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Offline TomTom

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« on: August 28, 2009, 08:16:13 pm »
What type of camber settings would you need for 1/4 mile high bank asphalt tracks, not running the Legend tire???

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Re: Camber
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2009, 09:14:02 pm »
You really need to buy the Dwarf Car Technology book that Stevie Smith wrote.  It will answer most if not all of your questions.
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Re: Camber
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2009, 09:42:33 pm »
   I have the smith book it's mostly for dwarfs on dirt. I run a legend chassis as a dwarf on high bank asphalt. Did you look @ the ride height suggestions for asphalt tracks something like 5" plus, ya ok you try that & see how it goes.  The few things it does say to do for asphalt is for low to medium banked asphalt, not  18* to 22* banked tracks.

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Re: Camber
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2009, 10:30:28 pm »
What type of camber settings would you need for 1/4 mile high bank asphalt tracks, not running the Legend tire???

THANKS

Tom #3

Lots more information needed in order to not give a less than half-assed answer. Knowing nothing about the rest of your set up, type of pavement, barometric pressure etc., I would start with +2 LF -3.5 RF and check your tire temps after hot lapping
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Re: Camber
« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2009, 10:46:31 pm »
 I must of not explained what I was wonderin, does the higher the banked try need more or less camber ? I got a caster/camber gauge finally and set my LF @ + 2*, RF @ -4*


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Re: Camber
« Reply #5 on: August 28, 2009, 10:53:33 pm »
That would depend on your cross, roll center, and tire. I would go with what you have, and measure tire temps after hot lapping to adjust from there
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Re: Camber
« Reply #6 on: August 28, 2009, 11:33:13 pm »
I will second that
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Re: Camber
« Reply #7 on: September 01, 2009, 09:55:01 am »
Tom,

There is plenty of information for asphalt cars in the Dwarf Car book. Don't have mine handy at the moment or I would give you the page numbers.

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Re: Camber
« Reply #8 on: November 23, 2009, 10:43:13 pm »
Try 2 3/4 and 6