sosidge

10mm! Must cost more than a whole TC5!!!

acyrier

iTrader: (8)

I 2nd that question..and as far as the little (waht looks like) CF, looks like the steering blocks are different all together.

http://data4.blog.de/media/895/1472895_7b1d8c2bca_l.jpg

compared to:

http://data1.blog.de/media/003/1424003_7e7a917c26_o.jpg

Kraig

iTrader: (81)

The first photo that you posted is the original TC4 steering knuckles. They had the extensions made to simulate the different ackerman positions. The second photo is the production pieces that are the result of the testing.

JuhoL

The steering blocks on my car are the TC4 blocks. The graphite parts help move the holes to where they are on the production parts, which you can see on Craigs car. Like I mentioned before we didnt have enough of the production parts yet so some of us used the prototype parts. The geometry on the parts is the same, they just look a bit different.

wallstreet

iTrader: (24)

Juho what effect is had when you run the outside hole on the steering block as both yourself and craig did at this race. I have never tried the outside hole. Is it something you guys run normaly with rubber tires ?

sliprip

@Juho May have been missed

JuhoL

wallstreet: The outside hole gives less ackermann. I normally run with very little ackermann. Its the same effect as moving the inside ballstud forward. It normally makes your car more aggressive and gives you more steering.

sliprip: The O-rings are for more flex.

wallstreet

iTrader: (24)

juho in talking with paul lemieux at a race at his home track right before he left for the lrp masters he said the traction we were racing on was twice as high as it would be at the lrp race and that was the reason he didnt run cause any type of setup testing wouldnt be worth it cause the track at masters would be much lower. Now the question i have is would running the outside hole be way to much of an agressive change for here in the states if even what we think is low traction is really high traction for you guys.

Sorry for all the questions just trying to learn some stuff.

Andrew Twigger

I contacted Fibre Lyte because I really wanted to get one.....£120-£160.

It's carbon fibre laminated onto foam core.

I'm not so keen on them now

Brandon Melton

iTrader: (7)

Wallstreet- I don't think Juho has ever raced with the high traction over here on rubber tires before, I think just foam. If you are referring to the ackerman specifically on the TC5, it should still be OK on rubber tires here. I am pretty sure I used the outside hole at the snowbirds in the rubber tire class. If yu feel like it makes the car to twichy and aggressive, use the inside hole on the rear A arm to smooth it back out and hook the car up. I was so amazed how one change like that made the car like night and day. Changing shock location on the arm made worlds of difference when compared to changing one hole on the tower.

EAMotorsports

iTrader: (79)

Here is one that is a little cheaper than that. http://www.robotmarketplace.com/mark...rbonfiber.html

EA

MR JOLLY

Craig did say it was expensive ,but didn`t metioned any price

looks swish though

MR JOLLY

the 11x16 inch looks promising for $125.00

my McMoney board is 12x18 inch
custom made 12x12 is $100.00 very nice price

MR JOLLY

CML have said (been told by AE) mid -end on May for delivery in UK
£300.00 smacker roons (hope fully it won`t come with RP30 pre glue's either

Andrew Twigger

I was looking at those kind of sizes myself.

I'm not sure if it's just the picture they have on the website, or whether that is an actual product example, but are we right in assuming the edges wouldn't look like that? As that wouldn't look uber cool on anyone's pit table!

I managed to bow my 12mm thick plexi glass set up board hence looking at 'stiffer' alternatives! Well it certainly tells me my chassis is tweaked alright