The AE FActory Team B44.2 Thread
12-03-2012, 10:18 AM
#1070
Thanks,
Jesse
12-03-2012, 01:17 PM
#1073
So far, it's been running really good at WCRC.
12-03-2012, 01:29 PM
#1074
It's funny you mention rear Red Avid springs. When I first got my big bore shocks on my B4.1 2wd, those felt best on the rear as well. I still have all my Avid springs, but haven't messed with them on the 44.2 yet cause the car seemed really good already, and I just wanted to get more consistent with it first.
Have you tried 32.5 oil rear ? I'm about to go over my whole car, and the next thing I wanted to try was 32.5 oil rear. I switched from the kit AE white springs to AE green rear, which is 1 step softer. This seemed to calm the rear down more, but I figured I'd go lighter on the oil to see if it matches the spring better.
What's your verdict on the ballast weight ? I kinda usually liked my 44.1 better w/o it. But adding maybe about 50g of weight instead could be a good balance.
I'll be back at WCRC Friday. We should link up.
12-03-2012, 01:48 PM
#1075
Oh hey Terry, just realized it was your user name. This is Jesse H, we raced last Friday at WCRC.
It's funny you mention rear Red Avid springs. When I first got my big bore shocks on my B4.1 2wd, those felt best on the rear as well. I still have all my Avid springs, but haven't messed with them on the 44.2 yet cause the car seemed really good already, and I just wanted to get more consistent with it first.
Have you tried 32.5 oil rear ? I'm about to go over my whole car, and the next thing I wanted to try was 32.5 oil rear. I switched from the kit AE white springs to AE green rear, which is 1 step softer. This seemed to calm the rear down more, but I figured I'd go lighter on the oil to see if it matches the spring better.
What's your verdict on the ballast weight ? I kinda usually liked my 44.1 better w/o it. But adding maybe about 50g of weight instead could be a good balance.
I'll be back at WCRC Friday. We should link up.
It's funny you mention rear Red Avid springs. When I first got my big bore shocks on my B4.1 2wd, those felt best on the rear as well. I still have all my Avid springs, but haven't messed with them on the 44.2 yet cause the car seemed really good already, and I just wanted to get more consistent with it first.
Have you tried 32.5 oil rear ? I'm about to go over my whole car, and the next thing I wanted to try was 32.5 oil rear. I switched from the kit AE white springs to AE green rear, which is 1 step softer. This seemed to calm the rear down more, but I figured I'd go lighter on the oil to see if it matches the spring better.
What's your verdict on the ballast weight ? I kinda usually liked my 44.1 better w/o it. But adding maybe about 50g of weight instead could be a good balance.
I'll be back at WCRC Friday. We should link up.
See you Friday.
12-03-2012, 01:58 PM
#1076
I felt the buggy bounced around to much with ae 35 oil. I changed the oil to losi 32.5 front and losi 30 rear. Keep everything else the same. Doing this the buggy didn't bounce around anymore. It would stay flat and square up for the jumps.
Next thing it seemed to do was late in the run brake loose on entry and on power. I decided to put .5 rear c-hubs on. I did that with the same tire combo as above. The buggy would die in the corner entry and exit. But would help drag it down it the corner faster. So I decided to go with Sweep tendroid soft fronts and tendroid extra-soft rears. That made a big difference. Lap times went from 21.3 to 20.8.
This week. I'm going to try standing the rear shocks back to center hole. Move the c-hubs back all the way. And us tendroids soft fronts and ultra-soft rears. To see how that works. I always go practice for 6 hours on Fridays and then race on Saturday.
12-03-2012, 04:55 PM
#1078
hey guys.
I'm having a problem with the slipper once put into the car.
While out of the car I can slip the spur in the assembly by hand. But when i put the assembly in the car it gets bound up after pushing it down between the two mounts. I've done it with and without center shafts in place, and with and without the pinion.
I actually had the car running on the bench just fine. The drive train is smooth with the slipper in place and without but it's just that the slipper wont slip after being pushed in between the mounts.
I even took apart my b44 sitting next to it to look it over and went through it 3 times now but can't figure it out.
Any ideas?
I'm having a problem with the slipper once put into the car.
While out of the car I can slip the spur in the assembly by hand. But when i put the assembly in the car it gets bound up after pushing it down between the two mounts. I've done it with and without center shafts in place, and with and without the pinion.
I actually had the car running on the bench just fine. The drive train is smooth with the slipper in place and without but it's just that the slipper wont slip after being pushed in between the mounts.
I even took apart my b44 sitting next to it to look it over and went through it 3 times now but can't figure it out.
Any ideas?
12-03-2012, 05:24 PM
#1080
Losi is thinner!