13/03/2024
The Audi is an all-wheel-drive pocket rocket that naturally tends to understeer. To improve its grip, we need to adjust the springs. Changing the stiffness of the springs affects how the car transfers weight during acceleration, braking and cornering. If we want to reduce understeer and increase front grip, we need to lower the front springs. On the other hand, raising the rear suspension relative to the front will give you more rotation, especially in medium to slow corners. Lowering them will generally make the car more stable on tracks with multiple surface changes and/or camber. Conversely, raising the springs will make the car more agile on flat tracks.
It's important to adjust your ride height because it affects ground clearance and center of gravity. Lowering your car will generally improve cornering and stability, but if the track has bumps, you may lose control. One trick that skilled drivers use to gain extra speed on tracks with a lot of flat straightaways is to raise the front ride height to achieve a higher top speed. Be aware that this will make your car slower when cornering, so only do this on tracks like Le Mans! Have you made any changes to your suspension geometry? Do you have any advice for others?
