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I put my go-kart together as soon as I got back so I have a better idea where everything is at and I have some new questions. For the most part, I followed the OTK guidelines except the seat, which I left where it was because it fit me reasonably well and I didn't want to drill new holes unless it was wrong. According to the OTK guidelines, it is about 2cm too far forward. The seat was in pretty rough shape but I put a couple of layers of fiberglass inside and outside and it seems fine now.
1. Ground clearance seems pretty limited compared to similar karts I have rented. Seated in the kart, it is about 15mm to the frame rails and about 9mm to the new frame protectors that I installed. If I bounce in the seat, I go can get to 2-3mm of clearance. Is that enough? I did check the frame on a surface table and it seems to be true but that seems awfully tight to me.
2. In addition, I may be in a bad place as far as total weight. The weight with me in the kart 12#'s in the tires, a helmet, chest protector and one gallon of gas is 341 lbs. My racing suit may add 2-3 #'s. With LF 83, RF 79, LR 79 and RR 100. The scale says I have 53% right and 53% rear weight. Should I maybe move the seat back to where OTK recommends or is that OK? Also, not sure what to do about adding LR weight. I set a 2kg lead weight near the brake mount and it didn't help very much.
3. When I got done putting my go-kart together, I had a few extra parts
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Thanks for the help, I am looking forward to seeing you at the track soon.
--David