Gitsum

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I forget that when a pro does something we all have to follow...plz forgive me.

Gitsum

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What did you change? The car doesn't go from great to crap overnight there has to be more to the story.

Dale.0

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I havnt changed a thing. I have tried different things but always went back to the same set up. What changed was the track. The clay seems to have less traction every time they rebuild the track. Over the winter it had good traction, but now it's slick.

MikeXray

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Have you tried M4 instead of clay compound? it should have more grip.

bigdaddy13

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A softer tire definitely would help,I have no luck with clay compounds.

ColbyRichards

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I noticed the same thing about my track, the heat takes the moisture out and makes the track worse. Going to softer tires helped me out.

jkirkwood

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When is the last time you replaced the shock seals? If you haven't in a few weeks do that and the car will come back if nothing else is wrong.

jkirkwood

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Gitsum

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+1 if a softer tire gets some better results then its time to soften the car a bit. On a slick track I goto 4/55 with 32.5/30 AE brown front and black rear springs. It's just a generic shock setup I use that has lots of grip and I go from there. Hope it helps and before you come back and post it's lazy that's exactly what I shoot for when there is minimal traction.

Jason.Dias

Thanks for posting, that was a crazy last lap, I was the blue/white rb6 in 3rd and I inherited 2nd from that crash, I had to check up slightly to avoid hitting Mitchell or the marshall, and the guy behind was carrying way more speed into the next turn so he peeled me just after I brushed the pipe causing me to drop to 5th.


edit:
I found the rest of the full SS buggy videos
Round 5, Race 4 :: Super Stock Buggy (13.5 No Timing) (A1 Main)
Round 5, Race 27 :: Super Stock Buggy (13.5 No Timing) (A2 Main)
Round 5, Race 49 :: Super Stock Buggy (13.5 No Timing) (A3 Main)

Sterlzy

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Hey K_King What weight diff oil do you run in your gear diff? Our track is medium traction, bumpy, with a slight layer of dust on top, Dry.

kes7u

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Just getting back into racing after MANY years off. Last raced with a Losi JRX2, original version. I am very excited to get back into racing, and I have an RB6 on order. I plan to run both dirt and carpet offroad tracks.

I've read through this thread as thoroughly as possible, and learned quite a bit. Please bear with me for a few questions I still have.

I plan to start with the Rear motor, standard Japan setup. When I move to the carpet offroad, it seems that I should increase the shock oil weights. Should I also increase the spring firmness? If so, approx. how much?

If/when I change over to a mid motor set-up, do I need to use the new adjustable rear Kyosho hangers to get the narrow rear? Does Exotek make a set of rear hangers that would be plug and play for a MM narrow rear set-up?

Thanks in advance for any help!!

BTW, props to Jason Dias for posting these videos!! Amazing!!

Kevin

Jason.Dias

Regarding the MM hangers, it's your choice, the kyosho hangers give you more options to go wide or narrow, and change toe. The Exotek hangers are set to one position. So if you want the same width options with Exotek you need to buy both the wide and narrow versions.

You're welcome, I found almost all the mains for HRH Shootout if anyone is looking to watch a specific race PM me.

Shimmy

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No point in buying the Exotek ones now, not unless you're after a more set and forget thing.

The Kyosho hangers are cheaper (only need 3 to have the whole range of adjustment instead of 6) and offer more adjustment options.
Just ordered the RF and RR for rear motor myself.


I have a similar issue with lack of traction on a damp clay track that brings sand through to the top, everyone has the same issue but I just push in the corners heaps and the rear steps out quite easily, on 17.5 blinky.
Using holeshots M3 front and rear, narrow rear hangers, short wheelbase, 30deg kickup +4 caster, stock springs (have losi low freq springs on the way) and 22.5 rear and 25 front with ghia 4 hole, +.5 toe.
Shorty pack towards the front (move it rearwards and very little steering), a full size pack makes the rear swing around much easier.


Track starts to get better when we get into the warmer months though.

motorhead68

are the stock rb6 arms preferred for low traction over the
flat rb5 arms ???

thanks