my car tends to understeer. im guessing its b/c the front is now lower than the rear.. is there anything I can do about it? is there a simple solution (besides putting the stock springs on)? I was thinking maybe adjustable endlinks. if I could some how adjust the rear suspension to match the front again. or something.. someone toss me a bone here.

[Black Majik MSP]

I don't think just the front being lower CAUSES understeer. I could be wrong here, but I think I remember iON saying that their race springs would actually make your car oversteer like an ITR.

I do know that putting a fat rear sway on usually causes understeer...maybe look into the AWR adjustable or the new Delsing unit that's almost out.

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=62215

[SuperSpud]

yeah, thats what I was thinking. a new rear sway bar. but what is it that makes the sway bar "adjustable?"

[njaremka]

Do you have 'under'steer or 'over'steer? Understeer is where the front want to puch through a corner; oversteer is when the back want to come around on you. A stiff front suspension will bring understeer; a stiff rear suspension will bring oversteer. A big front sway bar will cause understeer; a big rear sway bar will cause oversteer.

First, check your tire pressures. Then, check your alignment. A good alignment can do wonders. Then, check you driving habits. Bad driving habits can cause all sorts of wacky handling traits. Last, play around with your sespension set-up. You could end of spending a lot of money on upgrades that only make your handling worse.

[mazdaowner123]

do know that putting a fat rear sway on usually causes understeer...
I'm guessing you just made a typo, but a big rear bar will cause oversteer.

~brian

[Ryno]

Get a RWD car(thumb)

[SuperSpud]

yes, did mean understeer... when I go into a corner, the front digs down, and it will lose traction and slide foward, as opposed to gripping and turning (oversteer).

[low_psi]

-tire pressures, both front and rear
-check front sway bar to make sure its attached properly still
-check turn-in habits(on your part)
-teh p0tat0 vil raCe agAIN!

[RyanJayG]

disconnect your front swaybar (joking) cause when mine was disconnected (broken endlink*) I had MAD oversteer (not joking)

I nearly lost it on a curve... I actually drifted a fwd car.. no shit.

[Natey]

yeah, thats what I was thinking. a new rear sway bar. but what is it that makes the sway bar "adjustable?"
My AWR swaybar took care of the understeer. It adjusts by sliding the mounting brackets forward for oversteer, or rearward for understeer. Here's a pic:
http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/11/web/335000-335999/335883_15_full.jpg
See the black box-like thing on the left that attaches the swaybar to the struts? That's the bracket that adjusts the stiffness. There's another one on the passenger's side too. :)

[mazdaowner123]

Disconnecting your front bar will give you oversteer, like Ryan said. Some people do it for autox, I disconnected mine just to see what it was like. Noticably more body roll, but man can you get the ass out lol.

~brian