Arrow Kart, Owner'S Manual

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Weight the Kart
Weight the Kart
Lead ballast should be securely fastened to the sides,
rear or underneath of the seat. The best place for the
majority of your lead ballast is underneath the seat at
the front (Crotch area). Do not add ballast to any other
part of the kart chassis. A driver with a light body weight
may achieve better handling by fastening ballast as high
as possible on the seat. Adding a significant amount
of ballast can have a marked affect on the handling of
the kart. It may be necessary to test different mounting
positions for the ballast.
Wet Weather
WET TYRES (HARD COMPOUND SL):
• Front Track: Move front wheels out as far as possible.
• Rear Track: Leave as per your dry setting or move hubs inwards 10mm each side.
Narrowing the rear track too much will result in front understeer.
• Caster Adjustment: If time permits, adjusting to maximum caster (indicator lines to front of kart) will
reduce understeer.
• Tyre Pressure
Extreme wet conditions: 25-30psi 1.7-2.05kg/cm2
Moderate wet conditions: 20-25psi 1.35-1.7kg/cm2
Drying conditions: 15-20psi 1.0-1.35kg/cm2
WET TYRES (SOFT COMPOUND):
• Front Track: Move front wheels out as far as possible.
• Rear Track: Leave as per your dry setting or move hubs inwards 10mm each side.
Narrowing the rear track too much will result in front understeer.
• Caster Adjustment: If time permits, adjusting to maximum caster (indicator lines to front of kart) will
reduce understeer.
• Tyre Pressure
Front: 12 P.S.I. 0.80 kg/cm2
Rear: 14 P.S.I. 0.95 kg/cm2
Handy tip for Arrow owners:
Make sure you equip yourself with a set of Kartech stub extensions for
wet weather. These enable an immediate increase of 60mm to your front track. The difference is incredible,
improving both steering and rear grip significantly. An absolute must.
WEIGHT THE KART/WET WEATHER 17