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Post by W Racing on Jun 7, 2008 22:54:14 GMT -7
Do all of the top cars in Pure Stock cant their rear wheels? How about Stock?
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Post by docb on Jun 8, 2008 5:47:47 GMT -7
I would say yes. If not all then just about all. Ostein does not run canted wheels. All wheels are flat on the track. Not that Ostein is a top running car anymore after it's performance in April but it still ran sub 3 without canted wheels. I would say the same for stock...all are running canted wheels.
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Post by Shade Racing on Jun 8, 2008 11:48:50 GMT -7
IRON MAN THE CAR I'M ENTERING FOR JUNES PURE STOCK RACE HAS CANTED MY FIRST CANTED WHEEL CAR EVER ,BUT THE FASTEST ALSO.
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Post by sporty on Dec 9, 2008 23:21:37 GMT -7
I had a question, you you meant the axles or the wood block has either canted wholes or a canted axles ?
because I have also had a friend cant the actual wheel on a lathe.
So I was hoping you could clarify this for me.
I also have ran canted axles with canted wheels.
a 2% cant was placed on the wheels, from 0% on the outside edge to the inside edge of the wheel.
Sporty
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Post by W Racing on Mar 17, 2009 23:19:00 GMT -7
Axles canted using holes drilled at an angle with the block
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Post by Empty Pockets Racing on Apr 12, 2009 9:35:04 GMT -7
Just curious and trying to learn as much as I can. Why are only the rear wheels supposed to be canted? Why not the front also?
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Post by Shade Racing on Apr 12, 2009 10:42:57 GMT -7
fdw's axle is bent to turn into the rail on rear axles are canted with heads pointed upward(neg. cant) if ft. was canted that way the wheel would be rubbing the rail to hard; most drill fdw axle hole straight or with pos. cant axle pointing down hope this helps I'm sure some can explain better than I can
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Post by Cecil B. Deluxe on Apr 12, 2009 10:47:43 GMT -7
Just curious and trying to learn as much as I can. Why are only the rear wheels supposed to be canted? Why not the front also? The front can also be cambered(canted) but you just want to make sure the rear wheels do not touch the track.
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Post by Empty Pockets Racing on Apr 12, 2009 11:19:57 GMT -7
I think I get what you guys are saying. In stock classes, it is best to run the car with 3 wheels touching - right? So that makes the raised wheel a non issue then. The fdw's axle should be angled or bent ever so slightly so as to veer the car toward the rail. From what I've been reading, 6" over 6 to 8 feet is a pretty good place to start. Does that fdw roll on all the surface area of the wheel or just the outer edge like the rear wheels? Can you get the car to veer inward as it rolls and have the front axle canted the same as the rear? Does that make any sense?
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Post by Empty Pockets Racing on Apr 12, 2009 11:37:35 GMT -7
I just re-read Shade Trees post, I missed it the first time but looks like if the wheels were all canted the same way it would rub to hard against the rail. Correct?
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Post by Cecil B. Deluxe on Apr 12, 2009 12:10:53 GMT -7
I just re-read Shade Trees post, I missed it the first time but looks like if the wheels were all canted the same way it would rub to hard against the rail. Correct? Shade is correct. Negative camber on the rears and Positive on the front will keep the rear wheels off the rail.
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Post by ACME Racing on Apr 12, 2009 12:29:11 GMT -7
Cecil, Do you find that the colored wheels are of a harder material than the black wheels? Also in their stock form do they weigh the same as the black wheels? Thanks! Kenny
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Post by Empty Pockets Racing on Apr 12, 2009 12:42:06 GMT -7
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Post by ACME Racing on Apr 12, 2009 12:44:56 GMT -7
I believe those would be baked wheels. I'm not sure of the process of baking.
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Post by Empty Pockets Racing on Apr 12, 2009 12:51:25 GMT -7
Anybody ever try using something like this before? Does it offer any advantage or is it just smoke and mirrors.
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