alvin l nunley
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Does anybody have thoughts on current chassis design?
Why is it that tread widths have gotten wider and wider, but chassis widths have stayed pretty much the same? Can sticking that tire way out on those extended spindles be ideal? Has anybody tried a wider frame?
Back in the 70s, the rear tread width was, by rule, maximum of 40 inches. A 1 inch rear axle work just fine, as far as we could tell. Now you can have a maximum of 54 inches, 7 inches farther out on each side, so is it any wonder that they need the bigger diameter axle. I know part of it is because the tires are gripping much better than they did back in the 70s, but that's not all of it.
My Mayko frame was wider than other karts of the day, who will be the first to try a wider frame now? Does anybody have reasons why a wider frame would not wo
Why is it that tread widths have gotten wider and wider, but chassis widths have stayed pretty much the same? Can sticking that tire way out on those extended spindles be ideal? Has anybody tried a wider frame?
Back in the 70s, the rear tread width was, by rule, maximum of 40 inches. A 1 inch rear axle work just fine, as far as we could tell. Now you can have a maximum of 54 inches, 7 inches farther out on each side, so is it any wonder that they need the bigger diameter axle. I know part of it is because the tires are gripping much better than they did back in the 70s, but that's not all of it.
My Mayko frame was wider than other karts of the day, who will be the first to try a wider frame now? Does anybody have reasons why a wider frame would not wo