1LikesU.S. Vintage Trans-Am Racing
02-23-2010, 03:58 PM
#8318
I have avoided Harbour Hobbies and the Hurricane series because of the one-way rule. Whatever Harbour's reason is for not allowing one-ways I do not know or care. Maybe it is a safety issue;easily made into an underwear bomb. Maybe they feel they have more racers than the place can handle now.
SOUNDS LIKE U NEED A TISSUE AND A SPOOL
02-23-2010, 06:39 PM
#8320
1-WAY BAN
To post or not to post.........
OK, Here is my take. (or is it my mis-take?
)
a) I have been running a 1-way in the front of my sedans since 1999. It is what I think "feels" right to me, and therefore it is my personal preference.
b) As TA tires begin to wear, the rears become a larger diameter than the fronts. It is a FACT that a fulltime 4WD chassis with different dia front to rear tires, simply put, "binds the drivetrain". Spools and front diffs work well when the front and rear tires are the same dia. as with the typical 24mm sedan tire.
c) I am allowed to run a front 1-way at my home track, so I do. Changing a diff is the biggest PITA of any wrenching to do on my chassis, since it is a 2001 vintage.
That's all i got to say about that........ for now........
OK, Here is my take. (or is it my mis-take?
)a) I have been running a 1-way in the front of my sedans since 1999. It is what I think "feels" right to me, and therefore it is my personal preference.
b) As TA tires begin to wear, the rears become a larger diameter than the fronts. It is a FACT that a fulltime 4WD chassis with different dia front to rear tires, simply put, "binds the drivetrain". Spools and front diffs work well when the front and rear tires are the same dia. as with the typical 24mm sedan tire.
c) I am allowed to run a front 1-way at my home track, so I do. Changing a diff is the biggest PITA of any wrenching to do on my chassis, since it is a 2001 vintage.
That's all i got to say about that........ for now........
02-24-2010, 07:58 AM
#8322
not sure about spool or one-way
http://67.199.85.166/racing/setups.php
02-24-2010, 08:07 AM
#8323
Thanks!
here is a question. reading up on some of the TC3 tuning info on the AE site, I noticed this:
I get chattering on my vehicle (again not a TC3 but figure similar things will apply). It was less when I went to a slightly stiffer setup than what I normally was running, without sway bars but have those as an option.
The tires I have I believe have too much tire bite and I wonder if I may need to cut back on the saucing then? So I am thinking that setup wise, going with something stiffer in this case? And with too much much tire bite, could that also be causing traction rolling?
Part of me wonders that if I have too much tire bite, that could be why when I went softer on the suspension as others suggested, it just caused the car to go up and over easier as I was seeing.
here is a question. reading up on some of the TC3 tuning info on the AE site, I noticed this:
Chattering is a result of over-dampening or too much tire bite. Test different compounds and try not to have the car so "stuck" to the track. Definitely try sway bars.
The tires I have I believe have too much tire bite and I wonder if I may need to cut back on the saucing then? So I am thinking that setup wise, going with something stiffer in this case? And with too much much tire bite, could that also be causing traction rolling?
Part of me wonders that if I have too much tire bite, that could be why when I went softer on the suspension as others suggested, it just caused the car to go up and over easier as I was seeing.
02-24-2010, 08:29 AM
#8325
Tech Adept
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Chatter
I've noticed a lot of different causes for chattering. If the car chatters in a flat-out sweeper, the front might be too stiff. You'd correct it the same way that you'd correct a push -- like maybe go with the next softer spring and/or some lighter shock oil. If I get twitchy at the controls (which is often) I can induce chatter by cranking in too much steering too quickly at too high a speed.
Go too soft and you might induce traction roll under heavy trail braking. I think you have to match your setup to your driving style or vice-versa. That, for me, is the hardest thing about RC. In my kart or 1:1 car, I can feel what the setup is giving me and drive it accordingly. With an RC car I feel so detached that I change my style a couple of times a lap searching for some predictability. I have been trying to develop a sense that I'm in the car, but I haven't been able to do that yet. That's what is so challenging and addicting about this hobby.
Go too soft and you might induce traction roll under heavy trail braking. I think you have to match your setup to your driving style or vice-versa. That, for me, is the hardest thing about RC. In my kart or 1:1 car, I can feel what the setup is giving me and drive it accordingly. With an RC car I feel so detached that I change my style a couple of times a lap searching for some predictability. I have been trying to develop a sense that I'm in the car, but I haven't been able to do that yet. That's what is so challenging and addicting about this hobby.