I had a very successful week of clubbin at WCRC. with a lot of help and insight from Lee Martin and Jimmy Wright, and thanks for all the support from our teammates like Brad Krans and Ray Kindstrom, I am confident I have hit on a setup that is SUPER competitive, and possibly very universal from track to track.

I really wanted to get away from the Kyosho big bores I've been running. With previous testing, I really thought the TRF shocks had a real chance to work. When I went back to back when I first got the BB'S, they actually felt very similar, but landing with the BB'S was way better. With this setup I have now, I felt this was the best time to try em back to back again. And guess what- THE TRF SHOCKS ARE FASTER. they are a little harder to drive, but WAY more corner speed. Using the same progressive spring setup the BB springs offer, it just makes for a better shock. And when you take all the weight off the rear end, as with my previous testing, you gain more grip, and better handling.
The biggest changes were moving the short pack all the way forward, and moving the caster blocks all the way forward as well. I also went to the stiffer, and stronger, 501x arms, and flipped the rear block upside down for high roll center. Lee had a simple explanation to go HRC; it makes for a more stable piece overall. And he was right!
I have been more competitive and the car has been more consistent than its ever been at West Coast. THE CAR FEELS THE SAME EVERY TIME I HIT THE TRACK. That's a first for me. I feel that my car with this setup is going to be the ticket for making TRF a threat at Reedy.

When you use the 501x arms, and with HRC and the 3mm of antisquat, you have to dremel the arm where it hits the chassis brace at up travel. When you put the shock on, you'll see where you want to dremel.

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