[Jerry Siano]

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[Jerry Siano]

thanks for all of your information. My chassis is a 32mm FA kart, I think a 2013 model year. The karts alignment was drifting towards the left before the accident in the last race. I haven’t been back to the track since. I suffered a bent steering shaft, tie rod and axle after hitting the barriers on the right side of the kart… After replacing the steering shaft and new tie tod i did a basic measurement of the front alignment and have both the front and back of the front tires at 41 and 3/4 inches, so they should be roughly straight. I really hope my chassis isn’t bent because I definitely wont be able to afford a replacement. Once I get a new axle I’ll take all your information to the track and see how it goes…oh and are kingpins the bolts that hold the spindle to the chassis through the caster pills? Thanks again for your help..

 

 

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[Jerry Siano]

Thanks for the response TJ. The kart is developing a hop on the outside tire mid-corner. I removed all the extra seat struts, lowered the rear ride height and took out the caster and that all worked but still have this small hop..Everyone else is running no 3rd bearing and smaller diameter axles, like 40mm on arrows and 30mm on coyotes. That’s why I’m having trouble understanding how a stiffer axle would help with such a low hp motor…ill try the tightening of the 3rd bearing to see what it does..thanks again!

 

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