CRC Battle Axe, GenXPro 10, 1/10th pan, Brushless, Lipo,4c, Road, Oval,TipsandTricks
#1772
Tech Fanatic
iTrader: (14)
how does moving the upper arm forward (3 spacers behind and none in front for 6 deg of caster) add caster, i thought adding caster would be laying the top of the king pin more towards the rear of the car. IE putting more spacers in front of the arm
i must be missing some thing or looking at it ass about
#1773
Tech Master
I used to get messed up wit hexactly the same thing. It's just weird geometry that's making it hard to undertstand. You (like me) are asssuming that the hinge-points are perpindicular, and the upper and lower arms are on a parralel axis. As far as I can eye-ball they aren't and that's what makes it work that way.
I think.
ha ha
I think.
ha ha
#1775
Tech Fanatic
iTrader: (14)
thanks guys, it was not i didn't believe john, just trying to work it out in my head and it seemed the opposite of what i thought lol.
did try the 10 deg active caster block today and it was terrible so went back to 5 deg.
on another note my new ceramic nitride diff balls turned up today and what a difference very very nice.
did try the 10 deg active caster block today and it was terrible so went back to 5 deg.
on another note my new ceramic nitride diff balls turned up today and what a difference very very nice.
#1777
Hi John,
hope you are still around. rely like your thinking out of the box. hope you have more to show.
hope you are still around. rely like your thinking out of the box. hope you have more to show.
#1778
diggin the battle axe
Last edited by MCSRacing; 10-20-2018 at 11:12 PM.
#1779
so is this thread dead?? or just intermittent.
any oval guys out there?
ORT
BattleAxe 3.0
any oval guys out there?
ORT
BattleAxe 3.0
#1780
John Stranahan's Scimitar
Hello. I'm back after a long a time. Probably just to read. The suspension on the Scimitar is properly described as a 3 link rear end with panhard bar. Twin rear shocks. There are several advantages over a center shock with center pivot or T plate. Primarily it is more supple like an 1985 mustang area end compared to the previous suspension. Additionally the shocks don't rub the shafts on top and bottom like a center shock. Less shock wear. The rear pod stays much more flat over the full travel so it an be set at track minimum and the rear of the main chassis can be set higher to keep from rubbing on the bumps. This leads to better side and forward traction as tracks tend not to be flat. The front is a dual A-arm for better camber control and again lower friction for better cornering and traction through the bumps. I have one of the prototypes still in hand. A good speed control is the Tekin Rx. This should keep you from frying it on high traction days when you might be pulling huge amps coming out of the corners with a 3.5.