TryHard

iTrader: (4)

I know Dave Spashett used a Std MSX (with LWT) at the recent DMS 2day event over here. That was rubbers & carpet too.
I'm still working on my LWT suspension setup for carpet... I think it can be as fast if not faster than the std suspension, it just takes longer to get it dialed in

HiH
Ed

Crashmaster

Cheers Ed.
Did you end up going stiffer or softer yesterday?
As for me, was testing out the old battery ejection braking system. Very effective at slowing down, not to good at getting back up to speed....

Cheers
Dan Chambers

P.S. Does anyone know what lenth shafts come with the TA04 LW conversion kit? I think its 42mm, but not sure.

TryHard

iTrader: (4)

Hi Dan,
Ended up stiffer (whites all round). Car was much more behaved, changed a few other things as well, all of which seemed to improve the car during the day
I'm gonna note down my setup in a bit... won't be any use to me though, as I won't be racing at Don Valley ever again.

Ed

Crashmaster

Cheers Ed,
I seem to have got that angle from a few people now, hense my post on CS. Curiosity kills the cat I suppose

Dan

Rick Draper

I have tried my MSX indoor with the old suspension, the new suspension, 3mm chassis and 2.5mm chassis, front diff, one way, spool, locked center and one way center and have concluded that i am totally lost with the setup of the car . Has anyone got another base setup for indoor on carpet with rubber tires 27t motor? Also what tires do people run? Ta

Carl Giordano

iTrader: (32)

I know the feeling...hopefully I'll get my act together this weekend...I plan to start with Steve Sohl's (sohlman) set-up and EJ's...(see earlier posts)

Charles Godwin

iTrader: (2)

Hi Rick i have only just really got the car but on high grip carpet i have all the shims as standard at this point, Ride honda accord (A), Xray light blue springs, AE 40wt oil, 1*camber all around, 6mm ride height, no roll bars, direct centre pulley and 1 way at the front, front shocks moved in 1 hole on the shock towers. I'm gunna try a 1mm shim under the rear front block. To me it feels safe and easy to drive with full additive on rear and half additive on the front. I also use Take-Off CS22 preglued tyres with LRP carpet additive .

Charles

trf racer

on rubber on carpet the old suspsion dont seem to work that well until the grip comes up.
on low grip carpet lwt suspension better,if racing at a track more then one day then go with old and wait for the grip to come up which should be around round 3.

Eirik

On new tires and on a permanent track the new suspension should carry more cornerspeed and be faster once you get it right!!
However, it is more fragile and more sensitive to tires + it requires a different setup to different tracks/tires IMO!!
With the old suspension it's just "one" setup and it works everywhere!!
Then you can spend more time testing other stuff like motors, body shells and additive when you get to a new race.....

@Rick Draper
Can you pm me your e-mail and I will forward a really good MSX carpet setup for you

Cheers!

Charles Godwin

iTrader: (2)

The LWT suspension don't seem fragile to me, i've had some big crashes and the arms are fine. The only problem i have had is that the car didn't turn in well but that was due to my radio not having enough steering travel but other than that the only problem i have had is with tweak but that is easily sorted

Charles

Eirik

I have not broken any arms or hub's, but I have had some bearing issues!!

trf_racer

Yes, I have ball bearing problem. Is it because the small diameter of the ball bearing that causes it to wear out fast?

TRF415boy

Eirik : I could do with that setup too, I've had some trouble recently finding a setup that'd work with tyres more than 5 runs old !

veecee

iTrader: (34)

Yeh, post that setup Eirik! And thx everyone for the discussion on std vs LWT setups!

Ballsie

Does anyone have a pdf of the 415 MSX user manual?

My scanner isn't really good enough to copy the whole manual.

Cheers.