I'm not on board with the principle behind dampers and ARBs, but I'm prepared to be persuaded and it would be very easy to add columns to incorporate them.
{Cy}
Dampers not essential, this is why I never mentioned dampers in my first post quoting the "weight distribution theory" - roll bars, yes, not just essential, but vital IMO, especially if you're setting up car(s) for different situaitons in a short period of time.
I tend to race a wide diversity of cars (online series / events), and I like to have as many cars to choose from as possible, some series I might have 40+ cars to choose from, other people only use 1 in the same situation.
It normally takes a tweak of +1 or -1 on the roll bars from the initial calculation to get things right, this is dependant on a number of variables:
1) It's diffucult to divide '7' evenly, obviously 50% of 7 is 3.5, but you can only have roll bars on 3 or 4 - so a 'tweak' will be required.
2) Driving styles, some guys like it 'loose' others 'planted'
3) Sterring sensitivity settings - the difference between a DS3 (or pad in general) on default and max WILL make or break a setup.
If someone has a setup using steering sensitivity on say 2, then a guy using (that setup) with thier sensitivty on max will find the setup almost useless.
I've seen this time and time again.
This can also be applied to guys with wheels, someone using a 900 degree wheel compared to somone who only
likes to turn a wheel 45 degrees each way - again, one setup for both, I don't think it's going to happen to be honest. Well, maybe for
some cars in
some situations, but look at all the different potential situations on GT5 and think this is unlikely.
Best of luck.
H
