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Chassis reinforcement is so confusing me

Having a stock model, should I add the reinforcement ?

Let's say I bought a new model and test drive without chassis reinforcement but how am I supposed to know the effects of adding it as it is permanent ? As I want the top setup how am I supposed to test it ? Purchase two cars ?

I think pd should fix this

Or at least someone has a concrete explanation whether it improves the handling or make it worse
 
First drive the car and evaluate how it performs. If the car feels wobly or too oversteery then you might want to try it. Not too sure about his mod though. I think in real life it is done if the car has been given a lot more power than it usually has so the chassis can handle it.
 
Sohvakettu
First drive the car and evaluate how it performs. If the car feels wobly or too oversteery then you might want to try it. Not too sure about his mod though. I think in real life it is done if the car has been given a lot more power than it usually has so the chassis can handle it.
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If so then I try but what if it becomes feel much worse than before ? Dump it ? Or gift the car away lol ?
 
No idea. I personally don't tune much as the system is quite vague after getting used to using professional telemetry programs to help in PC land. :D
 
It should make the car stiffer, giving you a more consistent platform for setting up your suspension tune. It can give some cars more understeer, but you should be able to tune this out to something more neutral.

I would never add the chassis reinforcement without the fully tunable suspension, as like i said, the chassis reinforcement can alter how the car feels. Radically in some cases.

As you mentioned, if you have the credits available, buy two identical (new) cars and fit one with the chassis reinforcement (and only that) and test them both back to back, you should notice a difference for better or worse. Then add the full suspension option and see which one feels better after that.
 
Somehow I see it evens up depending on the tracks and how cornering or winding they are

For twisty circuits it will be a good idea not to on install it but on straights better to install it

Straights because it straightens and stabilizes the car more and you won't lose lap time trying to steer it back to center

Either way if you play online you lose out and gain some installing it or not because of the random tracks the host selected

So chassis reinforcement is a non issue

Unless you are pro tuner

Am I right ?
 
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IMHO, it's useless. It has no effect whatsoever if you install it. Consider this: EVERY single car can have chassis re installed on it, even if it can have nothing else. Weight doesn't change, PP doesn't change, NOTHING changes. I think PD put it out there, then forgot to make it so it work. Just another flaw in the game...
 
kdryan
IMHO, it's useless. It has no effect whatsoever if you install it. Consider this: EVERY single car can have chassis re installed on it, even if it can have nothing else. Weight doesn't change, PP doesn't change, NOTHING changes. I think PD put it out there, then forgot to make it so it work. Just another flaw in the game...
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Same as every car can have their suspension adjusted, doesn't mean it's nothing as suspension tuning doesn't alter the PP either.

From what I've experienced, it definitely makes the car understeer more with it installed than without. Mainly this stability is good for cars that tends to oversteer.
 
A simple test:

1. Add all power mods and reduce weight as much as possible.
2. Go to a track in practice mode, put your foot on the gas, and in the first corner, start your turn where the braking line goes red, still with full throttle.
3. Crash into the road barrier (or whatever is outside the road), mark the spot where you crashed.

4. Add rigidity improvement.
5. Redo step 2.
6. Redo step 3.

7. Compare impact points, if they are the same, the rigidity improvement is pointless.
 
Another point: If you are spending a few million on something that you've taken ages of grinding to earn, you can buy the car, back up of your game save, test the car, add the reinforcement, test again and if you don't like it, reset your game save leaving you with the car but minus the reinforcement.

While being a bit of a faff/time suck, at least its quicker than grinding again to buy another car without the extra bits on. Its probably not so important on cheaper cars to be honest - just the expensive/rare ones.

I think its one of the more 'legitimate' uses of your game save.
 
Dazza-On-Toast
Another point: If you are spending a few million on something that you've taken ages of grinding to earn, you can buy the car, back up of your game save, test the car, add the reinforcement, test again and if you don't like it, reset your game save leaving you with the car but minus the reinforcement.

While being a bit of a faff/time suck, at least its quicker than grinding again to buy another car without the extra bits on. Its probably not so important on cheaper cars to be honest - just the expensive/rare ones.

I think its one of the more 'legitimate' uses of your game save.
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Too late for me I have all my vehicles on chassis reinforcement lol
 
It seems odd that it cannot be removed, I mean what is it a couple of sway bar thingys?

I used it for the first time on my Premium honda s2000 yesterday. I was trying to replicate how the aumse S2000 R1 handles. Epic failure in that aspect but you could for sure feel the difference off before and after. I really cannot describe the difference it made, I adapted to it very quickly. Anyhow the conclusion I came to was the downforce in this instance higher PP and much less HP on the R1 yet no configurable downforce listed for me to pull numbers off :(
 
Chassis reinforcement is not a couple of swaybars. It involves rewriting the seams of the metal from spot to dash welds and uses weld in pieces like cages and bars to do exactly it's namesake.

To remove it means you would have to chop the car up...
 
kaputsport
Chassis reinforcement is not a couple of swaybars. It involves rewriting the seams of the metal from spot to dash welds and uses weld in pieces like cages and bars to do exactly it's namesake.

To remove it means you would have to chop the car up...
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Ok well that clears up my confusion cheers
 
It has made a difference in the way a few of my cars performed. I don't always purchase this upgrade if I don't feel like I need it, but it made the most noticeable improvement on my RUF yellowbird. It is not a mandatory purchase, but if you fully upgrade a car, and it still has some handling issues, you may want to purchase this upgrade and see if it improves things.
 
ask any automotive engineer or race car developer if they could add chassis rigidity without adding weight would they do it?
answer will be yes everytime.

you can tune the suspension till you fingers fall off, and if you have a weak chassis the suspension will never perform to it's potential with the chassis is flexing, twisting and bending.

Also, it makes the car have a longer life between requiring a chassis refresh. Being stiffer it is not allowing as much flex in the chassis, therefor prolonging it's life.

I add it to any car I am going to be driving a lot, or especially a car that will be used for endurance races.
 

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