Originally Posted by Darkseid

I'm no set up expert(although the TA05 can make you feel like you are), but I'll take a shot at answering this for you.

1. The droop effects how much the car can roll in corners. If you have a lot of droop, the car will roll more. What effect does this have on handling... well in my experience, the more drop you have at one end of the car, the more traction you have at that end. So if you add more droop to the rear, you will have more traction at the rear. But too much droop, and you'll start rubbing your chassis at the sides as you corner. Up front, with the TA05, you generally keep the droop less than what you have in the rear. The car steers so hard as is, that most people don't want any more traction up front. At least when running on carpet.

2. How sensitive is it... well again, that depends on whether your running on asphault or carpet. On asphault, almost ever setting seems to be less sensitive that it is on carpet. That doesn't mean you can not set stuff right, it just means that it wont kill your handling if your slightly off. On carpet with foams on the other hand, you MUST make sure that if nothing else, your droop is equal side to side. Other wise, your look at a car that will steer better to one side than the other. And from what I've seen with my car, this setting is VERY sensitive. I check mine after ever race when racing carpet on foams.


Now as I said, I'm no expert, but this is my understanding of how this stuff works. Anyone with any better info, please feel free to chime in.

Originally Posted by Hebiki

dark.. doesnt droop also affect weight transfer from rear to front...and vice versa? since if you have more droop in the rear.. when braking, the chassis will lift up more thus transferring the weight forward? (thats how i understand it from the XXX Main set up book)

Originally Posted by scotwithonly1t

Will running little to no grease on the diff balls preserve them from dirt getting attracted by grease?

Originally Posted by P956LH

You don't need that much to begin with... I run on a parking lot too (in Egypt, where the dust is really fine). Just be careful not to spill any lube over the sides, or use something thicker as a lube (I use this Synco Super Lube thing that's thicker than the Stealth lube). I don't know why but I've gone through almost a season without even cleaning my diff (still smooth)...when I use that Synco lube. The stealth-lubed diffs on my TB-02 goes gritty more quickly for some odd reasons...

Originally Posted by JayBee

Chris, I've got your droop up here @ SIR for TCS....come & getcha sum

Originally Posted by Darkseid

Yep, Core Creations covered that right after my post.

Originally Posted by westerdude42

In that environment would some of the put on and let dry teflon lubricants work? I know they help keep dust and grit out of my cvd's.

Originally Posted by P956LH

what's a commonly used put on and let dry lube? (really, I'm asking 'cause I don't know...)

Originally Posted by Dan the Man

Can anyone give me a list of bearings you need to fully ballrace a TA05. I've left my destructions at home and work get nasty if I surf all day

Cheers

Originally Posted by westerdude42

White Lightning is what I've used. They're designed for use on bicycles but work pretty well in RC cars also. I have never tried them in a dif though.

Originally Posted by Core Creations

I'm not exactly sure of the theory behind lowering or raisng the axles within the C carrier...but I understand thats what it does. With them inverted (opposite of the manual) it raises the axle within the carrier. For me it made the car both more aggressive and consistent.