Here is the latest setup I have been
running, I have been working on this for a couple months now, and
have finally gotten it to feel exactly how I want it too. This setup
has been run on both tacky clay, and dry clay, and has worked
amazing on both. The biggest change I have made is going back to the
2 hole pistons. We have found that the 3 hole pistons don't re-act
like they should on the tracks out here. With the 3 hole, the shocks
don't work like they are suppose to, they don't soak anything up
(Too much pack).
FRONT:
2-B Piston, 32.5wt Losi oil,
Orange Spring
Shock end un-screwed 4 turns,
Shock mounted middle on tower,
outside on a-arm
2-2 Link (Middle on Bulkhead,
outside on caster block )
1mm washer under the ball stud
Axle's up
30 degree block
No spacer.
-1 degree of camber
0 degree front toe
REAR:
2-C Piston, 30wt Losi Oil, Dark
Yellow Spring
Shock end un-screwed 4 turns (STK RB5 Shock Shaft)
Shock mounted middle on tower, middle on a-arm (Mid Arm
Conversion)
2-2 link (Middle on Bulkhead, outside on hub )
No washers under ballstud on bulkhead
2mm washer under ball stud on hub
Hubs UP ( for those with the old hubs )
Wheelbase (Long for tacky track, Middle for med traction, Short
for dusty and dry )
-1 degree of camber
MISC:
Battery Forward
No weight anywhere in the car
Med downforce wing
Wing height -2, 10degree angle.
Not sure
why you feel the 3 hole pistons don't have as much pack. The 3-B
have the same size hole as the 2-B but the 2-B only have one hole.
The 3 hole
pistons should have a lot less pack then the 2 hole pistons.
The 3B hole size is MUCH smaller than
the 2B hole size. I found the 3B's not very good on rougher tracks
(3B's pack up too much) and switch to 2B's (and 2C's in the rear)
for those conditions.
I've been running a set up close to
Ben's since I got the car last May as I was looking for a set up
similar to my old B4. I found it worked quite well and it has become
my base set up now for rougher and looser tracks.
Edit: Not sure about total oil flow
through both 2B and 3B pistons, but I would think even with 3 holes,
the smaller holes will make it pack up more than the 2 big holes in
the 2B pistons.
I have 2 sets of spare shocks, and I
built one with 3 hole, the other with 2 hole. You can litterally can
feel the 2 hole work faster, feeling softer, then 3 hole feel like
you have 50 wt in there, and are just slow to re-act. Try it out
next time your building shocks, I didn't want to believe it. I also
tried the two shocks back to back to back, and the 2 hole were night
and day better.