Team Associated TC5
08-06-2008, 05:47 PM
#6814
Doug,
The spring must be compressed, do it a couple times. The nut has to be all the way down, many people think its all the way down and its not. It has to be down so far that it might be possible to put a second nut inside the nut holder on top of the first nut which you don't do of course.
Steve
The spring must be compressed, do it a couple times. The nut has to be all the way down, many people think its all the way down and its not. It has to be down so far that it might be possible to put a second nut inside the nut holder on top of the first nut which you don't do of course.
Steve
08-06-2008, 06:02 PM
#6816
LATC3 - Your experrience is much different than mine. One my TC5R if I get on power coming out of a corner the rear end immediately spins out. I'm trying to get this worked out, but am not having much luck. Hopefully this weekends time att he truck will yield better results, as I lose so much time coming out of corners its not worth trying to race yet. I'v noticed that the front spool/diff loosens during every run, so ordered the front spool in an effort to have the care driven equally on both ends. Will also try stiffer shocks in the rear, and possibly laying the rear shocks down a little.
Apparently I'm not the only one experiencing this problem, as there is a thread on the ae discussion forum also. Cant wait to find a solution to this problem, as otherwise the car seems to run great!
Apparently I'm not the only one experiencing this problem, as there is a thread on the ae discussion forum also. Cant wait to find a solution to this problem, as otherwise the car seems to run great!
For those of you who have the new spool diff come loose are you using locktight on the bolt? Just curious.
08-06-2008, 06:29 PM
#6818
LATC3 - Your experrience is much different than mine. One my TC5R if I get on power coming out of a corner the rear end immediately spins out. I'm trying to get this worked out, but am not having much luck. Hopefully this weekends time att he truck will yield better results, as I lose so much time coming out of corners its not worth trying to race yet. I'v noticed that the front spool/diff loosens during every run, so ordered the front spool in an effort to have the care driven equally on both ends. Will also try stiffer shocks in the rear, and possibly laying the rear shocks down a little.
Apparently I'm not the only one experiencing this problem, as there is a thread on the ae discussion forum also. Cant wait to find a solution to this problem, as otherwise the car seems to run great!
Apparently I'm not the only one experiencing this problem, as there is a thread on the ae discussion forum also. Cant wait to find a solution to this problem, as otherwise the car seems to run great!
08-06-2008, 08:37 PM
#6820
change your ball joint to the outer rear upright and use the inner shock tower holes (the middle row) also use a silver sping in the rear and gold in the front.
if push comes to shove try mounting your shocks in the inner hole to give more corner bite.
try one thing at a time!!
1. outer mouting hole on rear upright(longer tie-rods)
2. silver rear, gold front. (best combo for rubber racing/bashing)
3. inner holes on shock tower. the middle row of holes. (longer tie-rod)
4. inner hole mouting for shockes.
5. MAYBE camber is wrong. bring your comber in.
6. ride hieght. maybe you have to much sway so its givin up on traction?
if push comes to shove try mounting your shocks in the inner hole to give more corner bite.
try one thing at a time!!
1. outer mouting hole on rear upright(longer tie-rods)
2. silver rear, gold front. (best combo for rubber racing/bashing)
3. inner holes on shock tower. the middle row of holes. (longer tie-rod)
4. inner hole mouting for shockes.
5. MAYBE camber is wrong. bring your comber in.
6. ride hieght. maybe you have to much sway so its givin up on traction?
LATC3 - On my TC5R if I get on power coming out of a corner the rear end immediately spins out. I'm trying to get this worked out, but am not having much luck. Hopefully this weekends time att he truck will yield better results, as I lose so much time coming out of corners its not worth trying to race yet.
loctite man it works so good for me. but if you ever wana loosin it. put heat to it and it loosins well
loctite man it works so good for me. but if you ever wana loosin it. put heat to it and it loosins well
08-06-2008, 09:16 PM
#6821
LATC3 - Your experrience is much different than mine. One my TC5R if I get on power coming out of a corner the rear end immediately spins out. I'm trying to get this worked out, but am not having much luck. Hopefully this weekends time att he truck will yield better results, as I lose so much time coming out of corners its not worth trying to race yet. I'v noticed that the front spool/diff loosens during every run, so ordered the front spool in an effort to have the care driven equally on both ends. Will also try stiffer shocks in the rear, and possibly laying the rear shocks down a little.
Apparently I'm not the only one experiencing this problem, as there is a thread on the ae discussion forum also. Cant wait to find a solution to this problem, as otherwise the car seems to run great!
Apparently I'm not the only one experiencing this problem, as there is a thread on the ae discussion forum also. Cant wait to find a solution to this problem, as otherwise the car seems to run great!
I just ran into this last weekend. I took the spool out and put the diff in and it didnt help. I tried moving the rear arm forward to add traction. It helped but felt funny so I put it back. I noticed a tc5 in mod that was glued. I checked the car out and he had green springs all the way around. I put silver in frt and green in rear. Bam, glued coming out of the corners. I needed a touch more off power steering but didnt notice till the main and it was too late. Before I go race again I will put green in frt also.
I am running the stock tc5r setup with diff and silver in frt and green in rear. 1 deg camber frt with 1.5 rear. Yes I still have the sway bars on. I tried with out them and the car rolled over too much at speed so I hooked them back up. Might try the thin bar in front next time out. I added 1mm more drop in the front (more down travel) so that it will transfer more weight to the rear under power. The only other thing is I am running the front belt 1 notch tighter then rear so that I know the front will pull before the rear.
95% of this car is springs and oil. The other adjustments are just fine tuning. No matter how many or how drastic the change.
Hope this helps
DK
08-06-2008, 09:59 PM
#6822
i had my tc3's VERY hooked up with coppers in the rear and silver in the front.
i Guess its the same with the tc5 since green in the rear and silver in the front.
hey, sisnce you have issues with the silver spinges might wana use gold in the front and green in the rear?
i thought about the whole springe/oil issue but there's other ways to make a car hang in the corners my increasing traction with the rear tie-ride setups.
i Guess its the same with the tc5 since green in the rear and silver in the front.
hey, sisnce you have issues with the silver spinges might wana use gold in the front and green in the rear?
i thought about the whole springe/oil issue but there's other ways to make a car hang in the corners my increasing traction with the rear tie-ride setups.
