Originally Posted by
BillCobb
You would not pick the understeer as a target for a FSAE car. That would be a constraint, goal or target if you were designing a vehicle with large payload changes or anticipating forseeable misuse by owners replacing tires with aftermarket skins, etc.
In this case, you would want to pick front and rear cornering compliances to deliver an optimum transient response suitable, acceptable and comfortable to your driver. That means you would choose the system dynamics of your car to work within their skills, reflexes and reactions.