Forza Horizon 5 Tuning Guide
Part 3 - Road Tuning
This part explains how to setup cars in a way that they will work good for road and street racing.
Basically this works by altering general tunes as described in Part 2 to work best on road tracks.
Tires
Road Cars
Tire presssure tuning for road cars depends on the installed tire compound and suspension. For road cars hat have less than 400hp or that use stock tire compound (no tire compound upgrade) or that have no adjustable suspension general tire pressures as described in Part 2 can be used.
Road cars with 400hp or more power and adjustable suspension that have a tire compound upgrade installed require extra chassis tuning to compensate for changed chassis behaviour on road due to changed tire compound. The effects on the chassis are more pronounced the lower or higher the tire compound upgrade is compared to the cars stock compound.
Generally upgrading to tires with higher grip than the stock tires require higher tire pressures while upgrading to tires with lower grip requires lower tire pressures.
Stock Chassis Chassis Tire Pressure Offset
Street Sport +0.5
Street Semi Race +1.0
Street Race +1.5
Street Snow -0.5
Street Vintage Race -1.0
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Sport Semi Race +0.5
Sport Race +1.0
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Semi Race Race +0.5
Semi Race Snow -1.5
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Race Semi Race +0.5
Race Snow -2.0
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Vintage Race Street +1.0
Vintage Race Sport +1.5
Vintage Race Semi Race +2.0
Vintage Race Race +2.5
Vintage Race Snow +0.5
Road cars that have drag, rally, off-road race or drift tires installed have changed from a road chassis to a complete different chassis type which require a different chassis tuning depending on changed chassis type.
Generally drag, off-road and rally chassis require lower front tire pressure while drift chassis requires higher rear tire pressure.
Chassis Front Tire Pressure Offset Rear Tire Pressure Offset
Drag -1.0 0.0
Off-road -0.5 0.0
Rally -0.5 0.0
Drift 0.0 +0.5
Rally and Off-road Cars
Bringing rally or off-road cars with adjustable suspension to road tracks generally requires extra chassis tuning because the cars stock chassis is intended for off-road racing.
Using stock, rally, off-road or drag tires require lower front tire pressure, while road and drift tires require higher rear tire pressure.
Note: There are some (especially older) rally and off-road cars that are not equipped with stock rally or off-road tires but with Stock tire compound instead meaning they have a stock road chassis. Tuning wise these must be treated as road cars.
Chassis Front Tire Pressure Offset Rear Tire Pressure Offset
Drag -1.0 0.0
Off-road -0.5 0.0
Rally -0.5 0.0
Road 0.0 +0.5
Drift 0.0 +1.0
Chassis Front Tire Pressure Offset Rear Tire Pressure Offset
Drag -1.0 0.0
Off-road -0.5 0.0
Rally -0.5 0.0
Road 0.0 +0.5
Drift 0.0 +1.0
Cars with Road Chassis and Chassis Reinforcement Changed in Horizon 5
Cars with a road chassis may require additional tire tuning depending on the installed chassis reinforcement upgrade. This is because for road racing Street chassis reinforcement is best suited, having a lower or higher chassis stiffness via chassis reinforcement upgrades requires additional under- or oversteer tuning to compensate for changed chassis behavior on the road.
Cars with Stock chassis reinforcement require understeer tuning while cars with sport or race chassis reinforcement require oversteer tuning.
Note: Many street cars come already with a stock Street chassis reinforcement installed (only Sport or Race chassis reinforcement upgrades available), likewise most sports and race cars come with stock Sport chassis reinforcement (only Race chassis reinforcement upgrade available) or Race chassis reinforcement (no chassis reinforcement upgrades available) respectively. Tune the tires accordingly.
Chassis Reinf. Front Tire Pressure Offset Rear Tire Pressure Offset
Stock -0.5 +0.5
Street 0.0 0.0
Sport +0.5 -0.5
Race +1.0 -1.0
Heavy Cars
Cars with a weight that exceeds 4000 lbs need increased tire pressure to compensate for high weight affecting tire contact patch size. For each 1000 lb increase over 3000 lb an 5 psi tire pressure increase is required for best handling.
Extreme heavy cars that exceed 8000 lbs are equipped with special tires, here for each 2000 lb over 6000 lb an 5 psi tire pressure increase is required for best handling.
Weight Tire Pressure Offset
4000-4999 +5.0
5000-5999 +10.0
6000-6999 +15.0
7000-7999 +20.0
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8000-9999 +5.0
10000-11999 +10.0
12000-13999 +15.0
14000-15999 +20.0
Light Cars
Light weight cars with a weight under 2000 lbs need decreased tire pressure to compensate for low weight affecting tire contact patch size. For each 500 lb decrease over 2499 lb an 5 psi tire pressure decrease is required for best handling.
Weight Tire Pressure Offset
1500-1999 -5.0
1000-1499 -10.0
500-999 -15.0
0-499 -20.0
Alignment
Road Cars Changed in Horizon 5
Alignment tuning for road cars depends on the installed tire compound and suspension. For road cars hat have less than 400hp or that use stock tire compound (no tire compound upgrade) or that have no adjustable suspension general alignment settings as described in Part 2 can be used.
Road cars with 400hp or more power and adjustable suspension that have a tire compound upgrade installed require extra chassis tuning to compensate for changed chassis behaviour on road due to changed tire compound. The effects on the chassis are more pronounced the lower or higher the tire compound upgrade is compared to the cars stock compound.
Generally upgrading to tires with higher grip than the stock tires require higher camber and caster while upgrading to tires with lower grip requires lower camber and caster.
Stock Chassis Chassis Camber Offset Caster Offset
Street Sport -0.5 +0.5
Street Semi Race -1.0 +1.0
Street Race -1.5 +1.5
Street Snow +0.5 -0.5
Street Vintage Race +1.0 -1.0
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Sport Semi Race -0.5 +0.5
Sport Race -1.0 +1.0
Sport Snow +1.0 -1.0
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Semi Race Race -0.5 +0.5
Semi Race Snow +1.5 -1.5
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Race Semi Race -0.5 +0.5
Race Snow +2.0 -2.0
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Vintage Race Street -1.0 +1.0
Vintage Race Sport -1.5 +1.5
Vintage Race Semi Race -2.0 -2.0
Vintage Race Race -2.5 -2.5
Vintage Race Snow -0.5 +0.5
Road cars that have drag, rally, off-road race or drift tires installed have changed from a road chassis to a complete different chassis type which require a different chassis tuning depending on changed chassis type.
Generally drag, off-road and rally chassis require lower front camber and caster, while drift chassis requires higher rear camber and caster.
Chassis Front Tire Camber Offset Rear Camber Offset Caster Offset
Drag +1.0 0.0 -1.0
Off-road +0.5 0.0 -0.5
Rally +0.5 0.0 -0.5
Drift 0.0 -0.5 +0.5
Rally and Off-road Cars Changed in Horizon 5
Bringing rally or off-road cars with adjustable suspension to road tracks generally requires extra chassis tuning because the cars stock chassis is intended for off-road racing.
Using stock, rally, off-road or drag tires require lower front camber and caster, while road and drift tires require higher rear camber and caster.
Note: There are some (especially older) rally and off-road cars that are not equipped with stock rally or off-road tires but with Stock tire compound instead meaning they have a stock road chassis. Tuning wise these must be treated as road cars.
Chassis Front Camber Offset Rear Camber Offset Caster Offset
Drag +1.0 0.0 -1.0
Off-road +0.5 0.0 -0.5
Rally +0.5 0.0 -0.5
Road 0.0 -0.5 +0.5
Drift 0.0 -1.0 +1.0
Cars with Rally / Off-road Suspension
Cars with rally suspension or off-road suspension (all off-road cars with stock adjustable suspension) require additional alignment adjustment for road racing.
Generally rally and off-road suspension require lower camber and caster for best performance on road.
Front Camber Offset Rear Camber Offset Caster Offset
+1.0 +0.5 -1.0
Cars with Road Chassis and Chassis Reinforcement Changed in Horizon 5
Cars with a road chassis may require additional alignment tuning depending on the installed chassis reinforcement upgrade. This is because for road racing Street chassis reinforcement is best suited, having a lower or higher chassis stiffness via chassis reinforcement upgrades requires additional under- or oversteer tuning to compensate for changed chassis behavior on the road.
Cars with Stock chassis reinforcement require understeer tuning while cars with sport or race chassis reinforcement require oversteer tuning.
Note: Many street cars come already with a stock Street chassis reinforcement installed (only Sport or Race chassis reinforcement upgrades available), likewise most sports and race cars come with stock Sport chassis reinforcement (only Race chassis reinforcement upgrade available) or Race chassis reinforcement (no chassis reinforcement upgrades available) respectively. Tune the alignment accordingly.
Chassis Reinf. Camber Offset Front Toe Offset Rear Toe Offset Caster Offset
Stock +0.1 -0.1 +0.1 +0.1
Street 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sport -0.1 +0.1 -0.1 -0.1
Race -0.2 +0.2 -0.2 -0.2
Anti-roll Bars
Road Cars Changed in Horizon 5
ARB tuning for road cars depends on the installed tire compound and suspension. For road cars hat have less than 400hp or that use stock tire compound (no tire compound upgrade) or that have no adjustable suspension general ARB settings as described in Part 2 can be used.
Road cars with 400hp or more power and adjustable suspension that have a tire compound upgrade installed require extra chassis tuning to compensate for changed chassis behaviour on road due to changed tire compound. The effects on the chassis are more pronounced the lower or higher the tire compound upgrade is compared to the cars stock compound.
Generally upgrading to tires with higher grip than the stock tires requires higher rear ARB while upgrading to tires with lower grip requires higher front ARB.
Note: If you want to learn more about how ARB stiffness works please refer to the ARB section in Part 2 - General Tuning.
Stock Chassis Chassis Front ARB Stiffness Offset Rear ARB Stiffness Offset
Street Sport 0 +12%
Street Semi Race 0 +24%
Street Race 0 +36%
Street Snow +12% 0
Street Vintage Race +24% 0
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Sport Semi Race 0 +12%
Sport Race 0 +24%
Sport Snow +24% 0
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Semi Race Race 0 +12%
Semi Race Snow +36% 0
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Race Semi Race 0 +12%
Race Snow +48% 0
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Vintage Race Street 0 +24%
Vintage Race Sport 0 +36%
Vintage Race Semi Race 0 +48%
Vintage Race Race 0 +60%
Vintage Race Snow 0 +12%
Road cars that have drag, rally, off-road race or drift tires installed have changed from a road chassis to a complete different chassis type which require a different chassis tuning depending on changed chassis type.
Generally drag and off-road chassis require higher front and lower rear ARB, while rally and drift chassis requires lower front and higher rear ARB.
Chassis Front ARB Stiffness Offset Rear ARB Stiffness Offset
Drag +24% -24%
Off-road +12% -12%
Rally -12% +12%
Drift -12% +12%
Rally and Off-road Cars Changed in Horizon 5
Bringing rally or off-road cars with adjustable suspension to road tracks generally requires extra chassis tuning because the cars stock chassis is intended for off-road racing.
Using stock, rally, off-road or drag tires require higher front ARB and lower rear ARB, while road and drift tires require lower front ARB and higher rear ARB.
Note: There are some (especially older) rally and off-road cars that are not equipped with stock rally or off-road tires but with Stock tire compound instead meaning they have a stock road chassis. Tuning wise these must be treated as road cars.
Chassis Front ARB Stiffness Offset Rear ARB Stiffness Offset
Drag +24% -24%
Off-road +12% -12%
Road -12% +12%
Rally -12% +12%
Drift -24% +24%
Cars with Road Chassis and Chassis Reinforcement Changed in Horizon 5
Cars with a road chassis may require additional ARB tuning depending on the installed chassis reinforcement upgrade. This is because for road racing Street chassis reinforcement is best suited, having a lower or higher chassis stiffness via chassis reinforcement upgrades requires additional under- or oversteer tuning to compensate for changed chassis behavior on the road.
Cars with Stock chassis reinforcement require understeer tuning while cars with sport or race chassis reinforcement require oversteer tuning.
Note: Many street cars come already with a stock Street chassis reinforcement installed (only Sport or Race chassis reinforcement upgrades available), likewise most sports and race cars come with stock Sport chassis reinforcement (only Race chassis reinforcement upgrade available) or Race chassis reinforcement (no chassis reinforcement upgrades available) respectively. Tune the ARBs accordingly.
Chassis Reinf. Front ARB Offset Rear ARB Offset
Stock +0.1 -0.1
Street 0.0 0.0
Sport -0.1 +0.1
Race -0.2 +0.2
Springs
Road Cars Changed in Horizon 5
Spring tuning for road cars depends on the installed tire compound and suspension. For road cars hat have less than 400hp or that use stock tire compound (no tire compound upgrade) or that have no adjustable suspension general spring settings as described in Part 2 can be used.
Road cars with 400hp or more power and adjustable suspension that have a tire compound upgrade installed require extra chassis tuning to compensate for changed chassis behaviour on road due to changed tire compound. The effects on the chassis are more pronounced the lower or higher the tire compound upgrade is compared to the cars stock compound.
Generally upgrading to tires with higher grip than the stock tires requires lower rear springs while upgrading to tires with lower grip requires lower front springs.
Note: If you want to learn more about how spring stiffness works please refer to the Springs section in Part 2 - General Tuning.
Stock Chassis Chassis Front Springs Stiffness Offset Rear Springs Stiffness Offset
Street Sport 0 -12%
Street Semi Race 0 -24%
Street Race 0 -36%
Street Snow -12% 0
Street Vintage Race -24% 0
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Sport Semi Race 0 -12%
Sport Race 0 -24%
Sport Snow -24% 0
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Semi Race Race 0 -12%
Semi Race Snow -36% 0
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Race Semi Race 0 -12%
Race Snow -48% 0
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Vintage Race Street 0 -24%
Vintage Race Sport 0 -36%
Vintage Race Semi Race 0 -48%
Vintage Race Race 0 -60%
Vintage Race Snow 0 -12%
Road cars that have drag, rally, off-road race or drift tires installed have changed from a road chassis to a complete different chassis type which require a different chassis tuning depending on changed chassis type.
Generally drag and off-road chassis require lower front and lower rear springs depending on installed tire compound
Chassis Front Springs Stiffness Offset Rear Springs Stiffness Offset
Drag -24% -24%
Off-road -12% -12%
Rally -12% -12%
Drift -12% -12%
Rally and Off-road Cars Changed in Horizon 5
Bringing rally or off-road cars with adjustable suspension to road tracks generally requires extra chassis tuning because the cars stock chassis is intended for off-road racing.
Generally bringing rally or off-road cars to road tracks require lower front and rear springs depending on used tire compound.
Note: There are some (especially older) rally and off-road cars that are not equipped with stock rally or off-road tires but with Stock tire compound instead meaning they have a stock road chassis. Tuning wise these must be treated as road cars.
Chassis Front Springs Stiffness Offset Rear Springs Stiffness Offset
Drag -24% -24%
Off-road -12% -12%
Road -12% -12%
Rally -12% -12%
Drift -24% -24%
Cars with Rally / Off-road Suspension Changed in Horizon 5
Cars with rally suspension or off-road suspension (all off-road cars with stock adjustable suspension) require stiffer springs for road racing. Simply double the spring rates from general tuning when using rally suspension or off-road suspension for road racing.
Note that this effectively means that you use same spring rates for race and rally suspension when it comes to road racing as general tuning states to halve springs rates for rally suspension). Also this can lead to maxing out spring rates especially front springs.
Cars with Road Chassis and Chassis Reinforcement Changed in Horizon 5
Cars with a road chassis may require additional spring tuning depending on the installed chassis reinforcement upgrade. This is because for road racing Street chassis reinforcement is best suited, having a lower or higher chassis stiffness via chassis reinforcement upgrades requires additional under- or oversteer tuning to compensate for changed chassis behavior on the road.
Cars with Stock chassis reinforcement require understeer tuning while cars with sport or race chassis reinforcement require oversteer tuning.
Note: Many street cars come already with a stock Street chassis reinforcement installed (only Sport or Race chassis reinforcement upgrades available), likewise most sports and race cars come with stock Sport chassis reinforcement (only Race chassis reinforcement upgrade available) or Race chassis reinforcement (no chassis reinforcement upgrades available) respectively. Tune the springs accordingly.
Chassis Front Springs Offset Rear Springs Offset
Stock +0.5 -0.5
Street 0.0 0.0
Sport -0.5 +0.5
Race -1.0 +1.0
Ride Height
Road Cars Changed in Horizon 5
Ride height tuning for road cars depends on the installed tire compound and suspension. For road cars hat have less than 400hp or that use stock tire compound (no tire compound upgrade) or that have no adjustable suspension general ride height settings as described in Part 2 can be used.
Road cars with 400hp or more power and adjustable suspension that have a tire compound upgrade installed require extra chassis tuning to compensate for changed chassis behaviour on road due to changed tire compound. The effects on the chassis are more pronounced the lower or higher the tire compound upgrade is compared to the cars stock compound.
Generally upgrading to tires with higher grip than the stock tires requires lower ride hight while upgrading to tires with lower grip requires higher ride height.
Stock Chassis Chassis Ride Height Offset
Street Sport -0.1
Street Semi Race -0.2
Street Race -0.3
Street Snow +0.1
Street Vintage Race +0.2
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Sport Semi Race -0.1
Sport Race -0.2
Sport Snow +0.2
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Semi Race Race -0.1
Semi Race Snow +0.3
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Race Semi Race -0.1
Race Snow +0.4
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Vintage Race Street -0.2
Vintage Race Sport -0.3
Vintage Race Semi Race -0.4
Vintage Race Race -0.5
Vintage Race Snow -0.1
Road cars that have drag, rally, off-road race or drift tires installed have changed from a road chassis to a complete different chassis type which require a different chassis tuning depending on changed chassis type.
Generally drag and off-road chassis require max front ride height and drift chassis require max rear ride height.
Chassis Front Ride Height Offset Rear Ride Height Offset
Drag set to Max 0
Off-road set to Max 0
Rally 0 0
Drift 0 set to Max
Rally and Off-road Cars
For rally and off-road cars general ride height settings as described in Part 2 can be used.
Cars with Road Chassis and Chassis Reinforcement Changed in Horizon 5
Cars with a road chassis may require additional ride height tuning depending on the installed chassis reinforcement upgrade. This is because for road racing Street chassis reinforcement is best suited, having a lower or higher chassis stiffness via chassis reinforcement upgrades requires additional under- or oversteer tuning to compensate for changed chassis behavior on the road.
Cars with Stock chassis reinforcement require understeer tuning while cars with sport or race chassis reinforcement require oversteer tuning.
Note: Many street cars come already with a stock Street chassis reinforcement installed (only Sport or Race chassis reinforcement upgrades available), likewise most sports and race cars come with stock Sport chassis reinforcement (only Race chassis reinforcement upgrade available) or Race chassis reinforcement (no chassis reinforcement upgrades available) respectively. Tune ride height accordingly.
Chassis Reinf. Front Ride Height Offset Rear Ride Height Offset
Stock +0.1 -0.1
Street 0.0 0.0
Sport -0.1 +0.1
Race -0.2 +0.2
Dampers
Road Cars Changed in Horizon 5
Damper tuning for road cars depends on the installed tire compound and suspension. For road cars that have less than 400hp or use stock tire compound (no tire compound upgrade) or that have no adjustable suspension general damper settings as described in Part 2 can be used.
Road cars with 400hp or more power and adjustable suspension that have a tire compound upgrade installed require extra chassis tuning to compensate for changed chassis behaviour on road due to changed tire compound. The effects on the chassis are more pronounced the lower or higher the tire compound upgrade is compared to the cars stock compound.
Generally upgrading to tires with higher grip than the stock tires requires higher rear damping while upgrading to tires with lower grip requires higher front damping.
Stock Chassis Chassis Front Damper Offset Rear Damper Offset
Street Sport 0.0 +0.5
Street Semi Race 0.0 +1.5
Street Race 0.0 +2.5
Street Snow +0.5 0.0
Street Vintage Race +1.5 0.0
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Sport Semi Race 0.0 +0.5
Sport Race 0.0 +1.5
Sport Snow +1.5 0.0
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Semi Race Race 0.0 +0.5
Semi Race Snow +2.5 0.0
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Race Semi Race 0.0 +0.5
Race Snow +3.5 0.0
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Vintage Race Street 0.0 +1.5
Vintage Race Sport 0.0 +2.5
Vintage Race Semi Race 0.0 +3.5
Vintage Race Race 0.0 +4.5
Vintage Race Snow 0.0 +0.5
Road cars that have drag, rally, off-road race or drift tires installed have changed from a road chassis to a complete different chassis type which require a different chassis tuning depending on changed chassis type.
Generally drag and off-road chassis require higher front rebound and higher rear bump while rally and drift chassis require higher rear rebound and higher front bump.
Chassis Front Rebound Offset Rear Rebound Offset Front Bump Offset Rear Bump Offset
Drag +3.5 0.0 0.0 +3.5
Off-road +2.5 0.0 0.0 +2.5
Rally 0.0 +2.5 +2.5 0.0
Drift 0.0 +3.5 +3.5 0.0
Rally and Off-road Cars Changed in Horizon 5
Bringing rally or off-road cars with adjustable suspension to road tracks generally requires extra chassis tuning because the cars stock chassis is intended for off-road racing.
Using stock, rally, off-road or drag tires require higher front rebound and higher rear bump, while road and drift tires require higher rear rebound and higher front bump.
Note: There are some (especially older) rally and off-road cars that are not equipped with stock rally or off-road tires but with Stock tire compound instead meaning they have a stock road chassis. Tuning wise these must be treated as road cars.
Chassis Front Rebound Offset Rear Rebound Offset Front Bump Offset Rear Bump Offset
Drag +3.5 0.0 0.0 +3.5
Off-road +2.5 0.0 0.0 +2.5
Road 0.0 +2.5 +2.5 0.0
Rally 0.0 +2.5 +2.5 0.0
Drift 0.0 +3.5 +3.5 0.0
Cars with Rally / Off-road Suspension Changed in Horizon 5
Cars with rally suspension or off-road suspension (all off-road cars with stock adjustable suspension) require additional damper adjustments for road racing.
Generally rally and off-road suspension require higher damping for best performance on road.
Front Rebound Offset Rear Rebound Offset Front Bump Offset Rear Bump Offset
+3.5 +3.5 + 3.5 +3.5
Cars with Road Chassis and Chassis Reinforcement Changed in Horizon 5
Cars with a road chassis may require additional damper tuning depending on the installed chassis reinforcement upgrade. This is because for road racing Street chassis reinforcement is best suited, having a lower or higher chassis stiffness via chassis reinforcement upgrades requires additional under- or oversteer tuning to compensate for changed chassis behavior on the road.
Cars with Stock chassis reinforcement require understeer tuning while cars with sport or race chassis reinforcement require oversteer tuning.
Note: Many street cars come already with a stock Street chassis reinforcement installed (only Sport or Race chassis reinforcement upgrades available), likewise most sports and race cars come with stock Sport chassis reinforcement (only Race chassis reinforcement upgrade available) or Race chassis reinforcement (no chassis reinforcement upgrades available) respectively. Tune dampers accordingly.
Chassis Reinf. Front Rebound Offset Rear Rebound Offset Front Bump Offset Rear Bump Offset
Stock +0.1 -0.1 -0.1 +0.1
Street 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sport -0.1 +0.1 +0.1 -0.1
Race -0.2 +0.2 +0.2 -0.2
Brakes
Road Cars Changed in Horizon 5
Brake pressure tuning for road cars depends on the installed tire compound and suspension. For road cars with less than 400hp or that use stock tire compound (no tire compound upgrade) or that have no adjustable suspension general brake settings as described in Part 2 can be used.
Road cars with 400hp or more power and adjustable suspension that have a tire compound upgrade installed require extra chassis tuning to compensate for changed chassis behaviour on road due to changed tire compound. The effects on the chassis are more pronounced the lower or higher the tire compound upgrade is compared to the cars stock compound.
Generally drag, off-road and lower grade road chassis like snow or vintage require lower brake pressure while drift tires require higher brake pressure. Using regular road chassis like street, sport, semi race or race as well as rally chassis don't require to adjust brake pressure, for these chassis general brake settings as described in Part 2 can be used.
Stock Chassis Chassis Brake Pressure Offset
Street Sport 0
Street Semi Race 0
Street Race 0
Street Drift +20%
Street Off-road -15%
Street Rally 0
Street Snow -10%
Street Vintage Race -20%
Street Drag -20%
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Sport Semi Race 0
Sport Race 0
Sport Drift +15%
Sport Off-road -20%
Sport Rally 0
Sport Snow -20%
Sport Drag -25%
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Semi Race Race 0
Semi Race Drift +10%
Semi Race Off-road -25%
Semi Race Rally 0
Semi Race Snow -30%
Semi Race Drag -30%
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Race Semi Race 0
Race Drift +5%
Race Off-road -30%
Race Rally 0
Race Snow -40%
Race Drag -35%
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Vintage Race Sport 0
Vintage Race Semi Race 0
Vintage Race Race 0
Vintage Race Drift +30%
Vintage Race Off-road -15%
Vintage Race Rally 0
Vintage Race Snow 0
Vintage Race Drag -10%
Rally and Off-road Cars
For rally and off-road cars general brake settings as described in Part 2 can be used.
Cars with Rally / Off-road Suspension
Cars with rally suspension or off-road suspension (all off-road cars with stock adjustable suspension) require additional brake distribution adjustment for road racing.
Generally rally and off-road suspension require more braking force on the rear for best performance on road.
Brake Distribution Offset
+4%
Cars with Road Chassis and Chassis Reinforcement Changed in Horizon 5
Cars with a road chassis may require additional brake tuning depending on the installed chassis reinforcement upgrade. This is because for road racing Street chassis reinforcement is best suited, having a lower or higher chassis stiffness via chassis reinforcement upgrades requires additional under- or oversteer tuning to compensate for changed chassis behavior on the road.
Cars with Stock chassis reinforcement require understeer tuning while cars with sport or race chassis reinforcement require oversteer tuning.
Note: Many street cars come already with a stock Street chassis reinforcement installed (only Sport or Race chassis reinforcement upgrades available), likewise most sports and race cars come with stock Sport chassis reinforcement (only Race chassis reinforcement upgrade available) or Race chassis reinforcement (no chassis reinforcement upgrades available) respectively. Tune brakes accordingly.
Chassis Reinf. Brake Distr. Offset Brake Pressure Offset
Stock -1% -1%
Street 0 0
Sport +1% +1%
Race +2% +2%
Differential
Cars with Race Suspension
Cars with race suspension don't require any special differential adjustments so general differential settings as described in Part 2 can be used.
Cars with Rally / Off-road Suspension
Cars with rally suspension or off-road suspension (all off-road cars with stock adjustable suspension) require additional differential adjustments for road racing.
Generally rally and off-road suspension require a more closed differential, i.e. higher accel and decel for best performance on road.
Accel Offset Decel Offset
+10% +10%
Cars with Road Chassis and Chassis Reinforcement Changed in Horizon 5
Cars with a road chassis may require additional differential tuning depending on the installed chassis reinforcement upgrade. This is because for road racing Street chassis reinforcement is best suited, having a lower or higher chassis stiffness via chassis reinforcement upgrades requires additional under- or oversteer tuning to compensate for changed chassis behavior on the road.
Cars with Stock chassis reinforcement require understeer tuning while cars with sport or race chassis reinforcement require oversteer tuning.
Note: Many street cars come already with a stock Street chassis reinforcement installed (only Sport or Race chassis reinforcement upgrades available), likewise most sports and race cars come with stock Sport chassis reinforcement (only Race chassis reinforcement upgrade available) or Race chassis reinforcement (no chassis reinforcement upgrades available) respectively. Tune differential accordingly.
Chassis Reinf. Accel Offset Decel Offset
Stock -2% +1%
Street 0 0
Sport +2% -1%
Race +4% -2%
Gearing
Road track don't require any special gearing adjustments so general gearing settings as described in Part 2 can be used.
Aero
Road Cars
Downforce tuning for road cars depends on the installed tire compound and suspension. For road cars with less than 400hp or that use stock tire compound (no tire compound upgrade) or that have no adjustable suspension general downforce settings as described in Part 2 can be used.
Road cars with 400hp or more power and adjustable suspension that have a tire compound upgrade installed require extra chassis tuning to compensate for changed chassis behaviour on road due to changed tire compound. The effects on the chassis are more pronounced the lower or higher the tire compound upgrade is compared to the cars stock compound.
Generally drag and off-road chassis require higher rear downforce, lower grade road chassis like snow or vintage race tires require higher front and rear downforce and drift chassis require lower front downforce. Using regular road chassis like street, sport, semi race or race as well as rally chassis don't require to adjust downforce levels, for these chassis general downforce settings as described in Part 2 can be used.
Stock Chassis Chassis Front Downforce Offset Rear Downforce Offset
Street Sport 0 0
Street Semi Race 0 0
Street Race 0 0
Street Drift -60% 0
Street Off-road 0 +45%
Street Rally 0 0
Street Snow +15% +15%
Street Vintage Race +30% +30%
Street Drag 0 +60%
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Sport Semi Race 0 0
Sport Race 0 0
Sport Drift -45% 0
Sport Off-road 0 +60%
Sport Rally 0 0
Sport Snow +30% +30%
Sport Drag 0 +75%
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Semi Race Race 0 0
Semi Race Drift -30% 0
Semi Race Off-road 0 +75%
Semi Race Rally 0 0
Semi Race Snow +45% +45%
Semi Race Drag 0 +90%
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Race Semi Race 0 0
Race Drift -15% 0
Race Off-road 0 +90%
Race Rally 0 0
Race Snow +60% +60%
Race Drag 0 +105%
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Vintage Race Sport 0 0
Vintage Race Semi Race 0 0
Vintage Race Race 0 0
Vintage Race Drift -90% 0
Vintage Race Off-road 0 +15%
Vintage Race Rally 0 0
Vintage Race Snow 0 0
Vintage Race Drag 0 +30%
Rally and Off-road Cars
For rally and off-road cars general downforce settings as described in Part 2 can be used.