ADJUSTING YOUR RIDE HEIGHT

TKART Staff

28 January 2016

There’s nothing we can do about how tall or short we are as drivers... so when we want to shift our center of gravity to change the way our kart handles corners, we need to raise or lower the chassis height off the ground.

WHAT IS IT?

HOW DOES IT WORK?

IN PRACTICE

ADJUSTMENTS

HIGH FRONT-END

LOW FRONT-END

HIGH REAR-END

LOW REAR-END

When driving, centrifugal force is what we feel as our body gets pushed towards the outside. This force is counteracted by an equal force generated by the friction between tires and pavement (Fa) that acts on the tires’ point of contact. If your kart doesn’t slide, it means friction is canceling out the effect of centrifugal force. Vice versa, if the kart skids, it means tire grip isn’t enough to counteract the centrifugal push.

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