Originally posted by Martin
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You're dead right. While increasing the rear roll stiffness relative to the front helps make the car "point", most drivers can't handle the lift off oversteer that is the result - especially with the big "solid axle conversion kits" that a lot of people fit. I've been on a cruise where an R32 ended up off the road due to this.
On tight circuits, I run my rear anti-roll bar at a stiffer setting but for fast circuits and road usage, I back it off for more stability. And I only added the rear anti-roll bar in conjunction to having a stiffer one fitted to the front so that the balance was maintained with the rear bar in the lightest position.
The legendary Peugeots of the early/mid '80s were terrifically responsive because lift off oversteer was designed into them. But they're not allowed to build cars like that any more - too many drivers would end up in ditches and walls due to the dumbing down of cars with driving aids to suit the lowest common denominator (ESP/ABS/TC).
Originally posted by brad
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That said, a lower grip tyre can be hugely entertaining as long as it is predictable and progressive when it reaches its cornerning limits
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