Originally Posted by vafactor

I’m unable to load and display a full setup sheet here, but I’ll try to describe my new car’s first outing setup: In an effort to copy the very heavy dampening that Andrew Knapp’s setup sheets usually indicate, I ran my new AR car with 60K lube on the kingpins and in the tubes and with 50wt oil in the shock. Doing so did seem to make the new car very stable and tossable. I went with Xenon 50/52 progressive front springs and started the day with just 1 shim under the new rear center pivot mounts. Everything else was pretty much box stock. The new car was remarkably good and surprisingly easy to drive. Maybe too easy. So after holding TQ after round 1, I added a second shim under the center pivots in hopes of adding a bit more steering aggression. It did. The car was great thru the rest of qualifying. But for the main the traction had come up just enough that I had to be extra careful to avoid any unforced errors. I tapped a couple of times but thankfully avoided making any big costly errors, so the new car was still able to win the main with relative ease. Next time out I’ll go back to just one shim under the rear center pivots and try adding extra steering up front rather than by raising the center pivot. After the race, the 60K still felt good on the kingpins but the tubes were feeling perhaps too stiff in my hands. So next time out I’ll back off to 30K in the tubes and maybe the kingpins too. Your results may vary. I prefer a very smooth, docile, and easy to drive car, and the new low center pivot seems to plant the rear better than the old car. The tried and true CRC front end provides plenty of options for adding more steering aggression, so that’s where I’ll focus my attention next time out. David, are you happy now?

Originally Posted by phatboislim

Just had to order a new servo since I intentionally broke the tabs on one to test out something. No big worries tho. Going to turn my old 17.5 chassis into my new mod car and try to get back to wheeling mod 12th so I can try that in a big race down the road

Originally Posted by Mel19

hi just wondering if you have to add weight to new ck25ar car. Where I race Austintown hobby , I think you must be at 350 grams. Also where is the best place to put it? Thanks take care

Originally Posted by Mel19

I,am sorry brain fade I meant 750 g is the ck25ar that lighter than other 1/12 cars? I running gt12 rubber tires

Originally Posted by Team CRC

Thanks for the input and the nice words. We are curious if the "modernized a bit" simply means the conversion to metric screws, or something else? Regarding the metric fasteners, is it simply a matter of not owning imperial tools?

The 1/12th scale market was pioneered by American companies like Jomac, MRP, Leisure, Parma, Associated and Delta. These early manufactures set the standards for 1/12th scale cars with imperial hardware, inch sized bearings, axles and wheels. Even modern 1/12th cars produced in Europe and Asia still carry imperial parts and sizes; a 1/8th front axle, the 1/4" rear axle and imperial wheel bearing sizes. While you are not alone in the metric hardware request, we find it interesting the number of racers that want metric hardware in a kit while still using a .050 or 1/16" hex wrench for a pinion gear.

As a American company and only American company remaining making onroad kits here in the USA, it seems un-traditional to forget the heavy American heritage in 1/12th scale racing. Any way... who knows what the future will bring, maybe we will make the switch to metric.

Thanks for the input.

Originally Posted by fotko

It is not only with owning the tools, but also its harder to keep/ buy inch screws if I lost some on the track

Originally Posted by Team CRC

Thanks for the input and the nice words. We are curious if the "modernized a bit" simply means the conversion to metric screws, or something else? Regarding the metric fasteners, is it simply a matter of not owning imperial tools?

The 1/12th scale market was pioneered by American companies like Jomac, MRP, Leisure, Parma, Associated and Delta. These early manufactures set the standards for 1/12th scale cars with imperial hardware, inch sized bearings, axles and wheels. Even modern 1/12th cars produced in Europe and Asia still carry imperial parts and sizes; a 1/8th front axle, the 1/4" rear axle and imperial wheel bearing sizes. While you are not alone in the metric hardware request, we find it interesting the number of racers that want metric hardware in a kit while still using a .050 or 1/16" hex wrench for a pinion gear.

As a American company and only American company remaining making onroad kits here in the USA, it seems un-traditional to forget the heavy American heritage in 1/12th scale racing. Any way... who knows what the future will bring, maybe we will make the switch to metric.

Thanks for the input.