Chris, there is some inside tire patch unloading on a F500, but in most
corners, the unloading usually doesn't get to the point where the tire comes
completely off the ground.
By virture of being much longer than a Kart (and about as wide) a F500 has a
much larger turning moment generated by the font end grip to rotate the car.
The rears slip and we dirt track in corners to some extent.
Because the inside and outside are always fighting each other trying to run
at different speeds in a corner, they develop a significant inside wear.
The hotter insides do not mean the car could use positive camber!
Let cornring force be the deciding factor, not tire temp profile.
It is that way because of the locked rear end.
Chuck
From: Chris Reinhardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [F500] rearend
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 19:10:57 -0700 (PDT)
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the way a kart turns with the same solid
axle is that the inside rear needs to lift in order to break the traction
and gets all the rear weight on the outside. Generally this is done by
making the rear as stiff as possible and placing any weight high in the
chassis.
CR
Phil Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
We aren't allowed a diff. So, the only way to do this is to either
break traction or break the axle!
If the car is pushing, you can adjust quite a bit with tire pressures.
Lower your fronts a bit, or raise the rears. You may also be able to do
some other suspension adjustments to change the handling characteristics
of the car. Not knowing your car, I can't give you a lot more
specifics. Start with tire pressures, assuming your tires still have
some stick.
Phil
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can the rearend be set so only one tire has traction. Would this help
with the car pushing so much in the turns during auto cross. Rory
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