Robitronic Avid Touring Car
06-21-2010, 05:16 AM
#586
Your setup for the car is quite extreme. I am assuming you have a medium grip track?
BTW, you may want to look into the springs from Robitronic. I used them on the version 1 car and they were absolutely magnificent. Do not underestimate the Robitronic springs.
Plus with droop settings at 8 and 9 mm, I am surprised the car is not lifting on hard turns. I am assuming you guys have wide turns, made for One-ways? Otherwise, sway bars would be a great idea with such high droop settings. Will keep the car further planted.
06-21-2010, 06:08 AM
#589
How is the steering play?
i used some shims on the steering rack i have very little steering play.
Your setup for the car is quite extreme. I am assuming you have a medium grip track?
extreme how? yes the track is medium grip.
BTW, you may want to look into the springs from Robitronic. I used them on the version 1 car and they were absolutely magnificent. Do not underestimate the Robitronic springs
the softer robitronics springs are out of stock.
Plus with droop settings at 8 and 9 mm, I am surprised the car is not lifting on hard turns. I am assuming you guys have wide turns, made for One-ways? Otherwise, sway bars would be a great idea with such high droop settings. Will keep the car further planted.
actually the droop is just 3mm in the front and 2mm in the rear not 8 and 9. next time i wont say above ride height. i took of the sway bars just for extra roll in the corners. also the track didnt really have wide turns .
i used some shims on the steering rack i have very little steering play.
Your setup for the car is quite extreme. I am assuming you have a medium grip track?
extreme how? yes the track is medium grip.
BTW, you may want to look into the springs from Robitronic. I used them on the version 1 car and they were absolutely magnificent. Do not underestimate the Robitronic springs
the softer robitronics springs are out of stock.
Plus with droop settings at 8 and 9 mm, I am surprised the car is not lifting on hard turns. I am assuming you guys have wide turns, made for One-ways? Otherwise, sway bars would be a great idea with such high droop settings. Will keep the car further planted.
actually the droop is just 3mm in the front and 2mm in the rear not 8 and 9. next time i wont say above ride height. i took of the sway bars just for extra roll in the corners. also the track didnt really have wide turns .
06-21-2010, 07:43 AM
#590
Tech Adept
iTrader: (7)
well, i managed to fix my busted diff problems, turns out when i first build the diff, i squashed the circlip so it wouldnt go into its grove properly, after attempting to stretch it out back to its proper size, and flinging it across the room and then having to search for it for 2 hours, only to go outside and get a drink then walk in and see it on the floor, i reassembled it, and bam, works like a charm, now i got a third busted arse circlip that i need to fix up and ill have all my avids back in working order 
thanks to all that made suggestions
thanks to all that made suggestions
06-22-2010, 02:48 AM
#593
Tech Adept
about new robitronic spring, even if they are rated the same as the HPI's ones, they are quite different feeling! Also they are stiffer than HpI's one
for example the blue robitronic looks more like pink HPI.
For me using them or not depends on the track, best solution is to try both to check which ones are the best!
for example the blue robitronic looks more like pink HPI.
For me using them or not depends on the track, best solution is to try both to check which ones are the best!
07-04-2010, 09:29 PM
#598
Car was great this weekend although I was not able to come away with a win I got 2nd in 17.5 stock with some good competition all weekend I was 0.2 off fastest lap in main. I am very happy with the way this car ran. Track was high grip, very hot temp 146* on track with 120ft back stretch.
Set up: All same as out of the box except for the following.
Front:
5.5mm ride hieght
3mm droop
550 cst sweep racing shock oil
hpi silver springs
hole drilled in shock cap
Ackerman center holes
6 screws on front top deck 2 of which not tightend that hold steering linkage
3.5mm droop
.5% toe out
1.5 camber
no sway bars
Rear:
5.5mm ride hieght
2.5mm droop
550cst sweep racing shock oil
hpi blue springs
hole drilled in shock caps
2 screws on back part of top deck
2 screws on top deck in front of spur gear
3% toe
2 camber
no sway bars
Set up: All same as out of the box except for the following.
Front:
5.5mm ride hieght
3mm droop
550 cst sweep racing shock oil
hpi silver springs
hole drilled in shock cap
Ackerman center holes
6 screws on front top deck 2 of which not tightend that hold steering linkage
3.5mm droop
.5% toe out
1.5 camber
no sway bars
Rear:
5.5mm ride hieght
2.5mm droop
550cst sweep racing shock oil
hpi blue springs
hole drilled in shock caps
2 screws on back part of top deck
2 screws on top deck in front of spur gear
3% toe
2 camber
no sway bars
Last edited by hpisims; 07-06-2010 at 06:48 AM.
07-09-2010, 04:56 AM
#599
Tech Adept
hi all,
i will have more track time this weekend with practice for the european championship! i made a lot of work on the car! I will tell you more depending of the results ;-)
I saw a lot of you don't use the sway bar, what is your feeling with this setup adjustement?
i will have more track time this weekend with practice for the european championship! i made a lot of work on the car! I will tell you more depending of the results ;-)
I saw a lot of you don't use the sway bar, what is your feeling with this setup adjustement?
07-09-2010, 05:37 AM
#600
just in case anyone is interested, my Avid 1 is int he for sale section:
http://www.rctech.net/forum/r-c-item...ml#post7647595
http://www.rctech.net/forum/r-c-item...ml#post7647595