Reduce nose dive under heavy braking

POS VETT · 06-29-2015, 07:58 PM

When I mentioned trail braking, I meant to say that I changed my driving and used that feature to my advantage. In my current car that's RWD, I can't use trail braking; it just doesn't work in an autox, might work when I want to slide around, but it induces major, sometime unrecoverable, power oversteer. I use a small amount of throttle to maintain a more steady cornering speed.

It's hard for me to say what you could use that instability for without being there. A very brief application of trail braking might work in your case as long as throttle is applied gradually afterward. Watch for the weight shift and start from there. You might or might not be comfortable with a tiny slide for a quicker rotation purpose. What tires do you run?

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06-29-2015, 07:58 PM	#12 (permalink)
POS VETT Track Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Columbus OH Posts: 612 Drives: Z34\|C4LT4\|C6Z06\|V25 Rep Power: 3367	When I mentioned trail braking, I meant to say that I changed my driving and used that feature to my advantage. In my current car that's RWD, I can't use trail braking; it just doesn't work in an autox, might work when I want to slide around, but it induces major, sometime unrecoverable, power oversteer. I use a small amount of throttle to maintain a more steady cornering speed. It's hard for me to say what you could use that instability for without being there. A very brief application of trail braking might work in your case as long as throttle is applied gradually afterward. Watch for the weight shift and start from there. You might or might not be comfortable with a tiny slide for a quicker rotation purpose. What tires do you run?