ok I am revamping the buggy...I have been experiencing front end plow..meaning that if I were to "ghost ride"..no wind to pull just down hill or towed......a quick turn and the front end plows till the tire bites..is this a common buggy issue or are my angles off??

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Sounds like a weight balance issue. Shorten up your downtube one hole at a time [if possible] till the issue is resolved.

If this was NASCAR I'd say two rounds on the track bar......
The downtube adjustment sounds good as that IS something you can change. Try your tire pressure as well . I'd try lowering the pressure first to gain footprint thus grip. The rake angle
has an influence as well, but that is not easy to change!

Yeah, when I brought the bug back from NABX and re-assembled, I did it w/ the downtube too long and had the same thing. I also lean forward in a turn to get it to grab.

Just all of a sudden or has it been this way ?

you can add weight, or decrease your rake. decrease the rake will make handling a little twitchy...maybe your bug issues are in the length, a little testing different setting will help

There's a rake and trail tester on the link below...it may help you, I tend to make my forks quite heavy, in the ideal situation when you are over powered you want all your wheels breaking away from the line together, not the front end or the back end.

There are many factors, and many ways to achieve and correct this, by adding weight to the front or rear, adjusting your tow point to the correct position, by moving your seat....just an inch can make the world of difference.....lengthening or shortening the buggy, etc etc etc

good luck


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