Sim Racing Setup

guide.md

Tyres

• Go as soft as you can for quali without overheating. If you're getting uneven tyre pressures, add tyre pressure to the tyre that is cooking.

Alignment

Toe

• Toe out on front gives more responsive turn-in, can cause oversteer
• Toe in on front does opposite, can be used on rear to increase stability

Camber

• If you have uneven tyre temperatures, it's worth adjusting camber
• If inside is too hot, add positive camber
• If outside is too hot, add negative camber

Anti-roll bars

• Increase front stiffness to induce understeer during turn in, soften to increase oversteer
• If you are oversteering on turn out, soften the rear, if you are understeering, stiffen the rear

Springs

• As a start, lower the spring rate on all four springs to see if it negatively impacts handling
• If the car starts to bottom out, you've gone too far
• Balance wise, softer springs at the front will give more oversteer, whereas stiffer springs more understeer
• Rear springs are opposite, softer gives more understeer, stiffer gives more oversteer
• Use this if ARB isn't doing what you want

Dampers

• If the car is bouncing too much, increase damper values
• If the car is too stiff under movement, decrease damper values
• Slow refers to natural movement of car (cornering, braking, acceleration)
• Fast refers to impacts - think kerbs, bumps etc
• If your car feels twitchy or unpredictable during weight transfer, consider reducing damper values

Ride height & rake

• You want to be as low as possible
• Changes to ride height will often be reactionary to other changes

Brake bias

• Moving towards the front makes it more stable under braking, but can induce understeer during turn in
• Towards the front is the exact opposite

Diff

• Diff allows each pair of wheels to rotate independently of each other
• Power setting affects how locked/open the diff is under power
• Coast affects when you're not on the power
• The higher the number, the more locked
• Preload is the minimum amount of lock
• Car with locked coast diff will understeer on turn in
• Car with locked power diff will oversteer when applying power

Aero

• Wing: increase angle, more downforce, but more drag