NC +LSD stepping out badly on damp roads

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Question for other NC/MK3 owners, on the 2.0 sport with an LSD, does the LSD make it worse at stepping out on corners, I'm not talking Toyko drift here, simply going along on a nice country lane and there's a bit of moisture and suddenly it's one of those 6 wheel jerks of correction moments? I wondered how this compares to the non LSD equipped cars, are they actually more stable in those conditions? Same question for heavily cambered corners, I always find the car wants to start coming around under any power. GEO etc is all factory with 4x4 ride height, tires are yokos. I'm assuming that ride height isn't the problem here and that tire choice would be the next thing to redo, or have people noticed massive grip changes with just height?
Cheers

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Charlie Michael said:

I assume you're driving with the DSC turned off?

No this is with DSC on, and the DSC doesn't seem to counter sideways action, I only see it if I'm trying to come off the line hard.
Just wondering as I've always found mine twitchy and somewhat unforgiving in the damp or wet even with gentle throttle and whilst it's always easy to recover I'm not sure if it should act like the general Lee. I've also considered putting 215's on the back just to have a bit more contact patch and don't mind the money if it makes it more stable. So that also raises the questions, do people ever just upgrade the rears to 215 or should I do the whole car? and secondly is GEO worth doing before or after 215's so I don't pay twice for the same work.

I'm south central / south east area btw. ps. I'm not the only driver the car also gets used by mrs HB.

cheers!

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SmilerFTM said:

Skuzzle near Winchester might be worth getting in touch with. Also have you checked your tyre depth and are they all the same tyres in each corner?

I'll give them a call and discuss the options cheers. Yeh the tyres are all new at the moment, yokos all round. I've had the car 3 years and it was just as bad if not worse on the factory Bridgestones. I'll ring Skuzzle today if they're open and try book it in for some work.

thanks

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hi guys cheers for the advice i'll give wheels in motion a call as well.

The car has had alignment work done by Mazda previously as the steering wheel was never perfectly aligned so about a year ago they had the car back for a quick fix. Tires atm are Yokohama with near perfect tread, but this car has done this also on the factory spec Bridgestones 030s? which I found to be quite a poor match for the car even in the dry. I will invest in the basic alignment first as suggested. Cheers!

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hi guys, spoke to WIM today and they didn't seem surprised based on stock ride height plus 3 years of pot holes and a dealership alignment. Sounds common on the mk3 so it will be going to them asap to be setup how they see fit. The chap did mention that the mk3 has a dodgy setup from the factory and that mazda sort of set it back to that but it's not great to start with, so I will let them have a play and perhaps tweak a few things to make it more what I want.

I’ll come back with an update once the work has been done in the next week or two, thanks for the advice guys.