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Old 08-01-2012 | 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by protc3
What setup do you run? Droop may not be whats making it loose. Let me know your setup and i will see if i can make some suggestions.
Honestly I'm searching for a good setup. I've got 5-5-3 in the diffs. I run blue springs up front been running green in the rear. I used webbed bladders and 8 hole conical pistons which I'm drilling out to 1.3, normally I use 40wt front and I'm going to try 25wt rear. I normally run indoors medium size track. Hard pack low dust normally somewhat wet. The rear feels like its drug around by the front of the car. I haven't touched camber or toe from the box settings. Here's my email if it's easier to communicate that way: [email protected]

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Old 08-01-2012 | 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by f41stryker
Honestly I'm searching for a good setup. I've got 5-5-3 in the diffs. I run blue springs up front been running green in the rear. I used webbed bladders and 8 hole conical pistons which I'm drilling out to 1.3, normally I use 40wt front and I'm going to try 25wt rear. I normally run indoors medium size track. Hard pack low dust normally somewhat wet. The rear feels like its drug around by the front of the car. I haven't touched camber or toe from the box settings. Here's my email if it's easier to communicate that way: [email protected]

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Go to 7k in the center. That will cure the front dragging the rear. 5k is just too thin in my opinion
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Old 08-01-2012 | 10:29 AM
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I had 10 in the center and it seemed to help a little. I haven't tried 7. Do I need to go more negative on my rear camber? It's between 0 and -1
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Old 08-01-2012 | 10:46 AM
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I know I already asked this about the chassis but if I decided to use Alu shock towers instead of the stock ones, are the king heads or m2c ones better than optional serpent ones? I like the look of carbon more bt I just don't feel like preparing them and all that lol
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Old 08-01-2012 | 12:04 PM
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I had 10 in the center and it seemed to help a little. I haven't tried 7. Do I need to go more negative on my rear camber? It's between 0 and -1
Yeah, I would run 1 degree of camber and try the 7k oil in the diff. Thicker oil has worked better for me in the shocks than thin. The car rolls alot and the thinner oil made the car darty for my taste. I went as high as 40 wt in the rear and 45 in the front. I settled on 35 rear and 45 front.
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Old 08-01-2012 | 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by 3racers
I know I already asked this about the chassis but if I decided to use Alu shock towers instead of the stock ones, are the king heads or m2c ones better than optional serpent ones? I like the look of carbon more bt I just don't feel like preparing them and all that lol
I put the Serpent front aluminum tower on the car. Quality is nice and the look is hard to beat. I left the rear carbon tower on the car as the wing protects it. Replace the plastic nuts with aluminum lock nuts that hold the towers on.
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Old 08-01-2012 | 12:12 PM
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I put the Serpent front aluminum tower on the car. Quality is nice and the look is hard to beat. I left the rear carbon tower on the car as the wing protects it. Replace the plastic nuts with aluminum lock nuts that hold the towers on.
Ok thanks will it add a lot of weight compared to the carbon one? And for the nuts my dad has already ordered a Tony's screw kit. It includes alloy nuts, screws, washers, etc.
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Old 08-01-2012 | 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by protc3
I put the Serpent front aluminum tower on the car. Quality is nice and the look is hard to beat. I left the rear carbon tower on the car as the wing protects it. Replace the plastic nuts with aluminum lock nuts that hold the towers on.
What pistons were you using with the weights you settled on? Did you find out of the box the rear end to be loose?
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Old 08-01-2012 | 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by f41stryker
What pistons were you using with the weights you settled on? Did you find out of the box the rear end to be loose?
Car was a little loose out of the box. I am using 8 hole 1.2mm hole pistons that i made. Now its glued.
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Originally Posted by 3racers
Ok thanks will it add a lot of weight compared to the carbon one?
Not all too much.
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Old 08-01-2012 | 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by protc3
Car was a little loose out of the box. I am using 8 hole 1.2mm hole pistons that i made. Now its glued.
Nice. If I can get the ass end of this car glued look out because it's ballistic.
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Old 08-01-2012 | 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by protc3
Car was a little loose out of the box. I am using 8 hole 1.2mm hole pistons that i made. Now its glued.
Based on the track and setup I describe do you have any spring recommendations or anything else to try?
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Old 08-01-2012 | 12:29 PM
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Why are all the serpent servo horns 25T not in stock but all the others are, any one got a spare for me.
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Old 08-01-2012 | 12:38 PM
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Based on the track and setup I describe do you have any spring recommendations or anything else to try?
I like blue front and yellow rear.
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Old 08-01-2012 | 12:39 PM
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Why are all the serpent servo horns 25T not in stock but all the others are, any one got a spare for me.
Ditch the stock servo horn and get an aluminum one. So much better and they dont strip out
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