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Rear suspension geometry: The 91-92 rear suspension geometry is designed to TOE-OUT under lift throttle / braking. In the hands of an experienced driver on a race track, this helps the car rotate on entry to a turn as you ease off the brakes and begin turning in. On a race track where you know every turn and have good visibilily this is great. In the real world with surprises and turns that aren't quite what you expect this can be disasterous if you are driving fast.
The 93+ rear suspension, due to the longer rear toe-control links, TOES-IN slightely under lift throttle / braking. This means turn-in is not as "crisp" as the 91-92 cars, but the car is much more amenable to mid-turn corrections, even braking. Braking mid-turn in a 93+ car will still cause the rear to lighten up and in extreme cases to start slding/spinning, but a good driver can recover with some opposite lock steering. In the same situation with the 91-92 cars, the toe-out that happens literally kicks the rear of the car towards the outside of the turn, making the spin happen much, much more quickly.
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Sounds like what you are describing is what bumpsteer is to front suspension...
Surely the best setup would be to have none or as little as possible toe-change in the rear wheels ?
(hello by the way, i'm new here, just reading up a bit on mr2 sw20, finding them quite interesting cars)