Originally Posted by
drtrkr244
Lets not forget about the height of the CG in relation to what compound you are running. As a general rule, lower CG/softer tires, higher CG/harder tires. Of course there are a few exceptions to this. I learned a valuable lesson,about 15 yrs ago, how they are related. WE raced at a hard, oil based racetrack and the driver always complained about the car being too loose. I tried everything to get it tight enough for him.
Finally, I put a 25lb piece of lead over the RR, thinking this was a big change, but driver again complained of being loose.The light bulb came on so I knew then we had too much weight transfer as we were already on a hard tire.So I moved the lead back down, low and left, and the car got tighter.I also started jacking more bite in it at all 4 corners.When all was said and done. we had increased bite over 100lbs and we weren't blistering the RR anymore. We went on to set a track record the next week.
I said all that to say this: Tire compound and track conditions will always dictate the CG height.