tc3racer
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Why am i fast when no one else is on the track?
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Post by tc3racer on Jan 19, 2012 18:23:16 GMT -5
My new sweeps are starting to get a small grove type wear mark on the font tires. This grove is right on the inside edge of both tires. I don't think it is from too much camber, the whole tire is slighly conical to the inside. I have -1 camber and 4 degree camber blocks( no kick up) so 4 degrees total. I noticed this after running some laps at HTU. Is it to much caster combined with camber for that small of a track? Thanks Ryan
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Post by meradin on Jan 24, 2012 10:11:00 GMT -5
I am not sure what that is either, I have it on a few of my tire sets. I have heard it called ring of death and from what I read it is from the tire sliding over. I am not convinced as it looks like a build up on mine. Can you post a pic?
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tc3racer
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Why am i fast when no one else is on the track?
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Post by tc3racer on Jan 24, 2012 11:56:09 GMT -5
I thought is was build up but then cleaned the heck out of the tires thats when i noticed the groove. It does look like the tire is sliding over causing scrub ring.Thats why i thought i might have too much castor causing the tire to lean too much into the turn hense the reason why the back tires don't have it. might just have to live with it since i don't race much and the car had great traction at HTU.Its always a compromise between tire wear and traction.
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Post by briancox on Jan 24, 2012 20:21:00 GMT -5
typically thats just how rubber tires wear-doesn't really have anything to do with how much camber you run..Basically it happens on the inside edge because the the thickness of the rubber is thinnest at that location, and the tire rides on that edge more than the outside.
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tc3racer
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Why am i fast when no one else is on the track?
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Post by tc3racer on Jan 24, 2012 21:23:06 GMT -5
great thanks for the info briancox. Someday i will beat you with my TC3.
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Post by BSchorr on Jan 24, 2012 23:35:27 GMT -5
Never
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