BMI Racing Discussions
#3706
Originally posted by StewartFan20
I have taken the pinion off and the drive train is real free. I can accerate in a straight line. Under breaking is where I see the biggest difference. It will be loose on left turns and tight on right. The tires were brand new. I rebuilt my shocks in the last two weeks and was very careful to make sure they were the same length.
I am pretty sure it is the chassis because I can put one wheel on a scale and the other three on blocks and the left front is heavier the the right frount and the right rear is heavier that the left rear. I can undo the top deck and the weight is balanced from left to right.
Does any one know what the cost is for the BMI chassis? The website does not show the cost.
I have taken the pinion off and the drive train is real free. I can accerate in a straight line. Under breaking is where I see the biggest difference. It will be loose on left turns and tight on right. The tires were brand new. I rebuilt my shocks in the last two weeks and was very careful to make sure they were the same length.
I am pretty sure it is the chassis because I can put one wheel on a scale and the other three on blocks and the left front is heavier the the right frount and the right rear is heavier that the left rear. I can undo the top deck and the weight is balanced from left to right.
Does any one know what the cost is for the BMI chassis? The website does not show the cost.
#3707
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Lazy,
Yes I have had it on scales and found the left front and right rear are the heaviest. I corrected mine by removing the top plate and carefuly tightening it back down. I don't have a fancy Hudy setup system, but I do have camber, droop and ride hight guages. I am canstantly checking to make sure the setup hasn' t chaned. Of coarse, I am new to this and may have missed something. But advice and ideas are much appriciated.
Neil,
Sorry for the misunderstanding. I just went through and cleaned and regreased all the suspension. Nothing seem out of the ordanary. I need to take the top deck off againg (broke a bevel gear Sunday ) I will look closer at the suspension. Thanks for the help.
Jason,
Thanks for the info. I am sure I will be ordering one sometime this summer.
Thanks again everyone.....
Yes I have had it on scales and found the left front and right rear are the heaviest. I corrected mine by removing the top plate and carefuly tightening it back down. I don't have a fancy Hudy setup system, but I do have camber, droop and ride hight guages. I am canstantly checking to make sure the setup hasn' t chaned. Of coarse, I am new to this and may have missed something. But advice and ideas are much appriciated.
Neil,
Sorry for the misunderstanding. I just went through and cleaned and regreased all the suspension. Nothing seem out of the ordanary. I need to take the top deck off againg (broke a bevel gear Sunday ) I will look closer at the suspension. Thanks for the help.
Jason,
Thanks for the info. I am sure I will be ordering one sometime this summer.
Thanks again everyone.....
#3708
well i hate to say it but i have my buddy set my cars up lol i guess you could call him a "pit bitch" lol. i mean ill set them up from time to time but there never as good as if my buddy does it....
lazy
lazy
#3710
yes he did to a point. the only thing that i sruggle on is balanceing the car on scales and know what changes does what to the car, but i choose not to do it, so know the basics works for me lol
lazy(yes i am)
lazy(yes i am)
#3712
this may sound bad but when i was racing nitro with the stock tc3 chassis,if the chassis tweaked,i would compensate for the tweak with the droop screws.if you set your droop to a tweaked chassis,1 tire will always lift at a different point than the other.what i did was put the car on a set up board or glass table,make sure that all shocks are equal length.then i set my ride height.after that i put it on a tweak station(bubble level style) and get the car balanced on it.then i put the car back on the board and compress the suspension a few times.then i take a thin screwdriver and slide it under the front of the car dead center also.then i lift the front of the car and make sure both tires leave the ground at the same time.i would repeat this in the rear.if they lift at different times i would adjust the droop screws,a little each side to make them leave the ground at the same time.this worked very well to get the car planted with a bent nitro chassis.hope this helps.
jason
jason
#3713
Jason, YGPM.
#3715
LMAO
#3719
Thanks for all the help Jason. Looking forward to the new chassis.
#3720
Tim
Can you please checkout your website with the steering mods. Two of the pictures dont load when I call up the page.
Other than that, the site has proven to be very helpful
Thanks pal.
Can you please checkout your website with the steering mods. Two of the pictures dont load when I call up the page.
Other than that, the site has proven to be very helpful
Thanks pal.