52LikesTeam Losi JRXS Type-R
why do you have that huge brass screw on you car?
07-17-2009, 04:29 PM
#9873
The orginal owner did it to bring it up to weight and balance it. Weird, yes. The plates are drilled and tapped and fit right over the forward countersunk holes on the chassis. Its a little extreme. I got the car late in the winter season, so I just ran it that way. It drove fine. Now I want to get it right and have some real fun with it.
07-17-2009, 05:00 PM
#9874
Listen people. DO NOT WORRY THAT MUCH ABOUT YOUR CAR BALANCE.
I never once put my car on a scale during my 2.5 years with a losi car. I put the speedo on the left front up by the standoff, the reciever on the right with about 5 pieces of weight and the weighted tray and the rest of the weight wherever you can fit it and drive the car. I'm pretty sure I couldnt tell if the car was out of balance so I doubt it makes that much of a difference.
I never once put my car on a scale during my 2.5 years with a losi car. I put the speedo on the left front up by the standoff, the reciever on the right with about 5 pieces of weight and the weighted tray and the rest of the weight wherever you can fit it and drive the car. I'm pretty sure I couldnt tell if the car was out of balance so I doubt it makes that much of a difference.
07-17-2009, 05:12 PM
#9875
Listen people. DO NOT WORRY THAT MUCH ABOUT YOUR CAR BALANCE.
I never once put my car on a scale during my 2.5 years with a losi car. I put the speedo on the left front up by the standoff, the reciever on the right with about 5 pieces of weight and the weighted tray and the rest of the weight wherever you can fit it and drive the car. I'm pretty sure I couldnt tell if the car was out of balance so I doubt it makes that much of a difference.
I never once put my car on a scale during my 2.5 years with a losi car. I put the speedo on the left front up by the standoff, the reciever on the right with about 5 pieces of weight and the weighted tray and the rest of the weight wherever you can fit it and drive the car. I'm pretty sure I couldnt tell if the car was out of balance so I doubt it makes that much of a difference.
07-17-2009, 05:16 PM
#9876
Listen people. DO NOT WORRY THAT MUCH ABOUT YOUR CAR BALANCE.
I never once put my car on a scale during my 2.5 years with a losi car. I put the speedo on the left front up by the standoff, the reciever on the right with about 5 pieces of weight and the weighted tray and the rest of the weight wherever you can fit it and drive the car. I'm pretty sure I couldnt tell if the car was out of balance so I doubt it makes that much of a difference.
I never once put my car on a scale during my 2.5 years with a losi car. I put the speedo on the left front up by the standoff, the reciever on the right with about 5 pieces of weight and the weighted tray and the rest of the weight wherever you can fit it and drive the car. I'm pretty sure I couldnt tell if the car was out of balance so I doubt it makes that much of a difference.
I am kinda guy saying "shut up and drive!" but having neutural feeling car does help me do better.
07-17-2009, 08:06 PM
#9877
Listen people. DO NOT WORRY THAT MUCH ABOUT YOUR CAR BALANCE.
I never once put my car on a scale during my 2.5 years with a losi car. I put the speedo on the left front up by the standoff, the reciever on the right with about 5 pieces of weight and the weighted tray and the rest of the weight wherever you can fit it and drive the car. I'm pretty sure I couldnt tell if the car was out of balance so I doubt it makes that much of a difference.
I never once put my car on a scale during my 2.5 years with a losi car. I put the speedo on the left front up by the standoff, the reciever on the right with about 5 pieces of weight and the weighted tray and the rest of the weight wherever you can fit it and drive the car. I'm pretty sure I couldnt tell if the car was out of balance so I doubt it makes that much of a difference.
07-17-2009, 08:50 PM
#9878
But ..... I can't cut comms anymore, i dont have to change crystals, i don't have to mount tires, and the car doesn't go out of tune .... so if i can't balance the car 50/50 what do i do w/ all that time in the pits?
Listen people. DO NOT WORRY THAT MUCH ABOUT YOUR CAR BALANCE.
I never once put my car on a scale during my 2.5 years with a losi car. I put the speedo on the left front up by the standoff, the reciever on the right with about 5 pieces of weight and the weighted tray and the rest of the weight wherever you can fit it and drive the car. I'm pretty sure I couldnt tell if the car was out of balance so I doubt it makes that much of a difference.
I never once put my car on a scale during my 2.5 years with a losi car. I put the speedo on the left front up by the standoff, the reciever on the right with about 5 pieces of weight and the weighted tray and the rest of the weight wherever you can fit it and drive the car. I'm pretty sure I couldnt tell if the car was out of balance so I doubt it makes that much of a difference.
07-18-2009, 04:46 AM
#9881
I don't know what testing some of you guys have done but I have tested f/r weight balance and it makes a difference. For years I just ran 50/50 cars but when oz went 5cell for mod I ended up with a slightly rearward balanced chassis. After a bit of bugging I tried moving the pack forward and the car was radically different. It picked up more steering everywhere and in many ways the chassis was better to drive. As a result of that I always run a minimum of 52/48 f/r and up to 55/45 f/r on tracks which lack steering. This is all experience with rubber/asphalt but I imagine the same principals apply to foam.
Anyway before you dismiss try for yourself.
Anyway before you dismiss try for yourself.
07-18-2009, 06:26 AM
#9882
07-18-2009, 06:47 AM
#9883
07-18-2009, 07:18 PM
#9884
Today I shaved the axles and put on the flanged nuts with the dimpled flanges, took off the odd brass weights, shifted the electronics slightly forward, filed the top deck for Team Checkpoint battery, dropped in the new layshaft and geared the car. Its rough balanced side to side. I'm waiting on the new metal lipo tray to get it up to weight. I just wanted to say, thanks for all the pointers. All I need is our tracks spec tires and practice!
