rayhuang

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TOdd and the boys,

Here is my problem I need advice on. We ran last night on carpet/foam tires/stock motor. I ran and traded cars with Aaron Buran's very dialed TC3. I have to admit his car was much better than mine in some very important ways. I hope I can describe it so I can get some help.

Aarons's TC3 would initiate turn very well. Car was easy to steer, had plenty of grip and was totally neutral going in. Very easy to drive and fast is the laymans term for how it felt. Also-easy to make fine adjustments of line-even when driving hard into the corner. My Losi was very hairy and unpredictable in the same corner!! It would change direction fine, but I felt (as did Aaron) that car just sort of dove in by itself. And not entirely stable either. Not like you were in direct charge of the steering input. IN other owrds-car was in self drive mode after turning in.

Heres the set-up:

Front

70 wt. oil, Congo purple spring. Shock layed into second hole.

Camber link in to third hole in.

2 degree caster block, 2 degree kick-up.

Low-Roll Center

2 on droop.

Plaid front tire (sauced 1/2)

Medium sway bar.


Rear

60 wt. oil, Congo blue spring. Shock layed into second hole.

Camber link longest possible setting.

Low Roll Center

Purple tire (sauced full).

O antidive.

No sway bar.

Battery forward and front diff very tight, rear a little looser (~1/8 out). Both arms in middle.


PLease help!!! Need car to be more stable from turn-in to apex. Planted, but not slow!!!

senna

Where can I order some 40Mhz frequency crystals ?

Todd Hodge

ray-Try putting this setup on your car.

Todd Hodge's Oktoberfast XXX-S setup
Front Suspension-Toe Out -1/2
Ride Height- 3mm
Camber -1
Kickup- -2
Carrier- 6
Sway Bar .078
Droop Height- 3mm
Pivot- OF mounted in low roll center position
Arm Spacing- Forward
Front Drive-Diff(tighter than rear)
Pulley-42/42
Washers on Bellcrank-.020
Camber Link Position-#3
Shock Position-#3 on tower
Oil-60wt
Piston-60
Spring-Trinity Purple Congo
Limiters-.060 on inside, .100 on outside
Mid Roll Center (low roll center blocks raised .070)
Full AE Hex adapter

Rear Suspension
Toe In 1.5
Ride Height 3.5mm
Camber -1,
Sway Bar-No way!
Droop Height-6mm
Pivot Support-0R
Arm Spacing-Forward
Shock Position-#3/Outside
Camber Link Position-#1/B
New Offset Rear End
Oil-60wt
Piston-55
Spring-Trinity Blue
Limiters-Inside .090, Outside-.100
Full AE hex adapters
Battery-Forward
Front diff tighter than rear.

Tires
Front-TRC Plaid
Rear-TRC Purple
Size-57.5mm

Motor
Trinity D5 8x2
Timing 18 degrees
Purple Springs
Brush-Dual Shunt 4380(small serration)
Gear-128/26
Battery-Trinity GP3300

Body-TL Alfa

Car weight-50.9oz.

I know you don't have the new offset rear end but this will help your car out tremendously. This is becoming our standard setup on carpet/foam touring car. BK, Andrew Gray and myself ran close to these same setups.

BigDogRacing

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Todd, could you be a little more specific on your setup???

LOL-

I don't have a Losi, but it sure is nice to see some pro guys show up to help out. As you can see, this is fast becoming the "place to be" on the net in r/c world, especially for TCs.

Quick question Todd: If you're running inner shock limiters, does that mean you aren't using the droop screws?

ChadK

Todd-On that set up were you using low roll center in the rear of the car?

Chad

rayhuang

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Todd,

Thanks!!! I'll put it on and try it next week!!!

I am ssuming that it is a 4-degree caster block and a 2-degree kick-up to get 6 degrees caster? Or is there a 6-degree caster block?

Thanks again!!!
Ray

LouisB

I will try some stiffer rear springs, the TC3s run very soft fronts and stiff rears and at one point another XXX-S driver was using purple on the back and silver on the front (but it handled like crap)
I'll go for a blue rear purple front combination at the beginning and continue from there
Thanks

ChadK

Ray-He is running 6 degree caster blocks and a negative 2 degrees of kick up. this is acchived by using a 0F front block monted in the low roll center position and running the rear LRC blocks with .070 shims under them.

Chad

Kraig

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rayhuang, there are 6 degree caster blocks. Use these with the setup that Todd has mentioned.

Chad, I am not Todd but yes they were running the low roll center.

Todd Hodge

Big Dog Racing-That is correct. I just overlimit my shocks and then unscrew the shock eyelet to get the correct droop.

ChadK-Yes low in the rear.

Ray-ChadK hit it right on the head!

rayhuang

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Thanks GUys!!
Kraig,
do you have them in stock? If yes, I'll buy them and a few other things. Take Pay Pal?
Thanks,
Ray

OBY

i run blue front/purple rear on tight car park tracks, purples all round on smoother permanent tracks, and the likes of carlisles super-dooper-grippy-but-kills-your-tires track i run blacks all round.

indoors on slippy floor i run purples all round. sometimes blacks, depends on surface. all on 60wt, and hpi no3 pistons (i use hpi threaded shocks (NOT THE PRO3 ONES!).)

OBY

oh yeah, anyone got some good clear shots of the new XXX-4 front shock tower, i might be trying something...

johnbull

Senna,

For 40 FM crystals try John Bull Racing.

If I don't have what you want in stock, I can have them within a matter of days.

You know where we are!

Regards

Joe.

Kraig

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Ray, I will have to check. I might have 1 package left. I do know that more are on the way to me though. I am not setup for paypal as of yet but I am going right now to look it over.