Quick tip #1
A question I often receive is about damper level setting for the Awesomatix FXR and touring cars. There might be some confusion about the different values and how to set it up.
For a better visualization, here are three common value settings - 60 / 80 / 100
  
  
Quick tip #2
Awesomatix FX / FX Evo / FXR
You may have experienced the issue that your steering links are touching the anti roll bar holders P12X / P12FXR when the suspension has no compression. This is often the case when you run 6 degrees front caster with 5mm or more bumpsteer shims.
From running with this "issue" almost three years now, I have not recognized any negative consequences.
As mentioned the links only touching the holders when not compressed. When racing we have 98% of the time some sort of compression, except we are two-wheeling or do some rally-stunts flying over a curb.
However here are some tips to eliminate the touching:
1. Cutting P12X / P12FXR
You can cut the top of P12X / P12FXR a little bit as shown in the pictures. This helps to reduce touching points
 
2. Dremel / sand down P13 Ball ends
As you may have already noticed, a dremel is a very useful tool to keep in your bag. If you cut a little bit material from the ball ends, you can eliminate a lot of touching the anti roll bar holder.
3. Setting downstop
Here is a very useful tip I found after some time. When the steering link is resting on your anti roll bar holders it will effect your front downstop measuring. To be safe I like to angle the steering a bit. In that way you can set your correct downstop values with no problem
 
5 common mistakes when building your Awesomatix FXR
1. Wrong direction of ST05-R
The damper rod ST05-R has two different sides. One side is flat, the other one is round. Make sure to face the flat side towards the damper rod guide for the best damping results.
2. Damper guide rod ST102
The kit comes with two different pairs of damper guide rods for front and rear. The length is different. The longer ones for front dampers, the shorter ones for rear dampers. Easy to mix these two.
 
3. Front drive shaft
A very common mistake I still see is when building front drive shafts. The universal ring ST17-1 has different holes for the ST16 pins. The orientation of the two ST16 U-Joint crosses have to be the same. If you are not careful, you can easily insert one ST16 in a different orientation.
 
4. Sway bars
The tips of the sway bars are bend. You can mount them facing down or up. It is intended that the tips are facing down for the best suspension work.
 
5. Steering block
When mounting the steering block to the lower arms don't go full force. The steering block has to move absolutely free without any binding.
To achieve this I screw in both SB25X8 screws fully and start to unscrew them until the steering block moves free. Free means if you take your car and move it around the steering block should also move around.
Quick tip #3
For Awesomatix FX / FX Evo / FXR / MMX / R / RR
The holes of P05 Sway Bar Joint have different sizes for different sway bars.
- Bigger hole is for 1.2 and 1.3 sway bar
- Smaller hole is for 1.0 and 1.1 sway bar
Often an overlooked small detail which can cause small setup issues
Quick tip #4
A800FXR Flex Link Set
Keep an eye on AT21ST-A pivot balls. They should move absolutely free after installation to work properly. If you use older pivot balls the head is sometimes a little worn out. This can cause friction in P03XR ball caps
 
 
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