RC10B4/T4 Forum
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Can you guys suggest a gear ratio for B4,rs,x12 17.5. on a good sized track with 90'x45' dimension. Thx
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Besides the RPM toe gauge, What else do you guys use to set your toe in on your B4/T4s???
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Easiest way I found is to take a sheet of notebook paper or similar, set the front end on the paper and just eyeball it from the top of each tire making sure they are parallel to the paper. That's for 0 degrees of course but easy enough to eyeball a degree or two if you wanted to add some toe-out
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Im pissed because I used to own a really sweet toe gauge made out of aluminum. It had these axle blocks you would lock the front axles in and the blocks sat in a channel and you would adjust the toe based on the measurements on the sides of the blocks.
I gave this away when I gave all my old RC stuff away years ago!
I gave this away when I gave all my old RC stuff away years ago!
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they have setup stations for the 1:10 offroad now. hudy has 1 (155bux) and rc-setup.com have had their unit on ebay for a long time now around 80bux shipped.
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I always set the car/truck on it's nose on my work area, then se the toe against a soda can, since it is 90 degrees. If the top(back) if the front tire has a gap from the top of the can, toe out. If the front(Bottom standing up) has a gap, toe in.
This helps you check the setting, as well as loads the front end camber and toe links to get a more accurate reading, since ballcups get sloppy and can effect the settings, even new.
...Almost forgot, you can also spend hundreds on a set up station that takes some time to set up and doesn't compensate for end play in the suspension.
(I have one, in fact it is somewhere in the shop after only using it a couple of times).
...Jim
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This helps you check the setting, as well as loads the front end camber and toe links to get a more accurate reading, since ballcups get sloppy and can effect the settings, even new.
...Almost forgot, you can also spend hundreds on a set up station that takes some time to set up and doesn't compensate for end play in the suspension.
(I have one, in fact it is somewhere in the shop after only using it a couple of times).
...Jim
W.E.D.
www.wedjim.com
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I've never used anything to measure the toe. It's really not that important in off road. A little to in will give you more turn in, and a little toe out will give you more stability in the straits. Just look straight down at the car, and then eyeball to make sure that the left and right sides are close to even, that's all.
I've never used anything to measure the toe. It's really not that important in off road. A little to in will give you more turn in, and a little toe out will give you more stability in the straits. Just look straight down at the car, and then eyeball to make sure that the left and right sides are close to even, that's all.
yeh i agree on the setup stations and addressing slop. but then again how much slop can u get from a wheel and/or tire that can fool many a racer when setting cambers. all relative.
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I set my toe and camber with the car/truck on its wheels. this is just what i was taught, seems right to adjust to how the truck rides
The biggest variable setting up a B4 toe/camber I find is the wheels/tires being out of true. The new wheels are far better, the old wheels could make a 2* difference in either direction. Made "knowing" what the setting was impossible.
I measure the tie rods first before replacing the ball ends for the camber & steering...
Works awesome, always duplicate the alignment quick & easy ...
Works awesome, always duplicate the alignment quick & easy ...