mcion

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Guess i need to invest in one of those small drills.

Cory Kerber

iTrader: (10)

One of the best purchases you'll make in this hobby. IMO

Dlewis4

iTrader: (148)

I like the feel of a tool in my hand....

Integra

iTrader: (8)

I concur....and Dont get a Big Ol 2lb beast of a drill.


Hitachi's got you covered.


http://www.hitachipowertools.ca/en/P...at=127&pid=236

dishsoap

iTrader: (8)

Really 10 min to pull, clean, rebuild, refill, seal, cap the case and install?

Not saying you cant do it but that is pretty fast. I am thinking at my best 30 min to do it right even with a power drill. Maybe I am just slow.

Dlewis4

iTrader: (148)

2 bolts bumper, 2-4 front diff case half, pull diff, 4 bolts, degreaser/brake clean to clean out diff, fill, insert 4 bolts thn diff, re assemble

Wham bam thank you mam

RC_Jeff

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It's a little more complicated than that on a few buggies ...unfortunately

3DRCRACER

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Original question was "How do you know what to adjust for a layout?". Not should I adjust? I'm curious to hear these answers.

mcion

iTrader: (32)

Yea your right. Sorry I drifted away kind of. But I was really trying to get a procedure down after knowing about a race a week or more in advance.

3DRCRACER

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Problem I noticed is the track will change through the weekend. You can figure what will happen by talking to the locals but you really don't get the feel for it till the later quals. I have now raced at most of the tracks around me more than 3 times so I know what to expect at these tracks. I normally just change tires and easy stuff like ride height but I also know I'm losing seconds by not changing anything else. This is mainly due to not being lazy but blaming my driving. With that said I just practice the day before as much as I can. I know not everyone has that opportunity.

Cory B

iTrader: (5)

Aside from tires, two of the fastest, easiest and most effective changes you can do to adjust for track conditions it to adjust your ride height and your droop. start with a basic set-up on your buggy and adjust those 2 to your liking.

General rule of thumb: if the track is loose with little traction, raise your ride height, and increase your droop. for tracks with lots of traction, lower your ride height and lessen your droop. again, these should be small changes. a nice set of digital calipers from Lowes will be your best friend for this.

hope this helps and happy racing!

mcion

iTrader: (32)

How do you delineate loose vs high traction. The only thing I can think is if I get in the fast line or blue groove and gun the throttle if the car wheelies slightly the traction is high, if the car doesn't its loose. Is that a good way to take it. The reason I ask, is because it seems most dirt tracks are loose, just slightly better grip where the dust has been drivin away.

losi_racer

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sorry austin your slow lol : P. I can tear the whole truck/buggy apart in like 5-10. diffs play a HUGE roll in set up, these are one thing i made sure i mastered on taking out.


BTW to the original poster question, read the hudy set up manual

(Third item down)
Hudy set up Manual

this helps a lot, it wont make you master it but it helps learn set ups

JAMMINKRAZY

iTrader: (17)

+1 on the hudy book! Lots of good info right there. Losi manuals also have a good bit of setup info at the back.

Cory Kerber

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I still can't figure out why on the clutch chart it mentions 4 aluminum shoes with all gold shoes twice. One has increased punch with slightly less mileage, the other has increased punch with normal mileage. I guess it just depends on the way you install them.

Must have been a mistake by the editors.