Foam tyres – gotta hate em.
Think about the Bayside track and all the corners – the fast ones are mostly right handers right – end of both straights, turn 2 a hairpin right, turn 6 a hairpin right. So tell me why my right hand rear tyre wore appreciably more than the other 3 on Sunday. Shouldn’t it have been the left hand rear ?
First correct answer gets a reward – of something to be decided. – Not a glow plug – I’m keeping that for framing. Hope you haven’t lost that John H.
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13 responses to “Now for a highly technical question”
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I’d hazard a guess that your rear diff was a touch too loose and let the predominantly inside rear wheel unload and spin. In this case the rear right.
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Would you like me to send it to you by Australia Post or would you like the much safer route I’ll give it two you next time I see you.
Tyre wear, you should be swapping your tyres side to side after each run to even the wear.
The 2 hi speed r/h der’s your not under power, mainly coasting so l/h side wear there.
I would say the wear is from the bumps through the mug handle and up the hill allowing the r/h/r to spin more.
Chassis tweak and driving style can add to it as well.
My rear tyres were wearing fairly even in the heats, I haven’t checked it after the half final.LikeLike
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mmmmm thanks for that guys.
Actually I thought the tyre wear was exceptionally even and “square” after the heats, it was only after the final it really started to become a problem.
Anyway I’ll be watching out for those things you guys have mentioned.
I have a few improvements scheduled before the next Glow Plug Shootout. 💡LikeLike
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Clearly inspired buy the pinion prize, which i forgot to hand out 😆 😆 😆
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Heavy, were you driving around the track in reverse again ❓ ❓ 😆
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Bevel gear diff will do it all the time. Am i on the mark, or have you a ball diff in Heavy:?:
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Reverse – haa sprung – had to give the other guys a chance.
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Need thicker oil in the diff then, maybe it just has some thin grease in it, I Reckon toby is on the money with it being the spinning thing.
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No idea what is in the back diff, just grease I reckon. There is blue tak in the front diff I know that cause I put it there.
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That be the issue then Dave. I would say its just white grease in there. I’d try up to 30k fluid next run.
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My front left was much smaller than the right and I hadnt swapped tyres over all day.
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I would accept that front left could cop a bit of extra wear – maybe if you were going as fast as me you might have had trouble iwth the right rear as well 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆
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you had enough horsepower to generate wheelspin? impressive!
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