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Originally Posted by mopwer
I'm braking very hard before the corner. Please explain trail braking. I've asked this from a few others and get different answers.
Front tires are Nitto Drag radials in 205x45r15. Running 36-37#. Rears are Hoosier R6 in 205x50r15 running 28#. They do well in faster corners, but push in the slow ones.
If there is too much negative camber, the contact patch is much smaller until the car leans which should flatten it out. That's what I meant by too much camber. If the car doesn't transfer enough weight and lean in a slower corner, the tire won't flatten out.
Greg
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Trail braking is when you extend the the braking zone into the turn. Some cars are friendlier to this technique than others. It can be done with an MR2 but you have to be super smooth with the pedal inputs. If you have all the weight loaded to the front then stop braking mid turn and tromp on the throttle the tail will come around to say hi for sure.
How much camber do you have in front? Unless your car is super stiff you should be able to load up plenty of weight on the outside front tire. Have you tried running lower pressure in front? I tend to run with less pressure in front than I've got in back and I've discovered that even a very minor change in tire pressure can have a dramatic impact on how the car rotates.