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| r_towle |
 Aug 12 2007, 01:25 PM
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How does the caster setting affect an AutoX car.
What is the best, and why. Rich |
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| john rogers |
Aug 12 2007, 09:07 PM
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A rule of thumb we use is for auto-x, DE and other stadium events we would take caster out as the car turns quicker, sort of like toe out. On road racing course such as the CA Speedway, we put in as much caster as possible since we want the car to be stable on the high speed banking portion of the race track and the turns are not nearly as tight as an auto-x course. When I was racing bicycles, my road racing bike had more caster or rake in the front forks which made it easy to ride in long road races but the criterium and track bikes had very little rake or caster since they needed to turn very quickly in short races.
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r_towle Caster settings Aug 12 2007, 01:25 PM
J P Stein
How does the caster setting affect an AutoX car.
... Aug 12 2007, 02:02 PM r_towle so, more caster would mean that the top of the str... Aug 12 2007, 02:04 PM
J P Stein
so, more caster would mean that the top of the st... Aug 12 2007, 02:07 PM Dr Evil Would it be recommended to do the 6 deg to a stree... Aug 12 2007, 03:05 PM brp914
6 +/- 0.5 degrees is the stock setting. Aug 12 2007, 03:43 PM Dr Evil Ah, simple enough :rolleyes: I guess I would have ... Aug 12 2007, 08:34 PM Joe Ricard I am of the same thought as John on this one.
I u... Aug 13 2007, 12:48 PM jhadler I'm pretty firmly in the camp of caster is goo... Aug 13 2007, 01:00 PM woobn8r
I'm pretty firmly in the camp of caster is go... Aug 13 2007, 08:54 PM jhadler
You had me right up to the point where you say yo... Aug 13 2007, 11:33 PM alpha434 F=uW
Whatever makes the tires stick best. Aug 13 2007, 10:31 PM alpha434 And if you've ever driven a Hupmobile, you kno... Aug 14 2007, 01:01 AM Joe Ricard Like Josh said it all about the whole set up.
Sin... Aug 14 2007, 05:58 AM jhadler
If I remember right John Rogers runs slicks too.
... Aug 14 2007, 12:40 PM degreeoff :hijacked: OK I am almost to a point where I will ... Aug 14 2007, 01:11 PM |
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