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Unread 08-11-2016, 10:31
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Re: Drop Center Distance

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Originally Posted by Jon Stratis View Post
You did 1/8"... but what type of wheels did you use? When you use harder wheels (KOP traction wheels, AM Performance wheels, Colsons, etc) you can get away with less drop, but when you use wheels with more give (like the pneumatic wheels that were so popular this year) you need a larger drop. You need to take into account wheel compression, otherwise your center wheel will compress, allowing the outer wheels to touch the ground!
We used 8" pneumatic wheels.
I realize that I should have said that.

I suppose I am wondering what other teams that used them used as their drop center.
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