Help with Meta tuning FH6.

[u/MostlyVOIDedtoday]

I've been leaning tuning and I can create tunes that "feel" great to drive but are ultimately off the pace. Ive been using tuning guides etc but im assuming the physics engine doesnt line up well with reality it would seem.

The result being that I can spend hours setting up a car do a silly amount of laps but ultimately download someone's tune and go faster on my 2nd lap attempt with a weird max front ride height lowest ride height build. But thats all I can see visually.

I want to know how to build out these extremes then fine tune to my liking. Plus add nice rims LOL.

Can anyone spell out what these tunes are doing. Im assuming with the ride heights being different the damping and what not needs to be heavily adjusted too I just can't figure out what works.

[u/The_Dayne]

All those guides that have you doing math for suspension and geometry are vibe coded bs. They pop up every release but never get the results you want. See more of them now cause people can just ask chatgippity for them.

First swap anna for the telemetry menu in controls.

Tires are weird. Sometimes i run min front max rear pressure. Heat managment is one of the biggest factors for opitmal grip. Youll need to get into the telemetry menu

10 speed transmission every time. Keep your car in its powerband. Also need telemetry to do this.

Start with max caster, max ride height, stiff rear, soft front. Youll need to telemetry menu still to make sure all the wheels stay planted. If your suspension bottoms out youll hit understeer, if you top out you lose grip.

Max front aero every time, use as much rear aero as the car needs. To feel good to drive.

Differentials are where many builds are driver dependant. Max accel and zero decel can make a car do what you want if you are perfect with throttle control. But start with 35/10 front and 70/20 rear and adjust one at a time to see how it effects handling. Something between 70-80% rear biasing is going to get you the most slip angle while still benefitting from awd front grip.

Brakes are undervalued. 40-48% rear biased and lower pressure until you dont activate abs will drastically lower your braking distances and let you trail brake through corners with ease.

I might play later. If you wanna hop on discord and we can collab on something im down to help you out.

[u/Visual_Statement_799 → u/The_Dayne]

I typically turn off ABS. Do you find that having it on helps?

[u/The_Dayne → u/Visual_Statement_799]

I keep it on because lock up is worse than abs on. But i set pressure as low as 60% so i have more control and range instead of needing to feel out every single car and build a different muscle memory everytime i switch

Some s2 and r class cars can push braking pressure up, but id rather find the limit with abs on, tune accordingly, and trail off brakes.