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Old 08-06-2010, 10:09 PM
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Matt Piva
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ill post my opinion here since im more in the class that most ppl on rctech r n thats sportsman who just moved to intermediate n having fun, when it comes to my set up on my losi truck i keep it SIMPLE, i first put my car on the track n usually it has a pretty standard box stock set up with minor changes like rear diff n shock oils, ill go out n drive 2 tanks after im done i usually think about whats up n how were handling, first thing i always think about is my corner grip if its pushing, twitchy, to high or to low on ride hight, or if the diffs need work, usually ill be fine with shock oils cause my losi works great when it gets bumpy no matter what lol so i keep at that the same. i never really make changes on camber links or shock positions cause average drivers wont notice that n im average n i honestly dont notice change in feel when i change that stuff. basically for average drivers start with your box stock setup because thats what guys like adam drake spent hours testing for, from there start tuning ur car in starting with ur diff/shock oils then ur camber/toe angles and then if u need more u can play with shock positions n camber hole positions. more then likly if ur not very picky n finicky diff n shock oils will fix most problems n if that doesnt changing the degree of ur toe n camber will, its when u start changeing everything around u will lose ur car completly n ur car will feel like sh*t. i honestly have my car dialed in n its pretty much stock exept rear diff is thicker n my shocks r thicker n i have the v2 tower. stock setups always feel nutral n r close to dialed u just need to do a lil final work to make it u!
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