Hello all,
Well, I'm a high school shop teacher. I've got lots of automotive background, but almost nothing kart related. That said, I picked up a kart for my shop students to work on and learn on. The long term goal would be for the auto and metals classes to replicate a few of these. Anyway, as you can see from the pictures, we've got an odd steering geometry issue. Note that the outer wheel begins to turn inward once you pass 10 (or 2) o'clock.
Now, seeing that this isn't really an issue you'd see on a car, I'm trying to figure out if we need to 1- setup a steering stop that doesn't let you turn too far or 2- if there is another fix that will prevent this from happening and hopefully even improve our turning radius.
The turning radius is horrible right now. Perhaps if we attached the tie rod higher up on the arm and then limit the steering radius?
I've got lots of other questions coming up I'm sure. But this is #1 for now.
Steering at 12 o'clock
Steering at 10 o'clock
Steering at 8 o'clock
Well, I'm a high school shop teacher. I've got lots of automotive background, but almost nothing kart related. That said, I picked up a kart for my shop students to work on and learn on. The long term goal would be for the auto and metals classes to replicate a few of these. Anyway, as you can see from the pictures, we've got an odd steering geometry issue. Note that the outer wheel begins to turn inward once you pass 10 (or 2) o'clock.
Now, seeing that this isn't really an issue you'd see on a car, I'm trying to figure out if we need to 1- setup a steering stop that doesn't let you turn too far or 2- if there is another fix that will prevent this from happening and hopefully even improve our turning radius.
The turning radius is horrible right now. Perhaps if we attached the tie rod higher up on the arm and then limit the steering radius?
I've got lots of other questions coming up I'm sure. But this is #1 for now.
Steering at 12 o'clock
Steering at 10 o'clock
Steering at 8 o'clock