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Originally Posted by arobacker
Sorry - I was respnding to Batman!
I will try bumping up the psi up fron to 36 on your experience...
I just read an article on Motor Trend online ( http://motortrend.com/roadtests/suv/112_0406_storm/) where they put the X5 4th behind the Cayenne S, FX45, and SRX (in that order), which is a little disappointing  (The X5 was w/o Sp. package though) Basically, the article complained about understeer when pushed (which I already observed) but also the all-wheel drive system's rear wheel bias as opposed to the Cayenne & FX45's system that utilizes more front tire power to help pull through the turn w/ less understeer... hmm... not sure about that one. (Any thoughts?) They claimed the 5300 lb. Cayenne handled like a sports car!
To those with camber plates: do you think they're worth it overall? I would definately like to take away some understeer, but not with a big sacrifice in stright-line performance and wear. |
the monkeys at motortrend can't ever put a real comparison test together because of 2 reasons:
1. they aren't smart enough to figure out how to put the close competitors together.
2. they get paid advertising dollars to bias their results (which they will never admit but its true)
the cayenne is a very very very capable sports car. i've seen and riden in them at the track and they are very nice (haven't driven). the body roll will scare the uninitiated, but the grip the car has is impressive. it is a pig tho. weight transition is slow.
on pro awd cars, the bias is rwd. the most successful mix so far is 30% front, 70% rear for racing. anymore up front and you have to run massive camber and toe out and use berms to turn the car (which means slower straight speed and poorer braking). although, you can get on the power earlier in the turn with awd then rwd alone. its all about trade-offs and gambles in racing...
additional camber will definitely help the x5 reduce its understeer. i doubt you will feel any difference in straight line acceleration or braking.