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Originally Posted by asshanson
All new star specs with less than 500 miles on them. Don't really want to mess with shocks or springs yet, they are all stock.
They were all tight turns, like 20mph or so.
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The newness of your tires could be a factor. You may know this already but, generally, it takes about 500 miles to wear off the mold release lubricant which hurts traction; that 500 miles is usually for easy, casual driving so you might be through that already. Also, full depth tires will squirm a bit more than worn tires due to the taller, more pliable tread blocks. It's subtle and Star Specs should squirm less than "normal" passenger tires, but it could also be a factor.
With this, and knowing Star Specs especially improve as they wear, personally, I'd give it some time before changing too much. Maybe play with tire pressures-- overall and the balance from front to back-- and see what that does.
The "nice" thing about understeer is that, to correct it, you just do less of what's causing it-- less steering input, less brake, etc. If it's happening under acceleration, try squeezing the throttle gradually as you unwind the steering wheel so you're unloading the front tires a bit more gradually.
I hope I'm not being too basic and saying things you already know, just trying to offer my thoughts.