And if you have a newer kart that has to have a harder LR to make it handle your set up is wrong, and your leaving speed on the table.Most of the newer karts like the LR the same duro as the rights to make speed. Older karts liked a harder LR, so without knowing what kart you have, cant say for sure not knowing the situation.
Has anyone ever used the vega white on the left rear and the vega yellows on the right side ? My thinking is that i would be able to prep them all the same without having to worry about the left rear being to soft or have to much left rear grip. Thanks
Phantom nemesisMost of the newer karts like the LR the same duro as the rights to make speed. Older karts liked a harder LR, so without knowing what kart you have, cant say for sure not knowing the situation.
I went ahead and ordered a set of the cobras to try them out. Ive only raced about 6 times so im learning.
You’re very considerate of ol Jamie ....If you're trying to unhook the kart (ie less LR drive) you can do that, but I think it's a band-ad fix.
Even with older karts, the problem may be too much lr drive, but there are other (better) ways to remedy this problem -- running a LR 5 points harder is just easier to do for most people.
I'd consider going down on cross, working on the RF camber, moving the LR out on the axle, getting some static (seat) weight off of the LR, etc before just bolting up a harder LR tire.
Personally, I like to keep the duro on my tires the same on all 4 corners. That way I can monitor wear patterns, (dare I say tire temperatures without causing someone to melt down), and air pressure gain to determine which corner of the car is working the most.
I'm not real particular on the LF if it's a couple points softer than the rest because you won't abuse it - since it is used primarily at corner entry.
Keeping them all pretty similar though gives you a better baseline to go off of. Throwing a different compound, brand, etc on one corner just confuses things for me. (Not to say I haven't done it in the past, but it wouldn't be my first choice.)
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I would consider Jamie a friend. We don't agree on everything, and that's ok. (Like with many on here.) There are some "essentials" that we do agree on, and that matters more to me than some differences we might have in kart tuning.You’re very considerate of ol Jamie ....
Jamie is a good friend of mine as well, we all like giving him a hard time..I would consider Jamie a friend. We don't agree on everything, and that's ok. (Like with many on here.) There are some "essentials" that we do agree on, and that matters more to me than some differences we might have in kart tuning.