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Suspension Set Up

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Clifton:
Stiffen the front of soften the rear. If you are new to pushing it and going to a track, softer cars are more forgiving and easier to drive at the limit. You can measure the spring rate with a bathroom scale, press and calipers.

Lifting a tire on the non powered in is common, more common in autocross than road racing.  Front wheel drive cars lift the inside rear.
 My 240z (track only car) would lift the front inside a few inches. It was very stiff and a wicked fast car.

Lotusjps:
FYI, just in case it helps anyone else.  I was able to improve/reduce the front wheel lifting by stiffening the bump on the front shocks 2 clicks and the rears by one click.  Made a noticeable improvement, though still occasionally lifts, but just barely. 

Bainford:
Thanks for coming back with this info. I was curious about this issue, and I'm always eager to learn more about the black art of suspension tuning and troubleshooting of handling problems.

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