Its very normal for showroom stock cars to understeer. It's easier for the panicked street driver to handle a sliding front than rear. Thank the lawyers.
Free stuff to try:
Drive better - Earlier braking, coast through most of the turn, then roll back on the gas. Braking too early is better than to late for a novice. Do not drive 'corner to corner', its an analog sport.
Check your tire rollover and air. Usually I'd say add more to rear or drop a little from the front. But being way under inflated in front can give the same push effect of being over inflated (tread rolls, you only get 1/2" of contact, loose traction). Put some chalk marks on your front tires to see how much tire tread roll you're getting (local AutoXers can help with this).
Fill up the gas tank. Running low is better for overall weight, running full is better for balance. I normally chose light over balance, but something to experiment with.
Cheap-ish things to try:
More camber in alignment. If you're an 'agressive' driver, just put all the camber you can in it, you'll still wear the outside edges first).
Swap sway bars with a fellow camaro. If you want to stay "Street" (former "Stock") class legal you can only do one. You might be able to free swap someone's smaller front bar in for experimentation. But given the choice I'd go with a bigger rear.
Not so cheap solutions:
Better tires all around, better shocks all around (adjustable).
Jay W
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Originally Posted by j5ady
Im new to auto crossing, and in the two events that I have been to I have ran into an understeer issue: turn left/right, but go straight!
Please provide advise. It all happens so fast that Im not sure if Im braking too early, to late, too much, or not enough, but one thing is certain, I am hauling ass before I get to a corner.
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