Ways in improving ur car handling...

Yesterday, I got a question from my friend asking on the way improving handling of a car. So, I take it as my first topic for the blog. Thanx We for the idea..:)

When we drive, we always feel the car like wanna turtle or have so much body roll or understeer..Ok first question, what is understeer?
I will show some picture to make it easy to understand..

Ideally, the vehicle will travel along the line marked with green dots. If the vehicle understeers, the front wheels lose traction and the vehicle tends to follow the red dotted line.
Every car has its limits but how we can made it over the limit than the standard equipment provided..
So, the answer is UPGRADING..

The things that we can do are :

1) Upgrading the size of rims..Normally people will upgrading one or two size bigger than the standard rims.. So mostly, it base on people liking..It helps in making the car more stable on the road when there is more tyre contact with the road..It is one the best and easiest solution to be done..However, due to more tyre contact n heavier rim(size bigger), it will make the fuel consumption becomes higher n less pickup…So for the right size of tyre n rim, I already provided the tyre calculator link..Make sure don’t go more 2.5% than the standard diameter from ur original current wheel..

Tyre Calculator Link



2)We can change the original spring and absorber to the sport spring and absorber or to the adjustable absorber type.This can help in reducing body roll of the car when taking a sharp corner..The cons of doing this is more bumpier ride..So, less comfortable ride when moving along uneven road and potholes..The cost of it myb around RM 1k for the sport spring and absorber and around RM 2k for the adjustable types..(i'm not really sure about this coz im not a seller and it just a quotation only)



3)The third thing is using strut bar..It helps u in reducing body roll when taking a sharp corner..The cost of it myb around RM 1k - 2k for all type of strut bar..But if ur budget is quite constraint or low,u can just apply the front strut bar and rear anti roll bar..Its quite already helpful when taking a sharp corner(different people have different view on this)..one of the famous brand is ULTRA RACING(becareful of imitation types)..


4)Provide more money on tyre change...Dun settle down for cheap tyre like Silverstone and Sime Tyres..Its only suitable for budget user..but if u really wanna go for performance or comfort,avoid this type of tyre as they are noisier,less dry n wet grip n tends to understeer more when taking a sharp corner...

So.here are a few tips in improving handling of a car..Every car has its own characteristic n limits..So, drive safe n be safe..


Happy motoring from me,
Faiz Hassan