Ballast Position?

[Rated-M3]

I've been tryng to get the hang of tuning the ballast, specifically for PP restricted races. Generally I'm in my M3, which I believe is near perfect 50 50 weight transfer. My question is where is the weight added? I've had no luck with making anything out of it but leaving the position at 0.

 

[Snilex]

I've been tryng to get the hang of tuning the ballast, specifically for PP restricted races. Generally I'm in my M3, which I believe is near perfect 50 50 weight transfer. My question is where is the weight added? I've had no luck with making anything out of it but leaving the position at 0.

Put it in the back, that's what I did on my Supras. You might sit there and say "the Supra and M3 are two different cars", you are 100% right but they handle pretty much the same way, M3 beeing abit better in the handling unless that car goes into a Spin of Dome.

Then if I were you I would put Camber Angle at 2.5 or 3.0 in the back and 5.0 in the front, you might now sit there and say "Dude that is Fudging much" and again you might be right but you will handle the car much better, now you will not remove the spinning completely but you will be able to handle it much better. So put the weight in the back and raise the Camber angle in the fron to 5.0 and 2.5/3.0 in the back, try 3.0 in the back first.

You might sit there and say "DUDE, I just asked for the weight balance" and you might be right, I just get carried away easy

 

[kenkwilinski]

Weight in the back will give you oversteer on a lower hp car with FR or on a high hp FR car it will hold the wheels down giving u more traction in turns. Weight transfer in front will give a FR car the feel of pushing the weight more, which may be desirable in an oversteer car. Added weight in front will definitely make the car feel like it's understeering or skipping. So my conclusion is if it's a high power car (i.e. NASCAR / Supercars / Muscle Cars) with FR put in back to hold ground better or if it's low power ( less than 500hp) put in front to counteract oversteer. If it's a high power FF put balance in front to hold grip better for less skipping and if it's low power FF put in back to counteract understeer. But note for the higher hp cars you want to tinker with the added weight setting. Too much weight added will exaggerate the already present understeer/oversteer.