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ResIpsa

Generally accepted rules: 1) Stiff = less traction, 2) Soft = more traction, 3) every input on a tire reduces overall traction (deceleration, acceleration, turning) and 4) you want to be on the throttle as soon and hard as your car can handle when exiting a corner.

Take a rear wheel drive car with a very stiff front suspension (in relation to the rear) around a corner with no throttle and it will under steer like a dump truck. Why? All the traction is with the rear tires and the front tires tend to continue traveling in the direction of the rear tires (straight ahead and not around the corner).

Then why is a very stiff front suspension ideal when this logically creates under steer?

Look at rule 4. You are going to compensate for the under steer as you apply the throttle out of the corner and thereby reduce available traction to the rear tires. This allows the car the maximum available traction to the rear tires and the fastest speed out of the corner.

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