Korey Harbke

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I agree. Usually whenever I use a shock position further in on the arm, combined with a siffer spring it becomes more reactive overall (especially at lower speeds). When the shock is further out on the arm with a softer spring, it's generally very smooth and creates a little more high speed grip. It tends to suffer in some of the lower speed corners though.

-Korey

EJ20

Thank you Hiro, Korey. I'll going to try that on next race - ( Top Gun Challenge at Norcal ). That's a really good info. Thanks again.

artwork

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What's funny is that a lot of Tamiya drivers are running HB springs.

Korey Harbke

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Yea, I think it's because the HPI springs are very very linear. This will make the car feel more aggressive and reactive overall, even for about the same spring rate. I personally prefer linear springs because they make the car feel very direct and precise to inputs. Progressive springs, like the Atsushi Hara springs tend to make the car feel very mellow and easy to drive.

-Korey

JR007

Why on earth would you NOT want that? Sounds great

Korey Harbke

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Well... sometimes it's a little too much haha. It's pretty drastic. If your car is REALLY edgy and hard to drive, you can try these springs. I've noticed they heat up the tires a lot less too, so you if you having overheating issues they are also good to try. You can almost always accomplish these things with other tuning options though.

-Korey

JR007

OK, so the RCTech search function sucks.

I'm after a starting set-up as I have only raced my (fairly) standard TA-05 to date, and this is in a different class (meant in both ways).

I have a Cyclone Surikarn coming in a few days and i'll be racing it in stock. Stock in NZ is silver cans with NiCd batteries, so not high speed stuff.

The track is a very large outdoor asphalt track (used for nitro as well as electric), and the weather down here ATM is fairly cold. Not sure if i'll use rubber or foams. I'll see what the others are using, but I have a variety of both.

Thanks for the help

Itchy

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I understand what you mean. You have to try both. Sometimes i hate the Hara springs because they make the car feel superslugish, other times they are a setup saver :P

Usually for base setup i use the hara ones with muchmore and rp tires. For sorex and sweep the HPI give that litle edge

cosmo1974

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Can anyone recommend a good quality Metal Gear servo for my TC?
I have a Sanwa MX-3FG radio.

Maybe a Futaba of some sort?

The Sanwa servo's that came with the radio were functionally ok, but the teeth strip too easily.

Thanks

BlackedOutREVO

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Futaba 9550, or 9551

All the way!

billythekid

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Futaba BLS 551

cosmo1974

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"The Futaba S9551 digital low profile servo."

What does the "digital" attribute mean in practice (as opposed to those that are not digital)?

Mutabarucka

Have you tried the XRay spring? and if you did what is your take on it.

Korey Harbke

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Digital servos "check" their position many more times per second than an analog servo does. They have much greater centering, and holding power. In my opinion, digital servos are all you should run anymore.

I do run for Ko Propo, but the Futaba 9551 is a low profile servo with a good price point. The Ko Propo 3245, and the low profile 2413 are good servos from KO that aren't too much money. If you are looking for something cheaper, they have a line of mid sized servos that is right in between the size of a full standard servo and a low profile servo. The 2511 is a metal geared, digital "mid sized" that works great, and on a budget ($60).

Korey Harbke

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I did when I ran for xray, but not specifically on this car. The colored springs are pretty linear, but those black springs they use a lot more now I've never tried.

-Korey