288LikesTamiya mini cooper
11-11-2008, 12:28 AM
#7666
wet..wet..wet..
11-11-2008, 12:39 AM
#7668
we adjust the throttle exponential to almost 30% to minimize wheel spin..and it worked very good..the car very smooth&stable on acceleration...
wet race with Mini is so much fun...
wet race with Mini is so much fun...
11-11-2008, 04:34 AM
#7669
The TA03 ball diff is unusual compared to other ball diffs you may have worked on. The center screw is *not* used for adjustment. You must bottom the screw out, and use a little blue threadlock, to keep the diff together.
You adjust the diff by changing the diff lube. For a front-drive Mini, the Tamiya AW grease works well on many tracks. That's a fairly sticky grease so it slows down the diff action. On a front-drive car you do not want the diff action to be very free on most tracks.
I use a tiny bit of blue threadlock to keep the outdrives from floating around. If you use too much it can be hard to get the outdrives out when you need to, so go easy.
Putting in the ball diff should make your car easier to drive and more consistent, so keep checking/fixing until the car starts behaving.
You adjust the diff by changing the diff lube. For a front-drive Mini, the Tamiya AW grease works well on many tracks. That's a fairly sticky grease so it slows down the diff action. On a front-drive car you do not want the diff action to be very free on most tracks.
I use a tiny bit of blue threadlock to keep the outdrives from floating around. If you use too much it can be hard to get the outdrives out when you need to, so go easy.
Putting in the ball diff should make your car easier to drive and more consistent, so keep checking/fixing until the car starts behaving.
11-11-2008, 08:03 AM
#7671
Dan: How do I lower the ride height?
Ashley Cobb: Its the Rover body and it looks like it hits the shock tower, maybe its the servo mount. Not sure the name of the part.
Ashley Cobb: Its the Rover body and it looks like it hits the shock tower, maybe its the servo mount. Not sure the name of the part.
11-11-2008, 10:57 AM
#7672
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how did you protect your electronics??
11-11-2008, 11:14 AM
#7673
11-11-2008, 08:34 PM
#7674
I dont have threaded shocks or spacers. I have the stock shocks from the kit.
11-11-2008, 09:43 PM
#7675
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Go HERE about halfway down the page it shows you how to dump your car using the standard friction shocks... 
11-12-2008, 12:41 AM
#7676
11-12-2008, 09:24 AM
#7677
In this pic, they have a shorter piece of the plastic tubing than what the manual says. The manual says 10mm in the front and 12mm in the rear.
I am confused what to do to make it lower. Do I keep the 10mm and 12mm pieces in or do I not put them in?
Can someone give me a step by step on what to do?
11-12-2008, 12:29 PM
#7678
In this pic, they have a shorter piece of the plastic tubing than what the manual says. The manual says 10mm in the front and 12mm in the rear.
I am confused what to do to make it lower. Do I keep the 10mm and 12mm pieces in or do I not put them in?
Can someone give me a step by step on what to do?
11-12-2008, 01:12 PM
#7679
I tried it and it doesnt seem to do much. Its a little lower, but now the shocks barely compress. Should I get the threaded TRF shocks instead?