Compliance Steer – Suspension KPI

Compliance steer is a metric to measure the amount of self steer generated by a suspension system when it is subject to a cornering (lateral) load at the contact patch.  Compliance steer is measured as degrees of toe change per Kilo-Newton of force at the contact patch, Deg/kN.

When designing a suspension system, it can be difficult to decouple compliance steer from camber compliance.

Lateral compliance steer is also key to ensure the car feels stable and less nervous at high speed.

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