As Achim pointed out (in open forum, I hope), you *can* get the RF temp
down, but then the car becomes squirrelly. Monza is the best example: it is
virtually devoid of left turns, so if you jack everything around to make the
RF temp lower, the setup is out of whack. Apparently the RF is *supposed*
to run ca. 5 deg. hotter than the LF, so that's what you should aim for.
Wedge can be used to equalize temps/weights, but then the handling becomes
wildly asymmetrical, loose as a goose on RH turns, say, and plowing like a
Farmall on LH turns.
> The front tire bug is pretty easy to fix in most cases. Doesn't even seem
> to happen at all tracks, for example I didn't really see it at
Silverstone,
> but OTOH it was quite *** at LeMans Sarthe and at Monza. But in most
> cases a little bit of de-wedge, a little bit of rear weight bias, and
> slightly less camber on the RF than on the LF will fix it and still gives
> reasonable handling. For example I usually end up with about 49.4% front
> weight, 49.4% wedge, and 0.10 deg less camber on the RF. Equal front
weight
> and wedge will keep the left side weights equal and just shift weight from
> RF to RR, which seems to be what it needs. Then you de-camber the RF to
> keep it from getting too loose, plus that also usually lowers the RF temp
a
> tad more. That won't necessarily get the temperatures exactly equal but
it
> equalizes the wear and still gives good handling. Once I have the wear
> equalized I don't mess with it any further.
> > I can think of one thing, and that is the tire temp "bug" imbalance
> > between LF and RF (a consequence of the NASCAR oval
> > physics)-that doesn't bother me much tho.
> > John DiFool
