Red = changes
Front End
0.020" BMI Front Springs
with one coil cut off to make it work
with standard rims. Found that standard length required too much
pre-load and the springs were too stiff, killing some steering.
4 degrees of caster, if I need more turn-in I
go down to 2 degrees
1.5 degrees of negative camber
CRC Front with Long Ball top arm for reduced camber gain to make
the car turn-in more
Servo Flat, Corrally Center Point Steering to
take all of the Ackerman out for way more steering
Fronts at 1.60" (this equates to about 1.66" for a big
rim tire like the Prism)
Rear End
.064"-.066"
Flex Plates (currently .064")
Angled flex plates .040" for more
on-power steering than stock but down from previous .060"
for a little more turn-in.
5K in Damper Tubes for faster chicane
speed and a little more rear bite
35-40 wght Oil in the shock. Blue Spring for more turn-in, Red
for more on-power
Rear Roll Center Raised .035" (shims at all points)
Batteries all the way back, smooths
car, adds steering
Ball Stud Raised 2mm on Antenna Mount for more on-power
Rears at 1.70" (about a 1.76" for a big rim tire like
the Prism)
Miscellaneous:
Only need to
sauce half front and all rear now instead of all front
and rear for prior setup and still have more steering! Car
works the same using both Jack the Gripper (used two weeks ago)
and Paragon.
I let the rears
sit for 20min and the fronts for 10-15min, as the bite
comes up I decrease the time accordingly. May try using 20K Diff
Lube on front kingpins for bumpy tracks like the one I practiced
at 2 weeks ago (I wish I had thought of it then even though the
car was good).
Be careful about not over
tightening the center pivot screws as this will cause a tweak, I
found this out 2 weeks ago. Also, it seems that a tweak can
occur if slop develops in the side pivots. You can check this by
putting a finger under the flex plate and slowly moving the rear
down. If you see the capture move off of the rear pod plate then
you have slop. I had to take the top of the capture on the left
side off and place a thin piece of plastic on top of the ball
and that took care of it.
Other Equipment:
T.M. Tires (Pink/Pink normal,
Magenta/Magenta or Gray Front/Tan Rear for high bite)
Tekin RS Pro
4.5 Motors
SpeedZone Batteries
JR Z3660 digital servo
KO Helios in fastest mode, no expo. 120% steering, D/R =92 of
100, Individual End Points = 85L/90R
