| Here's the set-up that Hara
was using on his X - 6. Hara was using a 3 gear transmission. I went to
it, but with my 4 gear transmission, and felt it was decent at Hot Rod:
it wasn't ease to drive, but definitely quick. This is also the set-up
that Brian used with his 4 gear transmission, but because of glitching,
he had to pull off the track before he got a good feel for it.
Hot Rod Hobbies put in a very fast layout
for the Shoot-Out, and like always, the track was run dry for the whole
event. This led to lots of traction, lots of tire wear, and very fast
cars. The temps for the week were cool for the race, in the mid 90's.
Tires:
Front: Red Taper Pin, stock rear foam
stuffed inside
Rear: Red BK Bar, I ran Trinity blue and white foam (don't know what
foam Hara was running).
Front:
Suspension: 1A camber link with two
washers on the tower.
25* castor blocks (stock),
forward.
Trailing axles, spindle mounted
in the middle.
Two bump steer washers.
Forward Ackerman hole.
Camber: ~-1°, slight toe-in.
Ride height was arms level
Shocks: AE shocks, #2 piston, 35 wt. Oil: brown Spring. 0 limiting
inside or out.
Mounted inside hole on the tower,
outer hole on the arm.
Rear:
Suspension: 1B camber link with one
washers.
3* toe in bar, stock hubs
.060" shims below transmission.
0 antisquat shims (about 5*).
Camber: ~-1°
JConcepts 6" HD wing mounted forward with about no vertical
gurney.
Ride height, CVD's just above level.
Shocks: AE Shocks, #56 (red) piston with 30 wt. oil. Silver
spring. 0 limiting inside or out.
Mounted an extra hole in on the tower (a 0 hole, if you will, just a
quick drill with the dremel), third hole on the arm,
Hara was running a 10 turn geared at
20/81 and running six cells. For brushless, I ended up running a
6.5 geared at 24/78 - really fast and really smooth.
What hub and arm position were you
guys running? Did you run any lead weight on the chassis? How about
tire dope?
The camber link and shock positions are
listed in the set-up, if that's what you're asking about. For
the camber links, the positions are given as a number-letter
combination, with the number signifying the hole on the tower and the
letter giving the hole on the hub/caster block. The lower
numbers/letters are the inside holes, the higher numbers letters are
the outer holes. For example, in the set-up above, the front
camber link is position 1A, or the inside hole on the tower and inside
hole on the caster block. The rear camber link is 1B, which is
the inside hole on the tower and the middle hole on the rear hub
carrier. The shock positions are simply written out; front shock
is inside hole on the tower, outer hole on the arm, and the rear
shocks are mounted inside on the rear tower (an extra hole, actually)
and outside on the arm.
We ran no weight anywhere in the car, and did not use any traction
additives/tire dope. When you're wearing out tires in one run,
there's more than enough traction!
What rear hub spacing and rear arm
spacing were you using?
I was running arms and hubs back
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