Suspension Class
The "type" of suspension you install — gates which tune sliders unlock. Sport is the cheap path to full tuning.
What it does
In-game "suspension" is a class of part, not a tune setting. Stock springs have almost no adjustability. Sport suspension unlocks ride height, springs, dampers. Race suspension adds the full slider range — taller bars, wider damper bands. Rally and off-road suspension are surface-specific variants with longer travel, softer defaults, and damping curves built for loose surface.
For pure circuit / road racing, Sport is usually the right pick at B/A class (PI-efficient, unlocks the sliders that matter), Race at S1/S2/R (where you actually use the wider range). Race-tier suspension is actively wrong for dirt and off-road builds — the short travel binds up over bumps.
Rally and off-road suspension are mandatory for their disciplines, and counterproductive for the others. There is no "compromise" option that does both well — pick one and tune it.
Options
PI-efficiency by discipline
| Option | Road | Dirt | Cross-country | Drift | Drag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ○ |
| Sport suspension | ● | ✗ | ✗ | ○ | ○ |
| Race suspension | ● | ✗ | ✗ | ● | ○ |
| Rally suspension | ✗ | ● | ○ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Off-road suspension | ✗ | ○ | ● | ✗ | ✗ |
Decision rules
- 1.Pick suspension class to match discipline. Mixing is not a strategy.
- 2.Sport unlocks 90% of the tuning value of Race at half the PI for B/A class.
- 3.Rally / off-road suspension is mandatory for their surfaces and a PI penalty for any other.
Build smells that point here
- Sport / Race suspension on a dirt or off-road buildSwitch to Rally or Off-road suspension — Sport/Race binds over bumps.