Assetto troppo morbido
English translation: too soft a set-up
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| 08:07 Jan 15, 2014 |
| Italian to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks / Steering and road holding | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Peter Cox Italy Local time: 23:21 | ||||||
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| 5 +1 | too soft a set-up |
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| 4 | The suspension is too soft even though it is the lowered version |
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| 3 | trim too soft / dynamic trim too soft |
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| 3 | Balance (set up) is too soft |
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1 hr confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1too soft a set-up Explanation: This relates to suspension adjustment, in this case a lowered suspension. Such set-up adjustments are usually made to cars used for racing or rallying and generally result in a harder ride than standard, but with improved road holding. |
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7 hrs confidence: 
The suspension is too soft even though it is the lowered version Explanation: assetto = suspension or "suspension geometry" i.e. for all 4 wheels |
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8 hrs confidence:
trim too soft / dynamic trim too soft Explanation: assetto is the French assiette, used also on cars, and the Wyhlidal automotive dictionary gives the above for assiette. Dynamic trim will avoid confusion with the decoration trim |
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4 days confidence:
Balance (set up) is too soft Explanation: In this case "assetto" is the configuration or the distribution of the weight in a car related to suspensions. |
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