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Re: Front wheel lifting off the ground when corner
Posted by 'itpro' on 22 Aug 2010 @ 23:24

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itproJoined: August 2001
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Welllll..... the chassis may be old but it doesn't alter the basis of karting....

Becasue your kart has no 'diff' in the rear axle (i.e., it's a solid axle with both weels turning at IDENTICAL speeds), then, to let your kart turn INTO a corner, it has to lift SOME of the weight of the rear wheels to let one wheel 'slide' slightly as the wheel on the inside of the kart has less far to go than the one.... on the outside on EVERY corner.

To let that happen, the front st6eering of you kart is DESGIGNED so that the kart can LEAN onto that outer wheel as you turn into a corner: it's that LEANING of the kart over the OUTSIDE fron wheel which raises the INSIDE REAR wheel so that the kart CAN get round corners......

So, assuming your boy is still light, that would explaon why the kart LIFTS the inside front wheel whereas Fatties, like me, don't see that 'lift' as the kart is being pressed HARDER onto the track by my/our extra weight.

So, that's the reason..... the straight answer is...... it's SUPPOSED to..... if it didn't, he couldn't get the kart to TURN into corners!

To be sure.... just get anyone else to move their steering for you while they are NOT seated in the kart and you should se the same thing.

Ian

Message Thread:

Front wheel lifting off the ground when cornering by 'TopLex' (22 Aug 2010 @ 21:01)

Re: Front wheel lifting off the ground when corner by 'michaelg36' (22 Aug 2010 @ 21:05)

Re: Front wheel lifting off the ground when corner by 'TopLex' (22 Aug 2010 @ 21:12)

Re: Front wheel lifting off the ground when corner by 'rotaxvet' (22 Aug 2010 @ 21:25)

Re: Front wheel lifting off the ground when corner by 'TopLex' (22 Aug 2010 @ 22:04)

Re: Front wheel lifting off the ground when corner by 'rotaxvet' (22 Aug 2010 @ 22:58)

Re: Front wheel lifting off the ground when corner by 'itpro' << You are here!

Maybe the grass box needs emptying..nt by 'Danlee' (23 Aug 2010 @ 7:24)

Re: Front wheel lifting off the ground when corner by 'SimonS' (23 Aug 2010 @ 15:48)

Re: Front wheel lifting off the ground when corner by 'TopLex' (23 Aug 2010 @ 16:20)

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