Note: this is a very common issue, especially in stock or road-biased setups where the front end is heavy and the car is tuned for stability over agility. Fortunately, steering response can be tuned effectively with a mix of alignment, suspension, aero, and AWD settings.

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Causes

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• Heavy front weight bias: front tires are overloaded and sluggish to respond to steering inputs

• Understeer-prone AWD setup: front tires are overloaded with both steering and torque duties

• Soft front suspension: allows too much chassis movement - vague initial input

• Conservative alignment (low camber): reduces tire responsiveness and front grip

• Rear setup too soft: car resists rotation - makes front do all the turning work

• Too much rear aero or stiffness: rear stays planted while front struggles to pivot

 

​Fixes

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• shift power balance slightly rearward (reduces front axle workload during cornering, lets front tires focus on turning, not pulling and adds rotation and sharpness)

• increase front aero (helps plant front wheels and helps the car rotate faster)

• stiffen front springs (faster response on weight changes during turn-in)

• rear springs - match to front or slightly softer (encourages car to rotate naturally)

• stiffen (moderate) rear springs (encourages rotation)

• stiffen front damper compression (reduces body roll lag on initial input and helps front bite into turn on initial input)

• stiffen front damper rebound (quicker recovery after turn-in)

• stiffen rear ARB (helps rear rotate and makes front feel sharper)

• increase front negative camber (keeps the tires flat in corners thus generating more contact and grip)