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Originally Posted by David
Karts will normally lift a wheel at full lock, but they would also normally be sideways at full lock so not as much of issue. How is it when not at full lock? Does it push at speed?
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yeah, not the same. It'll lift without moving.... It will hardly turn left, even at low speeds but it will turn right OK. Because when the RF wheel is on full left lock, the front of the chassis goes up 1cm and the LF wheel is now off the ground. So it turns with one wheel only. It's worse at speed, it understeers like mad.
It's better now that I played with shims and tire pressures but still noticeable.
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Originally Posted by matthewb0051
Just looked at the video. I see the lift when you turn left.
It looks like the entire left tie rod is moving in a higher plane ... Maybe that tab on the kingpin is at an upward angle. Or maybe you are suppose to mount that tie rod underneath???
The right wheel and tie rod is staying in a consistent plane.
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Sorry, crappy video, one handed, everything moves... The tie rod was thought #1, I disconnected them and simply turning the RF wheel by hand makes the chassis go up. Bending that tab was #2, I measured them to the ground, same distance now... I'm pretty sure the folks above are correct, the U shaped bracket is probably at a bad angle... It's hard to measure as is, I will remove both wheels and tie rods tonight so I can measure "clean". I have a welder but I don't see myself going that far, I'll hammer the bracket angle closer IF that's the issue. After that, the kid can manage, it's less noticeable off road, maybe I'm setting him up to be a dragster type rather than a road racer ;-x