Wedge Delta and what values work best for certain tracks and conditionsĬan help us get our setup right with less testing. Much Wedge Delta and make the handling worse. When Wedge is balanced atĥ0% then Wedge Delta will be 0. Wedge Delta can also be thought ofįront + Left Rear) - (Left Front + Right Rear) and tells us how muchĮxtra weight is on the left rear and right front tires which gives them more To keep things clear I call this added LR/RF weight Wedgeĭelta which is simply the difference between the two diagonal tire weights. What he means is he's adding weight to the left rear and right front When a NASCAR crewchief says he's 'adding wedge', Retract the right rear tire which puts more weight on the Left Rear and Racers add 'wedge' by adjusting the right rear spring perch-they It would help the car turn left and accelerate better. Springs to put more weight on the left rear (and right front) tires and Racers discovered they could insert an actual wedge into the left rear Oval racing world and is simply another word for Cross Weight. Left Rear tire is carrying more weight so it will get more traction andīite, a negative value means the Right Rear is favored. Bite = Left Rear - Right Rear and a positive value means the Racers only turn left we can balance the car for better grip in leftĪre favoring the left rear tire for better acceleration out of left Important for oval racers, especially on dirt ovals. When balanced the Cross Weight % will = 50% Keep in mind the stiffer your springs theĬross Weight % = (Right Front + Left Rear) / (Left Front + Right Rear) Renting/borrowing/buying some scales and corner balancing your car. If your car has coil over adjustable shocks you should consider

Unbalanced-it will turn better in one direction than in the other (all other

If your car's diagonal corner weights are not equal then its handling will be Oval racers favor left turns so they typically desire more weight Of its weight on the Left Front and Right Rear tires, and 50% on the Right FrontĪnd Left Rear. Typically, a road racing car should have 50% To get a balanced diagonal weight on the tires. 'weight jacking,' or 'scaling,' involves adjusting the spring perches of a car Corner balancing, sometimes referred to as 'corner weighting,'

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