Arrow AX-8 weight distribution

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    • January 29, 2015 at 5:31 pm #41375
      Anonymous
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      Generally, we shoot for 41-43% front weight on all our karts.

      A taller driver will be able to work with less front weight since they can rotate the kart with their body. A smaller driver needs more front weight to compensate for lack of transferrable body weight in the seat to “tip” the kart and rotate it.

    • January 30, 2015 at 12:37 pm #41420
      Bob Spedding
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      Thanks. My son is about 5’8″ inches tall and about 160lbs. Do you still think that he should have between 41-43% front weight?? Thank you and do you know if there is any documentation online that will show me this?  Just trying to understand as much as I can.

      Thanks

    • January 30, 2015 at 4:47 pm #41444
      Gary Lawson
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      I would be closer to 44 if it is low hp like s can

    • January 31, 2015 at 8:29 am #41465
      Anonymous
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      +1 to Gary’s comment. I tend to think in terms of TaG weight/power. For Yamaha it’s slightly different and higher front weight is usually needed.

      If you don’t already have the Arrow Tuning Manual, I’d recommend looking at that. It’s got a ton of great information in it.

      http://www.dpekarttechnology.com/arrowkarts/index.php/technical/downloads

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