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Old 01-03-2014, 05:24 PM   #37
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Lots of good advice here. I would strongly recommend learning at on an auto-x course where the consequences of a spin "usually" aren't that bad. When you get to the point where you are intensionally shifting weight to the front to start rotation, and then catching it with throttle application to shift weight rearward, you have arrived.

That said, you should have alignment checked to make sure nothing is off. Make sure you have at least zero toe to slight toe-in at the rear, otherwise it can be very twitchy. Also make sure the rear camber is good. I like to run about -2.5 degrees at the rear. Make sure nothing is binding with the sway bar that would make the spring rate suddenly go up, and finally check that the tires have decent tread matching front to rear. Some tires (Dunlop ZI's for instance) are noted for loosing traction when they get to the very end of their tread life.
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