Originally Posted by
protc3
That is correct. Ditch the black fronts as they make the car push pretty bad. I would also go to the angled servo. That will help alot with turn in. Try #4 on the tubes and king pins as that will help also.
Originally Posted by
InspGadgt
Running a flat servo your going to get some bump steer, the medium ball studs help reduce it but don't completely eliminate it. Most ppl run 1/3rd to half sauce on the front so it could be the blacks are not aggressive enough since you are having to sauce the full tire. Might want to try dbl. pink. That's what I ran on carpet at the IIC.
i had forgotten that the turn-in was better with the angled servo, i will go back to that.
regarding lube choice: i went to #3 in the tubes because it would diff with #4, is there a front end change that can compensate?
tire choice: i had been wanting to run a softer tire, but this carpet is less than a year old and in the first or second month of running we were getting a glazing on the untreated portion of the fronts, only the blacks were drivable in the first half of the race.
it had been suggested that the glazing in the front was due to too much rear grip and increased front slip angles. i was practicing last weekend with lilac/grey and short flex bars, and was only getting very little glazing.
however it felt a little slippery in the fast sections and still a little push in the tighter sections.
in the meantime, i will switch back to an angled servo and try again.