8LikesKyosho Ultima RB5 Thread
06-19-2007, 01:54 PM
#796
Hi Everyone,
I just got back from the ROAR Off-Road Electric Nats yesterday and wanted to post the set-up I ran. This is basically the same set-up I ran at SoCal and Pegasus. The only change I made to my car while I was there was running a 1 step stiffer spring on the front. For me, ride height was the best tuning for this track.
Front:
3-B Pistons drilled out to 56
35wt Losi Oil
Dark Yellow Front Springs
No Limiters in shocks with shock ends unthreaded 4 turns
30 degree kick-up
Middle location on tower and outside location on arm
2-B Camberlink with 1 mm washer under the ball stud
Spindles in upper position
1/4oz of weight under steering rack (fits great)
Rear:
3-B Pistons drilled out to 56
30wt Losi Oil
Dark Yellow Rear Springs
No Limiters in shocks with shock ends unthreaded 2 turns
Middle location on tower and inside location on arm
2-B Camberlink with 1mm washer under ballstud on shock tower brace and 2mm washer under ball stud on hub
Hubs in middle position
1/2oz of weight under rear tower
Extra Info:
Battery Position - Forward
Ride Height - 23mm Front / 21mm Rear (at Nationals because of very hi-bite)
Ride Height - 25mm Front / 24mm Rear (SoCal and Pegasus)
Pro-Line Cavalieri Edition Small Wing
If anyone has any other questions, feel free to ask!
I just got back from the ROAR Off-Road Electric Nats yesterday and wanted to post the set-up I ran. This is basically the same set-up I ran at SoCal and Pegasus. The only change I made to my car while I was there was running a 1 step stiffer spring on the front. For me, ride height was the best tuning for this track.
Front:
3-B Pistons drilled out to 56
35wt Losi Oil
Dark Yellow Front Springs
No Limiters in shocks with shock ends unthreaded 4 turns
30 degree kick-up
Middle location on tower and outside location on arm
2-B Camberlink with 1 mm washer under the ball stud
Spindles in upper position
1/4oz of weight under steering rack (fits great)
Rear:
3-B Pistons drilled out to 56
30wt Losi Oil
Dark Yellow Rear Springs
No Limiters in shocks with shock ends unthreaded 2 turns
Middle location on tower and inside location on arm
2-B Camberlink with 1mm washer under ballstud on shock tower brace and 2mm washer under ball stud on hub
Hubs in middle position
1/2oz of weight under rear tower
Extra Info:
Battery Position - Forward
Ride Height - 23mm Front / 21mm Rear (at Nationals because of very hi-bite)
Ride Height - 25mm Front / 24mm Rear (SoCal and Pegasus)
Pro-Line Cavalieri Edition Small Wing
If anyone has any other questions, feel free to ask!
06-19-2007, 07:30 PM
#799
Congrats on the win Joe!
06-19-2007, 08:11 PM
#802
Stock motor help with Sphere Comp ESC....
When running a stock motor (Novak Brushless) with the LRP Sphere Comp, how high of a throttle profile can you run? I usually run throttle profile #2 in Mod, but with the stock motor can you crank that up (like 4 or 5...or even 6)? Thanks
06-19-2007, 08:27 PM
#803
Tech Regular
iTrader: (2)
Hi Everyone,
I just got back from the ROAR Off-Road Electric Nats yesterday and wanted to post the set-up I ran. This is basically the same set-up I ran at SoCal and Pegasus. The only change I made to my car while I was there was running a 1 step stiffer spring on the front. For me, ride height was the best tuning for this track.
Front:
3-B Pistons drilled out to 56
35wt Losi Oil
Dark Yellow Front Springs
No Limiters in shocks with shock ends unthreaded 4 turns
30 degree kick-up
Middle location on tower and outside location on arm
2-B Camberlink with 1 mm washer under the ball stud
Spindles in upper position
1/4oz of weight under steering rack (fits great)
Rear:
3-B Pistons drilled out to 56
30wt Losi Oil
Dark Yellow Rear Springs
No Limiters in shocks with shock ends unthreaded 2 turns
Middle location on tower and inside location on arm
2-B Camberlink with 1mm washer under ballstud on shock tower brace and 2mm washer under ball stud on hub
Hubs in middle position
1/2oz of weight under rear tower
Extra Info:
Battery Position - Forward
Ride Height - 23mm Front / 21mm Rear (at Nationals because of very hi-bite)
Ride Height - 25mm Front / 24mm Rear (SoCal and Pegasus)
Pro-Line Cavalieri Edition Small Wing
If anyone has any other questions, feel free to ask!
I just got back from the ROAR Off-Road Electric Nats yesterday and wanted to post the set-up I ran. This is basically the same set-up I ran at SoCal and Pegasus. The only change I made to my car while I was there was running a 1 step stiffer spring on the front. For me, ride height was the best tuning for this track.
Front:
3-B Pistons drilled out to 56
35wt Losi Oil
Dark Yellow Front Springs
No Limiters in shocks with shock ends unthreaded 4 turns
30 degree kick-up
Middle location on tower and outside location on arm
2-B Camberlink with 1 mm washer under the ball stud
Spindles in upper position
1/4oz of weight under steering rack (fits great)
Rear:
3-B Pistons drilled out to 56
30wt Losi Oil
Dark Yellow Rear Springs
No Limiters in shocks with shock ends unthreaded 2 turns
Middle location on tower and inside location on arm
2-B Camberlink with 1mm washer under ballstud on shock tower brace and 2mm washer under ball stud on hub
Hubs in middle position
1/2oz of weight under rear tower
Extra Info:
Battery Position - Forward
Ride Height - 23mm Front / 21mm Rear (at Nationals because of very hi-bite)
Ride Height - 25mm Front / 24mm Rear (SoCal and Pegasus)
Pro-Line Cavalieri Edition Small Wing
If anyone has any other questions, feel free to ask!
06-20-2007, 03:53 AM
#806
Tech Fanatic
iTrader: (7)
Joe on the setup you posted you noted the camber links were at 2-b. However on the setup sheet are you referring to the tower location as #2 and the hubs as A or B? Because the set up sheet has 1,2, or 3 for the towers and 1 or 2 for the hubs both for front and rear. So would it be 2-2 or 2-1? Hope this makes sense. Thanks for the info.
06-20-2007, 06:31 AM
#807
Don't have time to read through the entire thread so I just have a general question for everyone.....
I'm sure most of you have owned/driven a B4 or XXX of some version so I am curious as to how this car handles versus those 2. I am considering trying the RB5 and wanted some opinions out there. I currently run a XXX-CR and with the setup I have it is very easy to drive with a slight push. I know the B4's are characteristically loose....
Any info/opinions would be great.
I'm sure most of you have owned/driven a B4 or XXX of some version so I am curious as to how this car handles versus those 2. I am considering trying the RB5 and wanted some opinions out there. I currently run a XXX-CR and with the setup I have it is very easy to drive with a slight push. I know the B4's are characteristically loose....
Any info/opinions would be great.
06-20-2007, 07:10 AM
#808
I drove losi cars for 15 years before switching to the RB5. The RB5 has more rear traction and is more consistant then my losi ever was. The car also feels more stable. What I mean by all this is the losi could push in one corner and be loose in the next. You kind of had to be on the look out for when the car was going to get out of the groove and step out or just push through the corners. The RB5 seems to be much more predicatable in the handling. As for the stability. This buggy feels like driving a truck. It soaks up rough stuff and just feels wider then it really is. The kyosho shocks are sooooo smooth they just soak up all the bad stuff. I have to admit I have not driven a B4 enough to comment on that car.
06-20-2007, 07:13 AM
#809
Tech Apprentice
Has anybody else tried to mount B4 steering spindle/ axle on an RB5, so that you can use b4 front rims?
I have but i wanted to know if anyone else tried this?
I have but i wanted to know if anyone else tried this?
06-20-2007, 07:28 AM
#810
Joe on the setup you posted you noted the camber links were at 2-b. However on the setup sheet are you referring to the tower location as #2 and the hubs as A or B? Because the set up sheet has 1,2, or 3 for the towers and 1 or 2 for the hubs both for front and rear. So would it be 2-2 or 2-1? Hope this makes sense. Thanks for the info.
Middle hole on the front bulkhead and outside hole on the castor block.
Rear:
Middle hole on the rear brace and outside hole on the hub.
Hope this clears things up.
Thanks,
Joe