BiLL77

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Im running kit rear bushing setup 2deg antisquat 3deg toe 0 rollcenter 0 trackwidth

lyons238

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that depends on what your car is doing...are you a bit loose in the rear? if you're sliding out in the corners or not getting enough forward bite on the straights. go 1* pills down on both RF and FF hangers for more roll in the corners. you could also go to 3.5* of toe in to get the rear end more locked in. but it all depends what your car is doing - we can't sit here and say the perfect bushings for you to run without knowing everything else and seeing the car on the track.

BiLL77

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My buggy is a little loose in the rear and a bit pushy in the front when i really drive it hard, im using the same tire as most guys.

tony montana

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What track are you racing at?

BiLL77

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The same track as you, Mimi's. I realized last night that i didn't have the kit setup bushings front and rear i copied a setup sheet but put them in backwards front in rear and rear in front, so i put them to all kit 0 bushings.

lyons238

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Well it sounds like you need more roll. Go 1 down on all suspension hangers. What shock package are you running?

Djchow85

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I'm running the 15 version xb4. Has anyone found the motor mount slowly move in during a run. I'm finding the mesh go gradually tighter... I think the screw I'm using is maybe 2mm short from the suggested screw so possibly that?

JAE

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12 degree vs 9 degree caster blocks: Can anyone give a quick summary on the difference in handling between the two? I've had the 12 degree in since I bought the buggy and never tried 9 degree. Looking for tighter turning radius coming out of hairpin turns and more roatation

BiLL77

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Im running 1.6 shelle piston 35wt red associated spring front 1.7 schelle piston 32.5wt black associated spring rear and 20mm ride height, i set all bushings to kit setup and the car was way faster. I raised the roll center in the rear like you said with the 1 deg bushing hole to the top and it really tightened up the rear does that also work in the front by raising rollcenter?

snwchris

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When I ran the 12* Caster Blocks I noticed it pushed a little on corner entry but worked well on exiting the corner and getting back on throttle. I've heard some use the 12* Casters to slow down the steering cause the 9* Caster can be more aggressive.

I ended up switching back to the 9* Caster blocks cause I can hold a tighter line thru the corners with it and still get on power quickly out of the corner.

I believe that the 12* are intended for better stability on medium or rough tracks. When I ran mine its was smooth high bite with some good doubles and jumps.

lyons238

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yeah these guys got most of it covered. 12* c blocks provide more high speed stability in general, they also provide better handling over bumps and jumps especially high speed. they hamper initial turn in, mid corner steering, snd off-power steering, but they help on power steering exiting corners. in general they tame the twitchy steering of the car a bit.

so they're not only used for big rough tracks, they're used on high bite carpet as well because of the high speed and how twitchy high bite carpet makes cars anyway.

i ran the 12* c blocks for a while and i switched back to the 9* blocks on clay, but i still run the 12* on carpet/astro.

JAE

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Thanks! I'm always confused at how different people can describe on power differently. Would the 9 degrees push less after a tight 180 just starting to get on power from very low speed getting into a straight? I appreciate the help!

seth556

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Sorry to add another post about the caster blocks, but 12* should give more mid to exit steering. 9* should be more twitchy around center. Basically if the front is leaning, 12* will be more steering, if it's flat the 9* will be more steering.

JAE

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Perfect description thx. Do you have a high bite clay setup posted anywhere?

snwchris

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I run high bite and felt the 9* were better with 180s, but also goes along with drive style as well.

This past weekend I tried out the one Thornhill setup that is posted quite a few pages back and after few packs thru the car, didn't suit my drive style or me. Almost seemed slower and when I looked at practice times it was, compared to my last race.