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Re: Rear hub position
Posted by 'itpro' on 18 Jun 2015 @ 23:49

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I take another view. Place the hubs where you handling is best.

1) fit the hub at the end of the axle and 'do' 10 laps checking the times on the last 5 laps.
2) Move the axle to the VERY narrowest setting you can safely manage and drive that for 10 laps timing the last 5.
3) Compare the times AND make a note of how the kart felt with each setting
4) if narrow gave fierce under-steer and wide gave fierce over-steer, (I am NOT saying that is the right way around!) then you know that the 'perfect' position is somewhere in between.
5) now move the hubs to halfway and see how THAT feels, checking the times If it still under-steers, you'll know that somewhere between Mid and Wide should give you 'ideal' handling.
6) Now try that width.
7) and so on.

Once you 'know' how axle width changes the handling, do the same for all the other variables on the kart. You will be learning rapidly how to tailor your kart to give the reaction YOU want. No other method works better than this! I'd always recommend starting at the extremes so that you can at least FEEL the effect on the chassis of those extreme settings and that will point the way to finding the 'perfect' settings.

Yes, this will give you the 'ideal' position...... for that kart, at that track, in those conditions, tyres, etc..

However..... and vastly more importantly, you'll now know HOW such changes affect your kart. If you now turn up to the track in different conditions (etc.) you'll know HOW to move the settings to give the reaction you want.

Just asking (and using) the settings suggested by others will teach you **nothing** at all. You can also be sure that the VERY quickest will NOT tell you the settings they use.... thus, you'll only be getting the settings of someone who may be not much better than you are already!

This is only my opinion but.......

Ian

Message Thread:

Rear hub position by 'Sambo3peaks' (18 Jun 2015 @ 19:18)

Re: Rear hub position by 'Eddy' (18 Jun 2015 @ 21:03)

Re: Rear hub position by 'itpro' << You are here!

Re: Rear hub position by 'lard ass bob' (20 Jun 2015 @ 11:11)

Re: Rear hub position by 'itpro' (21 Jun 2015 @ 0:52)

Re: Rear hub position by 'Sambo3peaks' (21 Jun 2015 @ 9:50)

Re: Rear hub position by 'lard ass bob' (22 Jun 2015 @ 11:45)

Re: Rear hub position by 'Andyb' (22 Jun 2015 @ 22:47)

Re: Rear hub position by 'Sully' (23 Jun 2015 @ 9:57)

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