Losi 8ight building and setup
04-14-2007, 09:00 PM
#2942
i run them in front and rear. 2mm's
04-14-2007, 09:49 PM
#2943
Bad showing at the track :o
Well I had the chance to compete my 8ight today. I need more track time with this Buggy, it is the first buggy I have ever run, And it is very evident that my skills are pretty poopy. I hope that the rumor they all say about buggys is true,(they will teach you how to drive better) I hope so 
Does any one have any advise to tame down this car??? To make it a little easer to drive, Today I was running
Ninja .21
Diffs=5/5/3
shocks-f/r=40/35
and this is the RTR version as well, and everthing else is boxstock
oh and the clutch is Kingheadz shoes (7075) with black and green springs.
Does any one have any advise to tame down this car??? To make it a little easer to drive, Today I was running
Ninja .21
Diffs=5/5/3
shocks-f/r=40/35
and this is the RTR version as well, and everthing else is boxstock
oh and the clutch is Kingheadz shoes (7075) with black and green springs.
04-14-2007, 10:27 PM
#2944
Originally Posted by GTB_USER_Erik
Well I had the chance to compete my 8ight today. I need more track time with this Buggy, it is the first buggy I have ever run, And it is very evident that my skills are pretty poopy. I hope that the rumor they all say about buggys is true,(they will teach you how to drive better) I hope so
Does any one have any advise to tame down this car??? To make it a little easer to drive, Today I was running
Ninja .21
Diffs=5/5/3
shocks-f/r=40/35
and this is the RTR version as well, and everthing else is boxstock
oh and the clutch is Kingheadz shoes (7075) with black and green springs.
Does any one have any advise to tame down this car??? To make it a little easer to drive, Today I was running
Ninja .21
Diffs=5/5/3
shocks-f/r=40/35
and this is the RTR version as well, and everthing else is boxstock
oh and the clutch is Kingheadz shoes (7075) with black and green springs.
Front suspension:
GREEN front springs w/ 40wt. Losi oil-54 pistons
2 deg. toe-out- 2 deg. camber front
27mm ride hieght
95mm shock lenght for down travel setting
long steering ackerman
bump steer down
camber link #2
shock location #2/inside
2.3mm sway bar
Rear suspension:
3 deg. rear toe-in
2 deg. anti-squat
28mm ride hieght
2 deg. camber
rear hub spacing all the way forward
106mm shock length for down travel
camber link 4-A
Shock location #2/inside
2.3mm sway bar
SILVER rear springs w/ 35wt. Losi oil-55 pistons
Try this out. It really works for me as I needed to numb my car for my driving style. It will still steer really well also.
04-15-2007, 07:34 AM
#2945
Originally Posted by cornerspeed
I am running 5-5-1 diff oils
Front suspension:
GREEN front springs w/ 40wt. Losi oil-54 pistons
2 deg. toe-out- 2 deg. camber front
27mm ride hieght
95mm shock lenght for down travel setting
long steering ackerman
bump steer down
camber link #2
shock location #2/inside
2.3mm sway bar
Rear suspension:
3 deg. rear toe-in
2 deg. anti-squat
28mm ride hieght
2 deg. camber
rear hub spacing all the way forward
106mm shock length for down travel
camber link 4-A
Shock location #2/inside
2.3mm sway bar
SILVER rear springs w/ 35wt. Losi oil-55 pistons
Try this out. It really works for me as I needed to numb my car for my driving style. It will still steer really well also.
Front suspension:
GREEN front springs w/ 40wt. Losi oil-54 pistons
2 deg. toe-out- 2 deg. camber front
27mm ride hieght
95mm shock lenght for down travel setting
long steering ackerman
bump steer down
camber link #2
shock location #2/inside
2.3mm sway bar
Rear suspension:
3 deg. rear toe-in
2 deg. anti-squat
28mm ride hieght
2 deg. camber
rear hub spacing all the way forward
106mm shock length for down travel
camber link 4-A
Shock location #2/inside
2.3mm sway bar
SILVER rear springs w/ 35wt. Losi oil-55 pistons
Try this out. It really works for me as I needed to numb my car for my driving style. It will still steer really well also.
04-15-2007, 09:09 AM
#2947
Originally Posted by freefallmarine
Holy moly, Trebor got to go out and play!!!!! Congrats buddy, just wait till your season starts and you compete. im happy for ya. Enjoy the 8.
I used the 2mm wheel hexes also on front and rears. seems to be smoother.
04-15-2007, 11:49 AM
#2949
Originally Posted by robsxxxs
I was breaking in my buggy today. was a little strange, when i would turn left it would lean out then i would turn right and it would be too rich. anyone else have this problem? could this be fixed by having a longer fuel line? mine is cut quite short.
04-15-2007, 02:12 PM
#2952
Make sure your pipe pressure line is clear and the fuel line isnt getting pinched by the body or steering assembly when you turn left. try running the car without the body and see what happens. good luck.
04-15-2007, 03:13 PM
#2953
Originally Posted by GTB_USER_Erik
This setup for you took out some edginess and twitchyness for you?????
04-15-2007, 04:19 PM
#2954
Originally Posted by cwalters
try removing the 2mm in the rear and putting on the stock ones so you are 4mm in front and 0 in rear. Keeps the side bite and takes away a little of the steering twitchiness.
04-15-2007, 08:12 PM
#2955
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Yeah Trebor, it's just something to add as a tuning option that you can mix and max widths and play with. One thing I've found about the Losi is that it doesn't have a lot of tuning options like some of the other cars. But when you drive it, you see there aren't a bunch needed really. I drove the car today on a dry slippery clay track and it was still good. I can't wait till the season opener up here- legging her out on a big loamy track!