Hi guys,
I’m older…ish ,and coming to KZ after Formula Atlantic cars…
I have a CRG RR, Tm KZ R2. Set to 4mm toe out and -2neg camber…
Front tires show much higher wear on inside edge…. Is this normal for KZ, or is it likely too much toe out, or neg camber ??
Camber, caster, and toe are Sniper set on the stand, not on the ground…. One man show …
Thanks,
Bill
Pretty standard for the insides to wear more than the outsides. It’s common to flip tires on the rims to even out wear, especially if just burning laps. You can run a range of camber settings, some like more positive and some keep in negative range. The more positive you add the more responsive the front should be on turn in, to a point.
4mm toe…I guess total correct? So 2mm each side? If that’s the case, then it’s pretty standard, as well as -2 neg camber.
Inside edge wearing out faster: normal. When you start noticing it, flip the tires on the rim and side to side (if you, like me, like to keep the direction of rotation constant) and you’ll wear them more evenly.
it sounds fairly normal, however I tend to prefer less on both accounts, about half of your reported settings. In the end it is all about making the kart work though, and that can mean different optimal settings for different karts, or even for the same kart in different conditions or a different track.
Something else to consider. Sometimes when negative camber makes the kart better, it’s because you’ve effectively narrowed the front track by moving the contact patches in. It could be more beneficial to go back to neutral camber and decrease track width via the hub position adjustments.