Assetto Corsa Rally: car bottoming out — what to change
What it feels like
Over fast sections or compressions the floor hits the track, the car bounces and you lose grip exactly there.
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The car bounces / bottoms out: raise ride height with the ring for travel and soften fast bump (both axles) so the floor doesn't slam after bumps or jumps.
What to change, exactly
Ranges, steps and defaults are the REAL ones for this sim. The amount is expressed in the game's own unit so you can apply it without converting anything.
Parameters flagged as “estimated range” do not come from a verified in-game capture: the direction of the change is right, the exact magnitude may differ on your car.
1.Front ride-height ring
Raise ↑ by 0.012 m12 slider stepsestimated rangeRange: 0.120 – 0.260 m · Default: 0.196 m
The 'adjustment ring' sets front ride height (spring-platform position), in metres. Higher on gravel/snow to avoid bottoming and give travel; lower on tarmac to drop the centre of gravity.
What changes when you move it this way
Raising (higher value) gives travel and avoids bottoming on rough terrain, costing agility and a little tarmac grip.
2.Rear ride-height ring
Raise ↑ by 0.012 m12 slider stepsestimated rangeRange: 0.120 – 0.260 m · Default: 0.180 m
Rear ride height via the adjustment ring, in metres. With the front it sets the car's attitude: a slightly lower rear than the front (like the Balanced preset) stabilises; raising it gives gravel travel.
What changes when you move it this way
Raising the rear gives travel and a bit more rotation, but lifts the rear centre of gravity.
3.Front fast bump
Lower ↓ by 375 Ns/m3 slider stepsestimated rangeRange: 1000 – 8000 Ns/m · Default: 2750 Ns/m
Front high-speed COMPRESSION (sharp impacts: bumps, rocks, kerbs). Soft lets the wheel move up quickly on gravel; medium manages impacts on tarmac.
What changes when you move it this way
Softer = the wheel absorbs bumps and rocks without upsetting the car; ideal on gravel/snow.
4.Rear fast bump
Lower ↓ by 375 Ns/m3 slider stepsestimated rangeRange: 1000 – 8000 Ns/m · Default: 3000 Ns/m
Rear high-speed compression (sharp rear impacts). Soft lets the rear absorb bumps and keep traction on gravel.
What changes when you move it this way
Softer = the rear absorbs bumps and rocks while keeping traction; ideal on loose ground.
How to apply it without losing your afternoon
- 01Change ONE thing at a time and run three clean laps before judging. Two changes at once and you no longer know which one worked.
- 02Start with the first parameter on the list: they are in the order the engine applies them, from the one with most authority to the fine tuning.
- 03If the change goes the right way but falls short, repeat the same step again before touching another parameter.
- 04If it gets worse, put it back. A setup you don't understand is slower than a baseline you do.
Where this sim stores its setups
Assetto Corsa Rally saves setups locally with custom names (e.g. 'i20 N Gravel Soft'). As of June 2026 there is no verified native import/export by file: the community shares them via forums (OverTake.gg) by describing the values. The on-disk location is not officially documented.
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If that wasn't it
Symptoms get confused with each other: what feels like poor traction is very often oversteer on throttle. These are the other diagnoses for this sim.
- Understeer on corner entryYou turn in and the car keeps going straight: it washes wide before the apex.
- Mid-corner understeerMid-corner, at steady speed, the car refuses to hold the line and you have to unwind the wheel.
- Understeer on corner exitAs you get on the throttle the car pushes wide and runs out of road on exit.
- Oversteer on corner entryAs you release the brake and turn in, the rear steps out and the car rotates too much before the apex.
- Mid-corner oversteerMid-corner the rear keeps sliding on its own and you are correcting with the wheel the whole way through.
- Snap oversteer on throttleYou get on the power on exit and the rear snaps sideways: spin, or a big correction.
- Unstable under brakingBraking hard in a straight line the car moves around, the rear tries to come round or you lock up.
- No traction on corner exitOn exit the driven wheels spin and the car won't hook up: you lose time down the next straight.
- Tyres overheatingGrip falls off after two or three laps and temperature or pressure climbs past the window.
- Tyres not coming up to temperatureThe first laps the car slides everywhere and the tyres take forever to switch on.
- Unstable over kerbsTouch a kerb and the car jumps, gets unsettled, and you end up avoiding kerbs to keep it.
The same problem in other sims
Same symptom, different parameters: each game exposes different sliders, with other units and other ranges.