caterham tracking - what settings ?
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What do you want to do with the car?
Live rear axle or de Dion?
Not sure if there is any room to adjust the rear geometry even with the de Dion axle, but here are the points which I have gathered in setting up my 7 replica to go racing. My car has a live rear axle, so all these suggestions relate to the front...
Set some toe out. This will aid turn-in but you may notice the car tramlining on straights. The more toe out you add the sharper the car will turn in and the worse the tramlining will become. Make small changes and try 'em out.
Add some negative camber. This will keep the geo "right" under hard cornering.
James
Live rear axle or de Dion?
Not sure if there is any room to adjust the rear geometry even with the de Dion axle, but here are the points which I have gathered in setting up my 7 replica to go racing. My car has a live rear axle, so all these suggestions relate to the front...
Set some toe out. This will aid turn-in but you may notice the car tramlining on straights. The more toe out you add the sharper the car will turn in and the worse the tramlining will become. Make small changes and try 'em out.
Add some negative camber. This will keep the geo "right" under hard cornering.
James
Race settings are circa half a degree toe out and 2 1/4 degrees negative camber with 125 mm front ride height (measured just behind the lower wishbone on the chasis rail) with 10-15mm rake (rear higher). Road settings probably more neutral to toe in, a bit less camber and a bit more ride height. Rear toe is pre set by the DeDion ears.
Edited by MarchHare on Wednesday 23 April 08:47
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