Note: High-speed instability in F-AWD cars can be unnerving — even though AWD adds traction, it doesn’t automatically guarantee stability. In fact, some F-AWD setups (especially front-biased ones) can feel floaty, nervous, or unsettled at speed.

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Even though AWD adds traction, F-AWD cars can still feel darty, nervous, or rear-active at high speeds due to:

 

Causes

 

• Heavy front weight bias: front tires are overloaded so may track inconsistently or become floaty over crests

• Front power bias: front wheels pulling hard under power can make the car wander or feel twitchy

• Soft front suspension: excessive dive and float causes vague or delayed steering at speed

• Improper aero balance: too much rear aero or too little front = front-end lift and yaw instability

• Bump steer or chassis pitch: small inputs or road bumps cause exaggerated movement at high speeds

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Fixes

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• increase rear power balance (stabilizes directional changes at high throttle)

• increase forward brake bias (Helps stabilize the car during high-speed deceleration by preventing rear-end lightness or rotation)

• increase front aero (keeps the front planted for high speed stability / steering)

• rear aero - balance - don't increase too much (keeps rear planted without overpowering front)

• stiffen front springs (prevents excessive lift and excessive dive and roll at speed)

• stiffen front damper compression (improves responsiveness and stability at high speed)

• stiffen front damper rebound (slows rebound after bumps and stabilizes steering)

• slightly soften rear damper rebound (reduces rear bouncing / twitchiness and keeps more stable / planted)

• slightly stiffer front ARB (adds front end stability and improves steering control)

• slightly softer rear ARB (keeps rear planted and reduces twitchy yaw movements)

• increase front negative camber (to increase grip on cornering and maintains front end control)