BMI's DB12R
03-03-2008, 06:56 AM
#4250
03-03-2008, 07:26 AM
#4251
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Hey Jason ygpm Bro,
03-03-2008, 08:08 AM
#4252
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I gotta say I'm loving my DB12 more and more every time I run it
I'm running a copper center spring, 7000wt in the tubes, 5000 on the kingpins, batteries in the middle, flat servo, and a Jaco Lilac/yellow tire combo. This is for a 17.5 motor. If anyone is coming to the carpet nats make sure to look me up, I practically live there
I'm running a copper center spring, 7000wt in the tubes, 5000 on the kingpins, batteries in the middle, flat servo, and a Jaco Lilac/yellow tire combo. This is for a 17.5 motor. If anyone is coming to the carpet nats make sure to look me up, I practically live thereThanks, Lee
to take off some more weight
03-03-2008, 10:49 AM
#4254
NEW SPRINGS
Jason I just placed an order. If springs are good to go add one set of each new spring set.
03-03-2008, 02:41 PM
#4255
What makes the springs different from standard springs we use on the AE front end? Are they progressive?
03-03-2008, 04:14 PM
#4256
The springs will be ready at the end of the month. In order to make them so i can do them cheap, i need to do a large volume of them.
The front springs are much more linear than the AE springs. The front ends on these cars are extremely light and the progressive front AE springs do not allow the front end to roll. This makes the rear do all of the rolling which makes it harder for the car to stay flat. These new springs open a huge window for setup on these cars.
The other downfall of the stock AE springs is what you all know already, They collapse because the wire is under too much stress. The small diameter,coarse pitch spring breaks down the spring wire extremely fast making the front spring life extremely short. With my new spring kit, You may only have to replace them once a year if you use them alot.
I will be selling them as a kit. I made a mistake on wire size before. I used .022 for my testing this weekend. I will be making .020,.022,and .024 sized springs. The .018 with my new design becomes too soft.
Hope this helps.
The front springs are much more linear than the AE springs. The front ends on these cars are extremely light and the progressive front AE springs do not allow the front end to roll. This makes the rear do all of the rolling which makes it harder for the car to stay flat. These new springs open a huge window for setup on these cars.
The other downfall of the stock AE springs is what you all know already, They collapse because the wire is under too much stress. The small diameter,coarse pitch spring breaks down the spring wire extremely fast making the front spring life extremely short. With my new spring kit, You may only have to replace them once a year if you use them alot.
I will be selling them as a kit. I made a mistake on wire size before. I used .022 for my testing this weekend. I will be making .020,.022,and .024 sized springs. The .018 with my new design becomes too soft.
Hope this helps.
03-03-2008, 05:05 PM
#4257
"He ran .070" standard flex plates and no set screws in the flex plates."
Ok thanks. Reading back it sounds like the .70 flex plate offers more grip on asphalt?? If so then the thiner .60+ flex plate w/adj screw is a carpet solution? Or is just what ever works on any surface?
Ok thanks. Reading back it sounds like the .70 flex plate offers more grip on asphalt?? If so then the thiner .60+ flex plate w/adj screw is a carpet solution? Or is just what ever works on any surface?
03-03-2008, 05:22 PM
#4258
The set screws in the thin flex plates make the car soft off center but the spring tension ramps up and makes the car dig harder mid corner. It seems to work well on carpet. On asphalt we like the standard plates with a more linear spring rate so we leave the set screws out. It gives good rear bit and front bite balance.
03-03-2008, 05:25 PM
#4259
Jason as always good information thanks!