11' Fit Oversteer?
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try this:
at about 25 mph quickly crank the steering wheel hard left or right and see how much of the turn you get. On all the ones I've driven the Fit continues almost straight ahead. With my Porsche or Miata they'll swing into the turn with the back end stepping out. That, folks, is Fit understeer compared to neutral. Drive easy enough and oversteer/understeer has no meaning. Nor does neutral.
And if you want real world understeer get up about ... never mind.
try this:
at about 25 mph quickly crank the steering wheel hard left or right and see how much of the turn you get. On all the ones I've driven the Fit continues almost straight ahead. With my Porsche or Miata they'll swing into the turn with the back end stepping out. That, folks, is Fit understeer compared to neutral. Drive easy enough and oversteer/understeer has no meaning. Nor does neutral.
And if you want real world understeer get up about ... never mind.
at about 25 mph quickly crank the steering wheel hard left or right and see how much of the turn you get. On all the ones I've driven the Fit continues almost straight ahead. With my Porsche or Miata they'll swing into the turn with the back end stepping out. That, folks, is Fit understeer compared to neutral. Drive easy enough and oversteer/understeer has no meaning. Nor does neutral.
And if you want real world understeer get up about ... never mind.
no u dont need to, i have had 240s and rx7s i kno how to drift but just a hard turn in can cause the fit to do it. now i can go thru that turn accel'ing, i can brake thru it, get speed ahead of time and roll thru in neutral and evertime i have to counter steer and accelerate out of the turn or it goes ass end first
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Any nose heavy vehicle will understeer regardless of FWD or RWD unless you drastically increase RSB but FWD will do it quicker thanks to making the front wheels steer and corner.
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Had a 08' Sport till it was totaled. That thing handled like a dream. Very tight, responsive car. Now have the 11' Sport. Tracks dead straight, does not pull either way. On initial turn-in it is fine but then it goes into an oversteer condition. Seems to want to turn much more than I am asking of it... Both directions. All speeds above 30 MPH. Tire pressure good. The dealer just looked at it and said it is like any other new gen Fit. At least the last year or two. Anyone else have these comments on the steering? I will mess with the tire pressures a bit to see if I can dial out some of the over-steer.
Release the gas as you enter the turn(smoothly!) then give the gas back at the apex of the turn. Do not brake after the beginning of the turn. Once you turn the steering wheel, brakes = oversteer/spinout. Brake in, throttle out.
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