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Reduce bottoming-out
"Bottoming out" is when your car's suspension compresses so much that the chassis scrapes on the surface of the track, typically either on the ramp of a jump or when the car lands after a jump.
- Shock damping: heavier oil / smaller/fewer piston holes
- Shock angle: outward at the towers
- Shock springs: stiffer
- Ride height: higher
- Droop: more
- Rebound: more
- Shock type: emulsion rather than bladder
- Wheelbase: shorter at front
- Anti-squat: more
Prevent nose from rising
- Weight distribution: more in front
- Rear downforce: less (smaller rear wing, reduce wing angle, move wing forward or down)
- Front wing: add
- Throttle control: change throttle mid-air. Depending on the car, this may mean accelerating or decelerating.
Increase jumping distance
- Springs: harder
- Damping: more, especially to create more pack / prevent bottoming out
- Gearing: smaller pinion
- Anti-squat: more
