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Old 01-07-2016, 09:20 PM   #2
liya_leacree
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Originally Posted by tommyraym View Post
Hello, a few weeks ago I took a wide turn rather quickly on wet roads (was not spending) and I had my first experience with oversteer. It may have been a combo of lift off oversteer and hydo planning because I was doing about 50mph.

Anyway, my car spun around twice and on the first spin the front end smacked a gaurd rail, major damage and I'm working on repairs.

I want to prevent this from happening in the future and I theorize that adding some weight in the trunk might help (empty trunk at the time). Obviously, the best way to prevent this is with safer driving, but I want to reduce my cars tendency to oversteer.I have great tred on all tires BTW.

It's a 2002 Nissan sentra GXE. The front end is low to the ground especially, when compared to the back. My first instinct was to raise the front end a tad and lower the rear a tad but, I lack the knowledge and skills to do so.

So I'm asking for help.

1. Will some extra weight in the back help?
2. Can I adjust the height or suspension of the vehicle? How?
3. Any tips for tuning my car in a way that prevents oversteer?

I am looking for an easy fix because, I lack the knowledge to do anything major.

Thanks in advance!
Hi,,did you check your suspension parts, such as shock absorbers. As i know, if the shock is bad, you will find your car lean a bit and running deviation。
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