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Old Feb 18, 2005 | 11:21 PM
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Default Can someone explain what happened?

Just to further my knowledge on how my car handles. I thought this would be the best forum to get the best input out of. If not, feel free to drag it to the basement.

So here is what happened. It has been raining so the roads are still wet. I was driving home. I approach the wet on-ramp. The on-ramp is a long sweeping left turn. Cars probably take it around 30mph dry. I usually do it around 40mph for no other reason than because I want to. Well tonight, I was a little heated and had a heavier foot. I reached my 40mph point but keep my foot on the gas through the whole turn. Then I felt my car sliding. It is a 2 lane on-ramp, I was on the left lane. So my car started sliding towards the right lane. I kept my foot on it, and as I pass the apex of the turn, it seemed as if the back end slid out...because I remember jerking the wheel to the right a slight bit to correct it.

And that was that. I have a 99 Integra Sedan. Suspension mods are: Kumho MXs nearing the end of its life, ITR springs on KYB AGX, ITR rear sway bar, Neuspeed front strut bar.

So there is a thread in the Integra forum about putting a thicker rear sway bar, and having relatively soft springs having to increase the chances of snap oversteer. Is this what I was seeing?
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