I am curious about a couple of setup options. What effect does moving the left front wheel in or out have on handling? And where should I measure from?
This question is not specific to any kart in particular or any specific handling problems.
this season I raced my sons kart some. Usually we run the left front in as close as we can and the right front 1 inch out measured from the point on the frame that the kingpin bolt goes through. His kart had a bent left front spindle. It is not bent too bad that we can’t get the camber set but it prevents the wheel from sliding onto the spindle far enough. For a quick fix in the pits to get him back on the track I flipped the wheel around. It worked but the valve stem was on the inside making it hard to check air pressure.
When I was racing it I got tired of messing with it so I flipped the wheel back leaving it about 2 inches out instead of 1 inch. I don’t care if I win or not, I’m happy following the pack, so handling didn’t matter a lot but when I did this it cornered a lot better.
tonight we were in the shop getting the karts fixed up and ready to store when I started thinking about that. What does moving the front tires in or out do to handling? And I guess also what relationship does the front track width have with the rear track width?
This is for dirt oval tracks.
This question is not specific to any kart in particular or any specific handling problems.
this season I raced my sons kart some. Usually we run the left front in as close as we can and the right front 1 inch out measured from the point on the frame that the kingpin bolt goes through. His kart had a bent left front spindle. It is not bent too bad that we can’t get the camber set but it prevents the wheel from sliding onto the spindle far enough. For a quick fix in the pits to get him back on the track I flipped the wheel around. It worked but the valve stem was on the inside making it hard to check air pressure.
When I was racing it I got tired of messing with it so I flipped the wheel back leaving it about 2 inches out instead of 1 inch. I don’t care if I win or not, I’m happy following the pack, so handling didn’t matter a lot but when I did this it cornered a lot better.
tonight we were in the shop getting the karts fixed up and ready to store when I started thinking about that. What does moving the front tires in or out do to handling? And I guess also what relationship does the front track width have with the rear track width?
This is for dirt oval tracks.