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Old 01-16-2014, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Pipe Killer
Actually, I meant toe out. I tried running no toe after seeing a post from Mike at Exotek. But I think, in retrospect, that he said to run less toe to give you mid- to exit steering. When I did that, it lost a bunch of turn in.

So if you want initial turn in, I think you'd want to try 1 to 1.5 degrees of toe out. Just a few turns of the wrench: give it a shot both ways and see what you like. Your mileage may vary - I am not a Fast Guy so I reserve the right to be wrong. This was just my experience.
+1 and the same holds true for caster- less caster means more initial steering less exit and vice versa.

Also I find alot of times a soft servo saver kills turn in and steering response (ie Tamiya). Go to the Xray servo saver with all springs installed for real steering response.

If all else fails use the new option shimizu soft front insert. Definitely more overall steering but on some tracks too much so mark the wheels 'soft insert'
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