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<blockquote data-quote="Redd" data-source="post: 70428" data-attributes="member: 200"><p>in terms of handling - nothing at all to do with foaming or suspension wear & tear here - a stiffer chassis is almost always better than a less stiff one.</p><p></p><p>here's why. a stiff chassis has less play and is less sloppy. yes, it might have less overall grip under certain conditions, and/or introduce oversteer.</p><p></p><p>but u can tune suspension to take care of grip and over/understeer. u cannot tune suspension to take care of sloppiness. sloppiness is sloppiness. ive sat in older cars with chassis made of jello (or u'd think it was) and when ur hooning it, the 4 corners of the car feels like they're doing different things. there's no cohesiveness, no predictability. it's sloppy.</p><p></p><p>so a good tuner/driver will know that a stiffer chassis is less forgiving and tune the suspension or drive around it.</p><p></p><p>redd</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Redd, post: 70428, member: 200"] in terms of handling - nothing at all to do with foaming or suspension wear & tear here - a stiffer chassis is almost always better than a less stiff one. here's why. a stiff chassis has less play and is less sloppy. yes, it might have less overall grip under certain conditions, and/or introduce oversteer. but u can tune suspension to take care of grip and over/understeer. u cannot tune suspension to take care of sloppiness. sloppiness is sloppiness. ive sat in older cars with chassis made of jello (or u'd think it was) and when ur hooning it, the 4 corners of the car feels like they're doing different things. there's no cohesiveness, no predictability. it's sloppy. so a good tuner/driver will know that a stiffer chassis is less forgiving and tune the suspension or drive around it. redd [/QUOTE]
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