Lotus111

Wow, thanks anyway. i make a list for my HP PDA so the work is not for nothing ;-)

Need to refresh my browser more often

Herminator

It was nice running outdoors with plenty of power, makes indoors with stock motors seem so dull
It took a larger pinion than I expected, will have to find a really small spur for Stonehaven if I go up there again. Could have possibly gone for a little more top end at Stirling but a whole tooth on the pinion would of been a bit too much, unless I get a small fan fitted to my car.

My car was quite kind on tyres this weekend too, used CS22's all day. It was looking like a hot day but it got a little cloudy and there was a chilly wind trying to blow the gazebo's away Some tried CS27's but I wasn't showing much sign of overworking my now fairly old 22's.

I recently went back from my titanium axles to the old steel ones, the titanium had too much slop in them but my front steel ones aren't much better. I didn't rethreadlock the grub screws in the inital replacing since they still had some of the goo on them which usualy means they'll stay nicely but not stick too bad when I unscrew them. Have run them for a couple weeks now without problem then when I went for my first practise run I found the front left wheel wouldn't turn. The pin was half out and stuck in the pivot hole in the bottom of the hub. I took it out and re thread locked it, tightening fully. I don't know how it managed to do the exact same in time for the final
Maybe the vibration from the worn axle helped work it loose

MikeR

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Try a rear sway bar in back and removing the kick up in front. Place a .5 spacer on the rear instead to create a little more anti squat. If you still need more initial steering try moving the upper outer link higher(front), moving the upper front shock in one hole or give the rear end an extra .5mm of down travel. One at a time of coarse

MikeR

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Wow- good stuff. That's going right in my toolbox!

OVA

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Hi MikeR
If I pu the sway bar in the rear,maybe I should take off the front,that way the front end will steer into the coner alittle harder
that's might works
Two ...I never did add any spacer in the front for kick up
three... mount the upper front link higher will give me more higher roll center and I don't the car react too fast in the front.. I want the car roll more into the turn
Four...shock front position is third hole from the center
fifth.... .5mm down travel in the rear

OVA

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Mike R If I could get the 5 deg.or lower caster block would fine for what I need for my car to do

Our track is very high traction

MikeR

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Hi OVA,
Small changes are the key here since the car feels good except when entering the corner Don't want to over do it and lose the rear end grip.
1. I would leave the front on still while adding the back.
2. In your previous post you mentioned you added spacers which added kick up;
"I did add the spacer in the front A-arm for anti dive.but the same as less deg caster block"
3.This will actually give the front a lower roll center which will give the front end a little more grip. Check out RCCA 6/04 issue pg.205 for a detailed explanation
4.Your front shock just may be too firm compared to the back.
5. Allow an additional .5mm of down travel with the downstop screws. If you're not sure what this does then I would skip this one- could get you into trouble if done wrong.

5deg caster can definitely help you there but what are you gonna do until then?

OVA

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Hi

OVA

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Hi MIkeR
Yes I agree with the you everything ...
Adding the spacer in the front A-arm is not I want to do.But I don't have any choice right now I'll give a try and see what happen...What do I have to lose Thanks
Nice talking with you

MikeR

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You too

Now maybe you can answer my newbie like question- What size are the diff balls (1/8"?) and what are the stock spring rate that come with the kit I've had the car for so long that I've forgotten the basics

OVA

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Hi Mike
1/8 is the ball diff size for the R2.
I don't used the alex or barracuda springs
I have Tamiya shock on mine and TC3 springs

MikeR

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Thanks.

By the way- Mark Dawson I hear was racing down here last weekend. Did he move back to SoCal?

OVA

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Yeah Dawson back down to cal. about two weeks ago

OVA

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Hey Mike where do you race ? or where 's your home town track located

dhiracing.com

Hi Guys,

Does anyone know how much Speedtech's Spool for the R2/R3 weight in grams?

Regards,
Mark