Driving on Snow? Give me a clue!

[dazlia]

Hey people

I just wondered if anyone can point me in the right direction for some tips or specific tunes for cars to drive on snow? I have searched all over here and cant really find anything.

I havea 500pp race on Chamonix East in ROAD going versions of rally cars (not my idea lol)

So im going to be using the Subaru WRX STi Spec C and need some advice please?

Many thanks

 

[JLawrence]

Snow Setup!
Dirt and Snow

Search bar dude, or scroll down

And, your general rally tune works for all terrains. You merely have to adjust your driving style

 

[Lambob]

Limit the rotational differences between your wheels ! (close to no friction on snow)
Forget ABS, you'll never stop on ice with it ! (set it to 0)
Set a spring rate soft enough to hold your cars body up
have really soft (quick) extending dampers
Use weight transfer.
I'm guessing Camber at 0/0 , because there isn't much Asphalt to shift the tire.
Negative Toes for Stability?
Harder AntiRoll, to compensate for softer springs?
Will a wing matter for downforce for slower driving?
Perhaps Gravity can be your friend, so keep the weight on the car.
FWD handle way better in snow than RWD

just some guesstimates.

 

[JLawrence]

Limit the rotational differences between your wheels ! (close to no friction on snow)
Forget ABS, you'll never stop on ice with it ! (set it to 0)
Set a spring rate soft enough to hold your cars body up
have really soft (quick) extending dampers
Use weight transfer.
I'm guessing Camber at 0/0 , because there isn't much Asphalt to shift the tire.
Negative Toes for Stability?
Harder AntiRoll, to compensate for softer springs?
Will a wing matter for downforce for slower driving?
Perhaps Gravity can be your friend, so keep the weight on the car.
FWD handle way better in snow than RWD

just some guesstimates.

You still want about 2.0 front and 1.0 rear camber. You're still putting out some decent lateral g's on the tires.
Soft ARBs and soft springs. It becomes unmanageable otherwise.
Downforce is good.
No to rear, but about .2ish front for a little extra pull in a 4WD car

 

[Machate-man]

As far as driving style is concerned;


Snow = Understeer, unless FR, RR, or MR is used.

Dirt = Oversteer, unless FF is used.


4WD is still influenced by the above characteristics, even when set to 50/50 torque dist.