The bite was about medium, so I
know these changes will be good with high bite. We'll try even
more aggressive settings next time we race on high bite.
Front
Front suspension:Corally
WC (same as Assoc. dynamic strut) with 10 degree reactive caster
blocks, 2 spacers rear and 1 front, 1 1/4 degree camber, raised
steering arm ballstuds, threaded axles from Parma
Front springs: .020
Servo mounting: flat, rear mount (ballstuds for steering
arms facing forward)
Front width: 165 mm at top of tires
Toe in/out: 0 degrees
Tires: Jaco lilac front, 1.64", full front tire
sidewalls glued with CA
Rear
T-bar: Corally 2mm, with
center screw on rear pod removed and spacer cut to only have
spacers under 2 pod mounting holes, no spacer under front pivot
ball
Center shock: IRS VCS shock, front mount raised 1.5 mm
and rear mount moved back 6 mm, Silver spring and 30 wt. Assoc.
silicone shock oil. (there were no bumps on this track. If this
setup is too aggressive or doesn't handle bumps for you, go back
to the olive (green) spring, 25 wt. oil, or both)
Dampner Lube: Corally blue. Same comment as center shock,
go back to red if necessary.
Ride height: 3.5 mm, chassis level when race ready
Rear pod droop: This is checked by lifting center shock
rear mount and measuring height at rear of main chassis.
Difference between static ride height and lifted height was 1 mm
Rear width: 171 mm
Tires: Jaco yellow rear, 1.74", 1/2 rear tire
sidewalls glued with CA
Chassis: stock kit chassis
Body: Protoform Speed12
Speed control: Novak GTX
Batteries: Team Kwik Ener-G 4600 NiMH (Note: the SAME pack
of batteries was used twice in practice, in all 4 qualifiers,
practice the morning of the main, and in the main)
Motor: handout CO 27T tuned by Team Kwik
Comments:
Tires: We tried 2pink front and
rear, 2pink fronts with yellow rear, and lilac fronts/yellow
rear. Lilac front/yellow rear was the best (all Jaco tires).