Chassis Handling Checklist

Oversteer Problems

• Not Enough Weight over the Rear Wheels
• Front Tires too Wide in Relation to the Rear Tires
• Incorrect Rear Tire Pressures and or Rubber Compound
• Driver applying too much throttle
• Frame Bent or Fatigued
• Front Track too Narrow in relation to the Rear
• Rear Track too Wide in Relation to the Front
• Driver Overbraking or going into Corner too Hard
• Rear Axle too Rigid
• Rear Wheel Hubs too Long
• Too much Rear Stagger (Speedway)
• Excessive Weight on Left Front (Speedway)
• Excessive Weight on Right Rear (Speedway)
• Left Front Tire Circumference too Large (Speedway)
• Right Front Tire Circumference too Small (Speedway)
• Left Front Spindle too Low in Relation to the Right Spindle (Speedway)
• Incorrect Aerodynamics (Enduro)

Understeer Problems

• Incorrect Front Tire Pressures and or Rubber Compound
• Rear Tires too Wide in Relation to the Fronts
• Front Tires too Narrow in Relation to the Fronts
• Wrong Type of Tires (Dirts on Dry, Slick in wet)
• Not Enough Weight on Front End
• Too Much Weight on Rear End
• Driver Going into the Turns too Fast
• Frame Bent, Fatigued or Cracked
• Frame too Stiff for Kart Weight, Tires or Power
• Front track too Wide in Relation to the Rear
• Rear Track too Narrow in Relation to the Front
• Too much toe-in
• Incorrect Akerman Effect
• Incorrect Dynamic Camber
• Incorrect Front Wheel Widths for Tire Size
• Rear Axle too Soft
• Rear Wheel Hubs too Short
• Not Enough Rear Stagger (Speedway)
• Excessive Weight over Right Front (Speedway)
• Excessive Weight over Left Rear (Speedway)
• Right Front Tire Circumference Larger than Left (Speedway)
• Left Front Tire Circumference Smaller than Right (Speedway)
• Right Front Spindle too Low in Relation to the Left (Speedway)
• Left Front Spindle too High in Relation to the Right (Speedway)