ULTIMATE TUNING TIPS: Front Track Width - POWER REPUBLIC
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- Опубліковано 18 вер 2021
- This week is part 2 of our Ultimate Tuning Tips series. We're talking front track width and how to change it.
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Although I do not race karts I do like the technical aspect of tunning chassis without suspension.
A few months ago I was literally looking for videos on the tunning aspect of the kart chassis and found very few videos regarding the subject. And now on these last few months there is literally a ton of info on your channel regarding the topic.
Great content. Apreciate the info.
Hey Ricardo, glad that you found our channel. thanks heaps for tuning in and sharing the videos
This series is simple but effective. Thanks and people seem to love too!
Maxi, thanks for tuning in and enjoying the videos. We have more coming up, so if you have any suggestions for vids you would like to see/learn about, let me know?
Keep em coming Dez! Really like the format of this video series. Would like to hear your tips and tricks on Ackerman. Maybe discuss standard vs optional steering shaft. Cheers.
Thanks heaps for tuning in and sharing the videos Clayton!!! I could do that and how to change them out, the easy way. thanks for the idea
Derek, these tips are really great. You explain the why/cause & effect rather than the just the how-to. Was simple to understand. I wish i lived in Qld so we could come race up there.
Hey Ang, yeah its good times here in QLD. love it! come race some time.
Would love a video on the difference between 17 and 25mm stub axles and the advantage of each.
Great idea , thanks bro 😎
Luv your vids , always recommending them to new people coming to karting
thanks for tuning in and sharing the videos YO!
Great work on the videos, learning quite a bit from you.
Thanks for tuning in. Lots of info for new guys here Michael
Really do appreciate your work, thanks for posting. I like and subscribe.
Thanks for the sub!
Great video Dez
thanks bro!
Good work mate.
Hey Burkie, thanks for the positive vibes!
Thanks Dez! Great stuff as always. I'm will running my tony kart at thursday at the track @Genk. Lets find out what a new setup is going to do for me. Greetings Jordy
Send it Jordy 🤟🏻
what dimensions are best for the front as a base? and how do you measure the size? I'm currently behind at 1.39m wide
Incredible! Removed 10mm per side. (Leaving only a 10mm per side) very narrow I guess but Kart handled so well! So responsive and effortless steering! Wonder what a a larger Hub will feel like! Thanks again! Wondering if new hubs come with bearings already installed
stoked for you broski. yeah new hubs normally come shipped with the bearing installed, especially the OTK type.
Subscribed. On track to buy my first LO206 in March! Just gotta get that money right haha
Yeah, a tip, there’s never enough in the race account 😂
Hey! I’m fairly new to karting and I constantly struggle with oversteer. The rear slides out early/mid corner. I have watched your videos but am still struggling. I drive on Spa Francorchamps Karting track this weekend and was hoping you could give me a tip or two on what to try. Love your stuff, thanks for all the information!
Have you got brand new tyres on when this happens?
@@PowerRepublic Yes, it’s always
Nice
thanks bro
You said understeer twice. Did you mean oversteer when you spaced it to 35mm? Thanks,
My engine is at your shop right now :)
Hell yeah Jackie Boi !!1
What would be your go to for a 4s kart, short or longer front hub? Some of the arrow x5 4s chassis here come with hub integrated in the wheel. what is the advantage of that?
the integral hubs are standard on the little karts and entry level senior karts. probably works fine on a 4ss kart. big hubs work mostly for the higher grip tyres, but i reckon they work good for your 4SS
Hey Power Republic great video! Just a newbie question. Are the Arrow X5 and Arrow X3 the same chassis? Is the design the same? Is it possible for the brakes, steering parts etc etc from an X3 to go on an X5? Thanks, heaps.
Hey Ham, thanks for tuning in. yeah they are the same brand, but different tube layout/design. the running gear/components are very similar if not the same and should transfer straight over. hope that helps
will a longer hub allow me to turn in faster than a shorter one? will that affect the rear grip of the overall chassis setup?
not sure about that.
long hubs better acceleration traction from apex to exit for me normally.
Shorties for the opposite when it is hot and sticky.
Hi, great video. Few questions if I may.
Does the front width also affect the front grip?
I was having Tony kart Krypton 32 ( shifter) for five years and this year I could net get new chassis or used one in good condition, so I switched to Maranello. It is totally different driving experience. Kart is much more difficult or heavier to handle. It requires more strength, although it is hard to explain. So until I switch back to Tony kart I need to live with that and try to find better set up.
I set up my front to “neutral” but it stil feels very heavy on a steering wheel. Any suggestion what to do and not to compromise front grip to much.
Thanks
Hey Klemen, thanks heaps for tuning in and sharing the videos.
maybe check the Ackerman on the stirring shaft and stub axle ( if available on Maranello)
also too, maybe you could get some Fast adjusters and move the seat forwards incidentally until the steering becomes light enough for you again .
just some ideas, hope that helps
dez
Thanks a lot Dez👍 Will check as you suggested.
😮
yep
I am running on a small twisty track in a KZ class (750 meters with lots of corners). I feel a bit oversteer and instability. Does this mean my front settings need to be more narrow? Thanks a lot for the content :).
Not really, have you got a soft axle in and big hubs on ? KZ is a different animal.
@@PowerRepublic Thanks for the reply :). I don't know how to check the hardness of the rear axel. But the front hub is 76cm and the rear is quite large, can't remember the size :).
what would you do if you were racing a circle track like i do
dirt circle racing ?
@@PowerRepublic asphalt its a blast you should try it
@@PowerRepublic asphalt circle track. its a hand full but a blast to do.
What if the track is twisty, but fast ? Would you run narrow or wide width ?
if it is fast and twisty, as a rule I would run the front wider than normal for stability.
@@PowerRepublic okay thanks
Do you need to grease the front stub axle under the hubs ?
" so tuning karts is very simple" hahaha for some! not me
yeah it takes time to make the correct calls on race day, but you have to start at the beginning
@@PowerRepublic one thing that does make it a little easier is your video's so they are appreciated!
@@tyestarr2522 thanks Tye, I do my best for you guys
Nope, this would not give you better MPG.