Originally Posted by SteveA

There is no one setting that is right. As has been said already there are so many interactive factors going on in relation to your spring rates, dampers, tire sizes, track widths, ride heights, toe settings, tyre pressures, even your diff setup etc. etc that will all affect the steer characteristics of your car. Unless you are comparing two stock cars from the factory, every car will respond to bar settings differently depending on what your setup is.

The simple solution is to do exactly what the factory recommends. Start with a safe setting as recommended stiffest front, softest rear then see how it feels. Try all sorts of combinations to find out what works best. There seems to be a fear that the wrong combination will see you fly off the road the minute you drive the car which is not so. The differences are subtle and only really noticeable when pushing the limits consistently as you would on a track day.

I run front stiffest, rear softest, which you would think would be an understeering pig. But my car is neutral because I run a square tyre setup and my spring rates suit that. I went through every other combo from max oversteer to find this out. Lots of track testing, see how it feels, look at lap times etc. On the road, just make a change and drive around for a few days to see how it feels. Then try another setting if you're not happy.

Originally Posted by koolzero

I emailed Hotchkis asking if they have a recommended setting and this is what they emailed me back with:

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