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Seat – Fit & Position
Seat – Fit and Position
Problem: “There’s no traction / the kart is oversteering coming from the apex out of a corner”
Solution:
1. Move the whole seat a little more upright and back by 12mm or 1 postion on Arrow
models with adjustable seat brackets.
2. Replace the seat with a unit that is stiffer diagonally across the seat
Problem: “Understeers from the apex and out of the corner.”
Solution:
1. Move the seat 12mm further forward or one position on Arrow models with
adjustable seat brackets.
2. Replace the seat with a unit that is softer diagonally across the seat
How to fit a seat correctly...
Picking a seat that fits you correctly and fitting it into your kart are two very important operations that will
affect the performance of the kart. Firstly!, make sure the seat fits you well. We recommend the Kartech (for
‘SL’ type tyres) or Arrow Euro (for high grip ‘SL’ or ‘Open’ type tyre) seats. Place the chosen seat on the floor
and sit in it with your legs out flat and arms held out as if you were in your kart and driving it. You should fit
all the way down into the seat. The seat should firmly hold your hips, while you must be able to place your
flat hand in between the seat and your rib cage without using force. With an Arrow kart, once you’ve got the
correct seat, depending on its size and the model Arrow kart you’re fitting it in to, the
Seat Position diagram
and chart included with this Manual (if buying a new kart) will help you ascertain the correct measurements
you’ll need, or refer to our website at www.dpeng.com.au.
When fitting a seat in your kart, it is essential that the frame is not stressed or forced in order to tighten up the
seat fixing bolts. Arrow offers a range of seat spacers that help making the job of fitting a seat easy. Make sure you
use a large diameter seat washer against each side of the seat; a very important must in spreading cornering loads.
Using Arrow spacers, we suggest using a mixture of the 7mm plastic spacer with the 7mm & 12mm aluminium
seat washers, as needed, plus the Arrow plastic seat “wedge”. It is important that only a maximum of one plastic
7mm seat spacer plus the plastic seat wedge is used on each side of the seat. The plastic seat wedge, once fitted,
should be rotated to provide good alignment between the seat and seat bracket surfaces.
As an example, on an Arrow kart we recommend:
Against the seat: Large o.d. washer
Next: 7 or 12mm alum. spacer as required*,
Next: 1 x 7mm plastic spacer if required*,
Next: plastic seat wedge.
Under the front of the seat only plastic seat spacers should be used as packing between the seat and the
welded chassis mounting tabs in obtaining the correct relevant measurements.
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*Note: the quantity/thickness used will vary
depending on the seat size being fitted.