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what is the compound of a tire?

A Tire compound id the blend of the rubber to help with traction

How big of a temperature difference is okay to have with I.M.O.

Within 10 degrees

what is TOE in a car?

The angle of the tires by the center line of the car when viewed from above

what is this?

Toe in (Positive Angle) (+) and the tires face toward the center line of the car

What is this?

Toe out (Negative) (-) And the tires point away from the center line of the car

what does the toe affect on the car?

Toe affects tire wear and handling stability.

What Does Toe Out Do For A Car?

Makes the car more responsive in turns but can cause over steer

What Does Toe in Do For A Car?

Reduces responsiveness in turns but can make under steer

What is Camber on a car?

Camber is the angle of the wheels with the center line of the car when viewed from the front of the car

what does negative camber help with on a car?

Negative camber helps improve a vehicle's handling and grip during cornering

what does positive camber help with on a car?

Positive camber helps improve stability and handling on uneven terrain.

What is this?

Negative camber

What is this?

Positive Camber

What is wrong?

Too much Negative Camber

What is wrong?

Too much positive camber

What is caster on a car?

Caster refers to the angle of the steering axis when viewed from the side of the vehicle.

What is this?

Positive Caster, the suspension is faced to the back of the car

What is this?

Negative Caster, the suspension is faced toward the front of the car

What does Caster affect in a car?

Caster affects the steering stability and handling

what is an anti role bar?

A big bar that connects the suspension on either side of a car making the chase role

If the car is under steering, what should you change for the anti role bars?

soften the front anti role bar

If the car is over steering, what should you change for the anti role bars?

harden the front anti role bar

what does the front anti role bar affect

affects corner turn in and mid corner

what does the rear anti role bar affect

affects corner exit and acceleration

what is spring rate?

the force needed to compress the spring by a specific amount

what is the wheel rate?

the amount of force needed to compress the suspension spring completely

how close to the ground do you want to run you car?

as close as posible

what do dampers/ shock absorbers do?

They control the way energy is released and stored from the suspension springs

what is the BUMP in dampers?

how fast the suspension spring compress

adding more bump range to the dampers makes?

more resistance onto the spring

what is REBOUND in the dampers?

what happens to the suspension springs when they are released from their compressed state

what happens when you add more REBOUND in dampers?

Makes the suspension return to their normal state more slowly

how many things can happen with the dampers? list them.

4, slow bump, fast bump, slow rebound, and fast rebound

what does the slow bump dampers do?

the compression of the suspension spring when the moving slowly

what does the fast bump dampers do?

the compression of the suspension spring when the moving quickly

what do the slow rebound dampers do?

the extension of the suspension spring after compression when the moving slowly

what do the fast rebound dampers do?

the extension of the suspension spring after compression when the moving quickly

what are the fast BUMP and REBOUND dampers for?

Curbs and bumps

what are the slow BUMP and REBOUND dampers for?

for when the car is driving on the track and then the car roles

should the REBOUND dampers be higher then the BUMP dampers or lower?

Higher because the suspension needs to be more complaint under compression rather then extention

How to set dampers?

look at a replay and watch your tires to determent if they need to be higher or lower

if the car is bouncing a lot, what should you do in the damper settings

You should increase the BUMP dampers to reduce the excessive movement and improve stability

what is RAKE?

the height difference of the front and back

how to adjust your ride hight

spring perch