Multiple questions on Super Mario Kart Build

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It could just be the pic but, in pic #2, it appears the front wheels are toeing out...

... &, yeah, I see what you mean about the camber; it may be a little too much...
 
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OzFab said:
It could just be the pic but, in pic #2, it appears the front wheels are toeing out...

... &, yeah, I see what you mean about the camber; it may be a little too much...
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I measured before those photos, it has 1/2" closer distance in the front of the wheels vs the back of them.
I can cut the spindle arms off and reweld them on at a 1-2* angle (instead of the 5-7* now) if that will fix the steering sensitivity, I just wanted to know what was causing my problems before I start cutting and rewelding.
 
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Well, I'm not going to say "that will definitely fix the issue" but, it can't hurt...
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Ok I will cut off the spindle bolt and reweld it at around a 1-2* tire camber and leave the 10* in the c bracket.
The kart also currently only rides on the inside 2" of tire with the 5-7* of negative camber, which is bad for tire wear I'm guessing.
 
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Well I cut and rewelded so now I have 1-2 degrees of camber in the front wheels, obviously there's a lot more contact patch on the road. It's currently 30 degrees here and I just took it for a test drive and the steering seems slightly better but still very sensitive.
I'm unsure if it felt better because of the new lessened negative camber or because the road was so cold.

I'm not sure I mentioned this, but I am running Maxxis EL tires. Is there no real way of escaping the sensitivity and twitchiness with a tire of this type on the road above 30 or 40 mph?
I'm not sure of what else to really change now to help it.
 
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Bump for info, I'm beginning to think with these tires and frame size it will always be this sketchy to drive at higher speeds.
 
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