how to stop wheelspin

[joseph dobson]

i like the xanavi nismo GT-R, and its pretty quick, but i don'y no how to stop the wheelspin in the lower gears (but i like a bit of wheelspin in 1st gear only!)

 

[hippyneil]

The obvious answer is add traction control but if you don't want to then you can either change up earlier or be a lot more easy on the throttle. The second option is a bit more difficult if you're using a joypad but it is possible to learn to use the buttons gently and smootly to help reduce wheelspin.

 

[joseph dobson]

is threre anyway to adjust the spring rate or dampers to stop thsi form happening as well? (will this allow me to have less tire wear as well?)

 

[Zardoz]

i like the xanavi nismo GT-R, and its pretty quick, but i don'y no how to stop the wheelspin in the lower gears (but i like a bit of wheelspin in 1st gear only!)

Start with a TCS setting of 1, and adjust until you get what you want. The Xanavi car is a high-powered race machine, and that usually means TCS is required to some degree.

(Nothing improves rear tire wear like TCS, at least on a powerful car like that one.)

 

[icandriftbetter]

yeah, almost all high power cars spin 1st gear in some sort of way. you just have to work with it i guess

 

[djaft3rb3ats]

id say if u have a 1000 hp car, go with about 4-5 tcs and for around 500 about 3. try it out, some cars need more, some less


djaft3rb3ats

 

[jmillheiser]

TCS is your friend with a group C car. I can get an extra 2-4 laps on a set of tires with TCS set high. also helps the low end on these. group Cs can be a little soft at low speeds due to wheelspin.

spin through first gear LOL. most race cars on GT4 will spin em through second and well into 3rd

 

[Mechanicalizzle]

TCS is your best bet.

Although, on a 1000+bhp TVR Cerbera Speed 12. Even on Max setting (TCS) you get wheelspin

Although it was just me fooling around with the TVR trying somehow to tame it.

 

[Smoke_U_24/7]

The TCS is your best bet, if you want to sacrifice quick acceleration. But if you're like me, you'd set the first gear ratio to it's lowest setting. Also, set rear downforce at it's highest, and the rear spring rate at a moderate level (not to stiff, not to soft).

 

[djaft3rb3ats]

on top of that, u can add controlled acceleration then that would almost certainly mean a great drop in wheelspin

super softs are great too btw



djaft3rb3ats

 

[panjandrum]

I've found the 1.5 LSD to be an excellent way to help reduce wheel-spin. I've played with the fully customizable, but I've never found that I actually needed it so I just use the 1.5. Since I don't use TCS at all, I'll usually put the 1.5 LSD in anything having a serious issue lighting up the tires. Made a huge difference in my '54 gull-wing, which, when fully modded, would burn the tires off through the first three gears.

Also, don't be too tempted to set your first gear too low. If you can't keep the power on the ground, it doesn't help. A tall first gear is fine for vehicles with lots of torque (Ford GT, Viper, etc), but death to low-torque vehicles (Lotus Elise, Opel Speedster, etc). If you've got enough torque, keep that first gear tall and you'll probably be happier.

 

[zodicus]

if you dont want to use TCS as a banaid then try working with youre throttle control( be it a joy pad or wheel) once you got that figured out (or already do) lowing the spring rate and dampening rates(bound especially) in the rear will improve grip while accel but it will most likely hurt the car in high speed/ sustained speed long turns(low speed turns the throttle can be use to some extent to over come understeer in a RWD car) also if you have a full costom diff increacing the accel side of the diff will help(but same as the spring/dampers it will have the same side effect)

hope that helps

 

[zodicus]

o also a thing to keep in mind if youre in a high HP car you main consern should be making the car "work" from the center of the turn through the exit as this will net the best possable speed down the following strait, and its on the strait that a high HP car has the biggest advantage.