front kick-up, why? what?

[Lowie]

as said in the title ...
I have a buggy and can choose for a 25 or 30° kickup-part in the front.
What will be the benefit or downside of more kickup (or less) .. and thus when should one use more kickup and when less?

thx

[Welshy40]

2wd or 4wd?

If 4wd the less works better as ive found that to be the biggest cause of my set up problems.

If 2wd im guessing but the ruttier the track the better more kick will aid the balance and jumping and landing. Try both and see which suits your style of driving.

Id be interested to find out whats better.

[dodgydiy]

i remember less kick up on my fab 2000 giving more steering, but isnt changing the kick up essentially the same as changing the caster, apart from possibly the change in wheelbase under compression changes too

[DCM]

It changes the caster (which affects the amount of turn in, mid corner and exit), but it also alters the angles of the wishbones approach to an obstacle... what it actually does, in terms of handling, apart from the above affect, I have no idea.

[Lowie]

I drive a 2WD buggy.
Wasn't aware it would make a difference between a 2WD and a 4WD-car

[Welshy40]

4wd can cause handling issues with a lot of kick up and you may have to redesign the width on the front and rear and also move the weight to get better balance. Its like having a totally different car so can be a problem.