Fwd Race Car Setup. Basically has to be fwd 6 cylinder no more than 1 5 of camber. Although i run a rwd car i ve had a far bit of involvement in making fwd cars handle so here goes you dont say what sort of car and suspension set up you have so i m guessing a bit when it comes to rear spring rates but these settings took 7 seconds a lap of my mates fwd escort on the silverstone stowe circuit sub 50 second lap.
This guide is primarily aimed at road course racing in cars but will have some use for kart and oval racing as well. So as not to fill the guide with repeated information it is assumed the reader has a basic knowledge of racing and setup terms. Mostly gravel and snow ice very little tarmac.
My big beef with setting up a fwd car to lift the rear wheel in cornering is that once the rear wheels is off the ground there s no more work the rear end can do to try to balance out the car.
And as i see it for smaller lateral loads the balance is initially to oversteer. Racing a front wheel drive car is a totally different discipline that takes time to understand. Jul 18 2017 dw. My base gravel setup is 1 degree camber on the front factory caster about 3mm toe in no sway bar.
