tjkoyen
August 4, 2021, 1:29am
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You want toe-out, not toe-in.
Max front width, narrow rear are the important ones.
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Guys, thank for all good comments and hints - this is all so helpful. Appreciate all!
It’s a whole different ball game.
As Dom said, the rubber is the slippery part in the wet, so you run opposite of the racing line usually, going high in the corners and trying to avoid the rubber a bit in braking zones.
The biggest thing for a young driver who hasn’t raced in the rain before should be to mainly stay out of trouble, keep it on the black stuff, and don’t spin. Half the kids in the class are going to bin it trying to go fast, so just staying out there without going off is going t…
Widen the front, narrow the rear, max caster, add toe out, positive camber, raise center of gravity.
Front bar either full stiff or out depending on your chassis. Some karts like to flex and some like the bar in to jack weight in the rain. Axle will be dependent on chassis too. Some karts like super soft, some like super stiff.
The main thing in the rain is driving. Can easily be worth seconds. Charge the corner, crank the wheel to force the kart to jack and help use the front tires to slow do…
More importantly, have fun. As noted in the above comments, given your experience level it’s unlikely chassis changes are going to yield a ton of time or difference in feel for you. Focus on driving and building your confidence in the limits of the kart first before going headfirst into the setup.
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