losi truggy breaks???
04-26-2010, 12:59 PM
#2
Tech Adept
Front will have a little more break. If you put to much break on the rear, you will cause to much stress on the rear diff and you will constantly have to re-shim.
04-26-2010, 01:16 PM
#3
04-26-2010, 01:24 PM
#4
Uhmmmmmm, it's "brakes." 
"Breaks" implies that it's easily broken.
"Breaks" implies that it's easily broken.
04-26-2010, 01:24 PM
#5
Tech Adept
04-26-2010, 01:31 PM
#6
oh i have the plastic diff holders, hopelly they will hold up for a race.
yea i never had a problem with the, 1.0 buggy diffs but than again a buggy is lighter.
04-26-2010, 01:43 PM
#7
I run almost zero front brake. Running a lot of front brake will make the truck push like a dump truck under braking. I set the fronts so they are just barely dragging and set the rears to hold hard, but not lock up. 1.0 or 2.0, that is how I set my brakes.
Not sure about the whole rear end stress issue. That's a new one for me. If everything is shimmed correctly, brake won't hurt the rear end.
Not sure about the whole rear end stress issue. That's a new one for me. If everything is shimmed correctly, brake won't hurt the rear end.
04-26-2010, 01:44 PM
#8
Inferno, the best thing to do is to test your brakes on your local track to see how they do. Set your end point on your brakes to give you a good solid stop without locking up your front or rear tires, then brake into a couple of corners to see if your truck understeers or oversteers. Add rear brake for understeering on corner entry, add front brake for oversteering on corner entry. Finally readjust your end point as necessary.
04-26-2010, 01:56 PM
#9
I run almost zero front brake. Running a lot of front brake will make the truck push like a dump truck under braking. I set the fronts so they are just barely dragging and set the rears to hold hard, but not lock up. 1.0 or 2.0, that is how I set my brakes.
Not sure about the whole rear end stress issue. That's a new one for me. If everything is shimmed correctly, brake won't hurt the rear end.
Not sure about the whole rear end stress issue. That's a new one for me. If everything is shimmed correctly, brake won't hurt the rear end.
04-26-2010, 02:06 PM
#10
I really just think this is one of those preference things. Some of the tracks I run on are really tight, and running a lot of front brake wouldn't work(at least for me). As for the in air corrections, the nose will come down easily even with little front brake if needed. I don't find that I need to bring the nose down very often anyway. I can see rear brakes causing an issue with the rear end if they are set to lock up completely, or you are jamming on them all the time, but other than that I don't see it.
04-26-2010, 02:15 PM
#11
I played around a few months ago with my break set up and found that having more rear break helped me take the corners faster. i was able to hit the break and make the rear slide a little and still having my front with very little break so i could still stear, then hit the gas and be gone out of the turn.
04-26-2010, 02:19 PM
#12
Inferno, the best thing to do is to test your brakes on your local track to see how they do. Set your end point on your brakes to give you a good solid stop without locking up your front or rear tires, then brake into a couple of corners to see if your truck understeers or oversteers. Add rear brake for understeering on corner entry, add front brake for oversteering on corner entry. Finally readjust your end point as necessary.
04-26-2010, 02:20 PM
#13
I played around a few months ago with my break set up and found that having more rear break helped me take the corners faster. i was able to hit the break and make the rear slide a little and still having my front with very little break so i could still stear, then hit the gas and be gone out of the turn.