Why to set up and how

[Tetrachromat]

As many of the cars in DIRT are oversteering too much (IMHO), a lot of players are unhappy with the cars handling.

I therefore would like to share my own "Guide to Set Up".

Personally I prefer a neutral to slightly understeering car. It gives me the best handling for this type of game. If I like to slide I play NFS (or the like).

First step is always to make you familiar with the track conditions (tarmac, gravel, bumpy etc.) and the car (speed, gears) but especially the handling condition (oversteer or understeer in general and on corner entry and corner exit).

The following is my Guide to Set Up:

in the following, increase means slider to the right/positive, decrase means slider to the left/negative.

If the car is oversteering in general (as is often the case in DIRT):
* increase front camber
* decrease rear camber
* increase front spring stiffness
* decrease rear spring stiffness
* increase front roll bar
* decrease rear roll bar

If the car is oversteering on corner entry:
* decrase front toe (aka more toe-in)
* decrease front damper compression
* decrease rear damper rebound

If the car is oversteering on corner exit:
* increase rear damper compression
* increase front damper rebound

If you experience to much understeer, reverse the rules.

If you experience poor stright line stability:
* decrase front toe-out (slider to the left/negative, toe-in)
* decrase rear toe-out (slider to the left/negative, toe-in)

If you are new to car setup, adjust in bigger steps but only one setting a time. If you can feel the differences adjust in smaller steps.