KART CHASSIS SETUP TECHNOLOGY by Steve Smith

Gives you comprehensive details on chassis setup and teaches you the easiest and best way to prepare your kart for competition.

Includes:
·Understanding a kart chassis -- how torsional flex influences handling
·Chassis & handling dynamics -- what affects handling and weight transfer
·Front end geometry -- the principles of caster, camber, toe, Ackerman, steering axis and scrub radius, and how they affect kart handling ·
Chassis baseline setup -- kart scaling and weight distribution, and proper seat positioning
·Tires -- theory, use, compounds, pressures, reading tires ·
Track tuning and adjustment -- dialing in the chassis at the track ·
Dirt track setup and adjustments -- weight distribution, cross weight, stagger, chassis adjustments for wet, tacky and dry slick tracks

Whether you race 2 cycle or 4, sprint or oval, asphalt or dirt, this book will help you maximize your kart's handling and performance.

Steve Smith Autosport Published: 1999 Soft cover 78 pages 21 x 27 cm Technical diagrams & illustrations ISBN: ISBN: 093683487-0 Book No S287

$A49.95 INC GST PLUS POSTAGE