fizay

Ok I need some suspension help in Gran Turismo, I have an Mazda FC (Rx-7) it's FR and all that other good stuff, has about 300 hp. I got the full race suspension for the car and now I need to tune it, the setting I have right now seems to drift a lot, I have the rear slightly less stiff than the front, but I don't know much about suspension and Gran Turismo to tune it correctly, so I figured I'd post, for those who haven't played but have some input, I can change Spring rates, camber, Shock boun rebound, front and rear sway stiffness, and more I don't remember all of it.

On that note, I can't believe I'm abut to post Gran Turismo questions on a Subie forum.

RoadSpike

Well lets just assume that your have alot of body roll on that rx7 (i dont even own this game)

So you want to prevent your car from sliding around too much.. I'll just use my super limited knowledge on how the stuff works to try and help you out

The sway bars will help prevent body roll as well as stifining up turning.
The shocks should be set nice and low and stiff for pavement or track.
I wouldn't really mess with the camber or toe. They should be fine with the setup in the game.

So our goal is to keep as much rubber on the road as possible. Stiffen up your sway bars and lower your suspension if it allows it. Make it a medium firm suspension kinda a 75% mark there should be at 50% now.

If you not in dirt the rebound shouldn't be an issue really.

Lastly driving technique, with as much hp as you got in that car flooring it around a corner is just obviously going to make the car slide ease up on the throttle until you can straighten it out and floor it on the out section.

NZO

http://www.gtplanet.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=115

fizay

I use a style similar to toe-in technique, where I throttle/brake a lot, especially considering the buttons are basically go or don't go, with minimal sensitivity. but thanks for everyone's responses esp the one on the GTP forums

STi-owns-evo

iTrader: (4)

well... usually for GT-3 it's not as real as roadspike thinks it might be. With 300 ponies, you may want to first, if you haven't already, get tires. Wheel spin in that game will create huge oversteeer. I'm not exactly the best at tuning cars, since i basically keep guessing and checking. Approx what is your suspension rates front/rear. For oversteer, put them harder on the front, and also do the same with the sways and shock bound/rebound. I've always liked my cars to have oversteer, so i'd leave those on 7 front and 8 rear. Also, do you have TCS and ASM on? If you've turned those off (yeah that's how a real car would work) turn them back on and tinker with them. For default on my cars, I put them on 2-3 ASM and 1-2 TCS. Another good thing, if you have the PS2 controllers, are to utilize the function of pressure control. If you've ever gotten bored of GT3 and had fun drifting, that's how i've learned to use the pressure control. With that, you won't spin your tires as much and lose as much traction in the rear.

Well good luck tuning, also if all that fails, gamefaqs might have some good tuning guides with real #s.

MonkeyAB

iTrader: (1)

What STi-owns-evo says about pressure sensitive buttons is a must. You don't have that much control over it, but there is a definite difference between mashing the button down and pressing it partially. If you hit the gas hard at the apex of a turn in a FR car, you'll definitely lose the rear end. But if you shift the weight smoothly the grip at the rear tires will increase.

I drive with TCS on 1, ASM off, the suspension stiff, but similar ratio f/r as default settings and my RSB at a higher setting than my front. Give it time and you'll learn how to control the car perfectly.

wil69

suspension is not too difficult.

the golden rule is:
stiffer front than rear => more oversteer
stiffer rear than front => more understeer


i like to put my settings close to max (maybe 1-2 lvls away from max) in the front and 1 setting lower in the rear to get a lil oversteer for all things that have levels. the toe out changes the character a lot, .5+ in the back makes a pretty big diff from 0. i dont like playing w/ spring rates cuz if u mess it up, ull be bouncing off the track. ride height will lower ur center of gravity and spring rate will make ur suspension stiffer. just read the scrolling text on the bottom and use 'run and setting' to test wut u like. everyone has different styles and skills so dont just copy someone elses settings.

FUNKED1

stiffer front than rear => more oversteer
stiffer rear than front => more understeer

That's backwards from real life. But it's a game.

FUNKED1

PS you might try playing with diff settings. Higher initial and accel numbers will keep it from oversteering when you are on the throttle. TC does that too.

thebankman

iTrader: (7)

and why are you not drifting the impreza? all you need is light engine mods and the stage two suspension and that car drifts great around laguna seca course

fizay

thx for all the responses

fizay

oh I don't have enough credits to buy a suby....YET. 22B!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!