Fixed Setups Are a Blessing in LMU
Until They’re Not
Are car setups important in Lemans Ultimate, as they are in Assetto Corsa Competizione?
For the first 15 hours in LMU, I focused on getting my safety rating up to Silver. After that, I started messing around with setups mainly for the LMP2, Hypercar, and, most importantly, the LMGT3 McLaren.
At first, I wasn’t sure if the LMU racing community would even benefit from premium car setups. I felt kind of lost with them. It took me dozens of hours to figure out how to improve the already solid default LMU setups.
The way I finally found clarity in car setups was by unknowingly applying the same system I use in ACC.
The Art of Car Setups
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been working hard on The Art of Car Setups a system I use to build setups in ACC, starting with my own preset and progressing step by step to create a fully customized setup.
When I jumped into LMU, I followed the same approach, and guess what? It worked there too. That allowed me to share what I’ve learned about LMU setups with you.
By the way, The Art of Car Setups course is in its first iteration. Last weekend, I got amazing feedback from someone who bought it, so I’ve been adding a new slide explaining things even better with small videos showing what understeer and oversteer look like and how to fix them using my setup system. I’ll keep adding more slides to make the product better and easier to understand.
👉 If you’re interested, click HERE
What I’ve Learned About LMU Setups
Every car has its own aero model, just like in ACC.
Rear wing and ride heights are key for tuning high-speed balance.
Packer distances and brake bias play a dominant role in how difficult the car is to drive.
Preload differential? Pretty much irrelevant.
You don’t have to worry about camber.
Tire temps? Not much influence there. The optimal temp is 80°C.
Car setups will be vital in LMU if you’re racing in open setup lobbies. In rookie servers, setups are fixed, which is actually a good thing for new players. But in open setup lobbies, you’ll need to dial in your setup—otherwise, you’ll be a sitting duck on the straights.
Low Downforce = Speed
Low-wing setups were crazy fast at Spa, Monza, Fuji, and, of course, Le Mans. Basically, any track with a long straight benefits from running 30% rear wing or lower.
LMU Car Setup Pack Now Live!
After 30 hours in LMU, I’ve put together my first LMU car setup pack, now live on Patreon. It includes 15 setups for every track.
Level 1 = High downforce setup (easier to drive).
Higher levels = More speed potential (progressive difficulty).
If you need more top speed, go for a low-downforce setup.
Fixed setups in LMU? They sit somewhere around Level 4, mid-downforce setups.
👉 If you want to support me and test the pack, click here!
Cheers,
Arnout
PS: When LMU updates its tire model and suspension, I’ll update the setups for FREE.
Also, expect a video on YouTube on LMU setups soon.