New Team CRC Gen-XL
12-06-2010, 09:24 PM
#871
Nope, the guys in our club have been snapping them clean off! Not a bent one in sight.
I honestly think it must be a bad batch or something. I have been running my 3.2R with the prostrut front end now for 3-4 years, and have not broken one yet, but I have seen 4-5 broken in the last couple of weeks on the XL cars.
Shawn.
I honestly think it must be a bad batch or something. I have been running my 3.2R with the prostrut front end now for 3-4 years, and have not broken one yet, but I have seen 4-5 broken in the last couple of weeks on the XL cars.
Shawn.
12-06-2010, 11:44 PM
#872
Trev
12-07-2010, 02:52 AM
#876
Tech Regular
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a guy at the club runs plastic balls and broke his king pin,
I run bronze pivot balls and bent a king pin, last year I used plastic pivot ball and broke one but the king pin was OK.
I would say it depends how you crash, of the impact force.
12-07-2010, 03:55 AM
#877
12-07-2010, 04:56 AM
#879
Tech Initiate
Hey guys,
I thought I'd post some pics and the set up I used at the US Indoorchamps.
This set up TQ'ed and won the A main masters
Front:
1.61" magenta, sidewall glued
2 shims on axle to space wheel out
10* castor blocks
stock upper a-arms
.50mm springs with .005" droop
20,000 lube on kingpins
servo flat
3 3/4mm clearance
rear:
1.66" magenta, seam glued
max. width
white side springs, .01" off of bottom plate
20,000 side tube lube
25wt. oil with red spring
1mm droop
4 1/4mm clearance
If you have any questions or comments let me know
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I thought I'd post some pics and the set up I used at the US Indoorchamps.
This set up TQ'ed and won the A main masters
Front:
1.61" magenta, sidewall glued
2 shims on axle to space wheel out
10* castor blocks
stock upper a-arms
.50mm springs with .005" droop
20,000 lube on kingpins
servo flat
3 3/4mm clearance
rear:
1.66" magenta, seam glued
max. width
white side springs, .01" off of bottom plate
20,000 side tube lube
25wt. oil with red spring
1mm droop
4 1/4mm clearance
If you have any questions or comments let me know
Attachment 675369
Attachment 675370
I am an experienced racer but new to the disciplin and I have a few questions about tire "management". Anyone feel free to shime in about an efficient strategy to have some practice time on tires without burning too many.
Do you practice or race with your tires at a larger diameter before getting them to that size? If so, how does it affect your setup?
How many runs can you get from tires that size?
thanks in advance.
12-07-2010, 05:42 AM
#881
Thanks for the congrats!
I ran all my "race" tires in 1 practice heat each.
I started at 1.69" rear 1.64" fronts
I think on a low bite tracks, those diameters and added ground clearance actually help with traction.
For qualifing I skimmed them, 1.69" rear and 1.63" front for the first run.
Every run I took off .01"
For the main, that was the 4th run on that set.
I was at 1.66" rea and 1.61" front.
Traction was high and that diameter was perfect
I ran all my "race" tires in 1 practice heat each.
I started at 1.69" rear 1.64" fronts
I think on a low bite tracks, those diameters and added ground clearance actually help with traction.
For qualifing I skimmed them, 1.69" rear and 1.63" front for the first run.
Every run I took off .01"
For the main, that was the 4th run on that set.
I was at 1.66" rea and 1.61" front.
Traction was high and that diameter was perfect
Congrats on your win! What body did you run?
I am an experienced racer but new to the disciplin and I have a few questions about tire "management". Anyone feel free to shime in about an efficient strategy to have some practice time on tires without burning too many.
Do you practice or race with your tires at a larger diameter before getting them to that size? If so, how does it affect your setup?
How many runs can you get from tires that size?
thanks in advance.
I am an experienced racer but new to the disciplin and I have a few questions about tire "management". Anyone feel free to shime in about an efficient strategy to have some practice time on tires without burning too many.
Do you practice or race with your tires at a larger diameter before getting them to that size? If so, how does it affect your setup?
How many runs can you get from tires that size?
thanks in advance.
12-07-2010, 07:39 AM
#882
Tech Initiate
Thanks for the help.
You put 20k tube lube on the king pins. Does it give you a dampening effect? is that commun practice?
I used a parma speed 8 HD body (not LW to handle my first runs crash). I have an unpainted parma Zytec 04s light, should i prepare it to try it on? Is there any other body i should get or those two could do the job?
I will be racing on a high traction carpet.
You put 20k tube lube on the king pins. Does it give you a dampening effect? is that commun practice?
I used a parma speed 8 HD body (not LW to handle my first runs crash). I have an unpainted parma Zytec 04s light, should i prepare it to try it on? Is there any other body i should get or those two could do the job?
I will be racing on a high traction carpet.
12-07-2010, 08:01 AM
#883
The lube was for dampening. I've always used some type of lube for dampening to slow things down.
I run a Parma speed 8. My car set up seems to work the best with it. I tried other Parma bodies, but liked the speed 8 the best.
I run a Parma speed 8. My car set up seems to work the best with it. I tried other Parma bodies, but liked the speed 8 the best.
Thanks for the help.
You put 20k tube lube on the king pins. Does it give you a dampening effect? is that commun practice?
I used a parma speed 8 HD body (not LW to handle my first runs crash). I have an unpainted parma Zytec 04s light, should i prepare it to try it on? Is there any other body i should get or those two could do the job?
I will be racing on a high traction carpet.
You put 20k tube lube on the king pins. Does it give you a dampening effect? is that commun practice?
I used a parma speed 8 HD body (not LW to handle my first runs crash). I have an unpainted parma Zytec 04s light, should i prepare it to try it on? Is there any other body i should get or those two could do the job?
I will be racing on a high traction carpet.
