In stock form the 105 and 115 chassis cars (65-74 GTV and Berlinas, 66-94 Spiders) have more weight over the front tires and tend to understeer. The 116 Alfettas, 119 GTV/6s, and 119 Milanos have their weight equally distributed over the front and rear tires resulting in neutral handling. The accompanying table lists adjustments you can make to fine tune your car’s handling. One change at a time will give insight to your car’s behavior.

Understeer
A condition in which the vehicle does not make the directional change that steering input would indicate. More steering correction is needed to negotiate a given radius turn. The front of the car loses traction first causing the car to plow straight ahead.

Oversteer
A condition in which the vehicle makes a greater directional change than the steering input would indicate. Less steering correction is needed to negotiate a turn. The rear of the car loses traction first and the rear end may spin out.

Neutral
Steering action matches car reaction.

Suspension Adjustment Chart

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