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TKART magazine Track Test Tech | Modify the camber. The track test
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TKART Staff
07 April 2016
It is one of the three angles, the others being the caster and toe, which can be modified on the front-end. It acts on the angle of incidence between the front tyre tread and the asphalt, causing a change to the footprint of the tread itself, among other things. This greatly affects grip and tyre wear. Chassis manufacturers set an optimum camber value, but the grip, asphalt, tyre, engine, etc. variables make it impossible to obtain a perfect angle in all conditions. That’s why the camber angle is modified.
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Check the behaviour of the kart on the track by increasing or decreasing the camber

Test 1: camber “closed” or negative, i.e. the upper eccentric journal moved inside. Minimum footprint
Test 2: neutral camber, i.e. central eccentric journal. Maximum footprint

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Well-kept even surface with good, but not excessive grip after a full race weekend. The test was performed using high-performance tires (specifically, Vega Whites)

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26°C / 79°F
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THE REAR END
Precisely because of the variable effect of the camber angle during the various phases of a bend, it is extremely counterproductive to start accelerating too early. Indeed, generally speaking, the inner rear wheel will lack grip, while the outside front tyre will have the maximum footprint and, therefore, maximum grip. It is clear that, in this type of situation, during acceleration and a further need for rear grip, the rear-end will tend to slip and the kart will go into heavy oversteer.
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