Xray XB9
03-14-2012, 05:51 PM
#1006
Got to test my car pretty good today with my setup adjustments, and I can definitely say the car is an improvement over my 2011 808. I got the car to feel as comfortable as my 808 felt, but the plus side is that I was able to push the car harder. Cant wait to put a race on it.
03-14-2012, 06:21 PM
#1007
Got to test my car pretty good today with my setup adjustments, and I can definitely say the car is an improvement over my 2011 808. I got the car to feel as comfortable as my 808 felt, but the plus side is that I was able to push the car harder. Cant wait to put a race on it.
03-14-2012, 06:52 PM
#1008
Well, the first day with my car was awesome! At the end of the day I felt really comfortable with the car and I got a great setup for a really smooth and grippy track (Mikes in Porter) and the only thing I messed with the whole day was shocks. I can say this car is a major improvement from my 2011. It is just so easy to drive and very consistent, and it accelerates so well. I'm gonna run on an outdoor track this weekend so I'll get to see how it is on two totally different tracks. Can't wait!
-Cade
-Cade
03-14-2012, 07:03 PM
#1009
03-15-2012, 04:15 AM
#1011
Yea I was feeling the same, My Fioroni's in the AE's felt really good also. I'm using the fioronis in my xray shocks now too, but was having a hard time getting the same shock feel, no fault of the new shocks, just was hard getting the fioroni's to work correctly with the xray shocks. I had to go much higher in oil weight to get the same feel i had in my ae shocks even though the tolerance is slightly tigher on the xray shock. For comparison, with AE shocks 425f/400r and with Xray shocks to get almost the same feel, 600f/525r, Car felt good with them though.
03-15-2012, 06:05 AM
#1012
Rear traction....
John,
Have you tried shortening the rear wheel base. I got mine hooked by taking the inside of the rear arm all the way forward. I detuned the front end and it was very good coming out of the corner.
Still has steering to give.
I'm making up some 6K oil for the center diff.
Give it a try and let us know.
TEX
Have you tried shortening the rear wheel base. I got mine hooked by taking the inside of the rear arm all the way forward. I detuned the front end and it was very good coming out of the corner.
Still has steering to give.
I'm making up some 6K oil for the center diff.
Give it a try and let us know.
TEX
03-15-2012, 06:54 AM
#1015
John,
Have you tried shortening the rear wheel base. I got mine hooked by taking the inside of the rear arm all the way forward. I detuned the front end and it was very good coming out of the corner.
Still has steering to give.
I'm making up some 6K oil for the center diff.
Give it a try and let us know.
TEX
Have you tried shortening the rear wheel base. I got mine hooked by taking the inside of the rear arm all the way forward. I detuned the front end and it was very good coming out of the corner.
Still has steering to give.
I'm making up some 6K oil for the center diff.
Give it a try and let us know.
TEX
03-15-2012, 08:44 AM
#1016
Tech Adept
Hi guys, I'll be getting a XB9 tomorrow. My first kit from Xray.
What upgrades / options (if any) are needed after purchasing the kit? What are the common parts that you need for backup?
What upgrades / options (if any) are needed after purchasing the kit? What are the common parts that you need for backup?
03-15-2012, 09:44 AM
#1017
How's everyone liking the shocks? They built well for me and seem to give the car the added droop I was looking for. The shocks do seem a little soft to me with 500cst 8hole-1.2 front and 600cst - 8hole 1.3 rears, but I haven't put mine on the track yet. A painting project has set me back, but I did manage to put 13 gallons of paint of the house walls and build the whole kits within 3 days
03-15-2012, 11:48 AM
#1018
I thought this to be the case when running the 11 808. When I ran +1 hubs front and +2 rears the car was super stable, but seemed to lose a little traction. Just my observations. Of course I had to keep the +1 on the front with the 5 degree inclined spindles, but not necessary with the XB9 so stock offset is what I will try.
How's everyone liking the shocks? They built well for me and seem to give the car the added droop I was looking for. The shocks do seem a little soft to me with 500cst 8hole-1.2 front and 600cst - 8hole 1.3 rears, but I haven't put mine on the track yet. A painting project has set me back, but I did manage to put 13 gallons of paint of the house walls and build the whole kits within 3 days
How's everyone liking the shocks? They built well for me and seem to give the car the added droop I was looking for. The shocks do seem a little soft to me with 500cst 8hole-1.2 front and 600cst - 8hole 1.3 rears, but I haven't put mine on the track yet. A painting project has set me back, but I did manage to put 13 gallons of paint of the house walls and build the whole kits within 3 days
03-15-2012, 11:50 AM
#1019
John,
Have you tried shortening the rear wheel base. I got mine hooked by taking the inside of the rear arm all the way forward. I detuned the front end and it was very good coming out of the corner.
Still has steering to give.
I'm making up some 6K oil for the center diff.
Give it a try and let us know.
TEX
Have you tried shortening the rear wheel base. I got mine hooked by taking the inside of the rear arm all the way forward. I detuned the front end and it was very good coming out of the corner.
Still has steering to give.
I'm making up some 6K oil for the center diff.
Give it a try and let us know.
TEX
03-15-2012, 11:56 AM
#1020
The stock springs are too soft for my liking. I know Cade settled on the blue or purple springs forget which, when he tested yesterday. The shocks seem to do well for me so far. I wanna test the foams with drilled holes, but unfortunately there are no spares available in the US yet.
Here is my setup fomr yesterday - http://forum.teamxray.com/xform/inde...D=34&setup=xb9