RCvetran

Up date on grip roll, had a good read of the set up sheets from the various big meetings over the last 6 months.
Last night ran silver side springs and damper springs, ran smaller tyres and problem seems to have been solved.Plus fitted an .018 king pin spring.

The question in most cases set up seems to have a 10 degree cast block fitted ive never ran with a 10 degree block always ran with the 5 degree setting and top washers on hinge small front big back. What effect will it have on the car running the 10 degree instead of the 5 degree. Also position of hinge pin washers.

IgorR

Hello,

Can you give me the distance (mm) between the holes that hold the dumper tubes on the upper rear pod?
And the distance (mm) between the holes that hold the dumper tubes on the chassis brace?

thanks

H I

iTrader: (18)

9mm and 130mm

H I

iTrader: (18)

IgorR

thanks

AdrianM

iTrader: (4)

In personal testing and in all pro setups going way back to t-bar cars I have never seen where 5 deg reactive was better than 10. The 5 blocks always made the car feel lazy.

I run minimum caster or middle caster on my 12R5.2 (shimmed for 1.8 or 3.25 deg per the setup sheet).

About front springs...I really do not like the AE 1/12th front springs. They feel too stiff and are super fragile. One hit to a front wheel and they will collapse and your car will be tweaked until you replace it. I run AE .020 1/10th springs with 3 shims above the top pivot ball and none anywhere else. With the 1/12th king pin this gets you a just about perfect no droop setting, they are tougher and have a smoother feel.

JAKE LISZKA

Thanks mate, much appreciated. Servo fits and am very happy.

NolanP

iTrader: (8)

How tight are you tightening your diff for Mod asphalt?

AdrianM

iTrader: (4)

Same as on carpet, as loose as you can without slip.

-jacob-

iTrader: (7)

Could you fit a Tamiya RM01 Body on a RC12r5.2 chassis????

If so is it pretty dead on in terms of wheel base, etc???


Thank you

RedBullFiXX

iTrader: (34)

Yes it will fit
A friend of mine ran the Porsche 956 with lights at IIC last year, on his R5.1
You may have to narrow the wheel track a bit
Ulti or Jaco wheel off-set should be fine

-jacob-

iTrader: (7)

Im confused

so RM01 chassis is narrower than a associated???

is that why i have to run wider offset/differnet wheels?

-jacob-

iTrader: (7)

can a Tamiya RM01X compete with Associated or CRC's ???

RedBullFiXX

iTrader: (34)

Yes it's narrower 165mm front vs: 168 or so on the R5

The RM01 owns outright track record on the rug at TQ

And I heard of it owning at other highly competitive tracks as well

imo, 12th scale racing is more about tire treatment, precision build details, and driving, not chassis of the week

i.e. virtually any car can win, if the operator knows his stuff

Best not to discuss too much of RM's on this R5 thread (and I do have a few awesome R5's too)
MOre discussion about Tamiya HERE

dr_hfuhuhurr

iTrader: (95)

Stupid question...

Which servo saver do I want for the 9650 or BLS651?

I just ordered the wrong one...Arrrggghhh!