Is negative canting the rears really faster?

[Guest]

I am a newbie having a great deal of trouble visualizing how a bore spinning on a tilted axle can be faster than just running the back wheels on a flat axle. Is it the reduced contact from the tread to the track, or the reduced contact area at the bore to the axle that cuts time?

Or is it the fact that the wheels will travel to the head of the axle and not touch the body of the car or the guide rail? I feel like the latter two are not as important but please let me know. Any visual analogies are especially appreciated.

Thanks,

 

[Rocket car]

Yes it's better with the neg. cant 2 1/2 degrees or upwards. Less wheel contact with the surface + less rubbing the body and the center rail. Hope this helps. WELCOME

 

[Guest]

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I am a newbie having a great deal of trouble visualizing how a bore spinning on a tilted axle can be faster than just running the back wheels on a flat axle. Is it the reduced contact from the tread to the track, or the reduced contact area at the bore to the axle that cuts time?

Or is it the fact that the wheels will travel to the head of the axle and not touch the body of the car or the guide rail? I feel like the latter two are not as important but please let me know. Any visual analogies are especially appreciated.

Thanks,

 

[bracketracer]

Just my opinion, but I think that canting the rears has a stabilizing effect on the rear also. I believe it helps to dampen the side to side motion in the rear. Or it could be that having the wheels push against the axle heads with a little pressure helps cover up an alignment issue I haven't figured out yet!

 

[OTO Racing]

+ 1 bracket !
I think it also has something to do with the harmonics also !?