395LikesTeam Associated TC7 & TC7.1 Touring Car
10-27-2017, 06:33 AM
#2358
I got my TC7.1 and put it together. I also got the AE aluminum chassis. I noticed during assembly that whenever I tightened up the top deck it tweaked the chassis a bit. I methodically went through everything to figure out what the issue was. It did this on both the cf and aluminum chassis. It ended up being the screw holes were slightly off in the top deck. I drilled them out with a 1/8th bit and voila, everything was great. This isn't the first time this has happened with a tc for me, I remember having to do this with the RSD top deck that I had with my TC6.2, but it seems odd.
10-27-2017, 06:56 AM
#2359
I got my TC7.1 and put it together. I also got the AE aluminum chassis. I noticed during assembly that whenever I tightened up the top deck it tweaked the chassis a bit. I methodically went through everything to figure out what the issue was. It did this on both the cf and aluminum chassis. It ended up being the screw holes were slightly off in the top deck. I drilled them out with a 1/8th bit and voila, everything was great. This isn't the first time this has happened with a tc for me, I remember having to do this with the RSD top deck that I had with my TC6.2, but it seems odd.
11-02-2017, 12:56 PM
#2360
Anyone got any tips for keeping air out of the shocks? I have them built with the x-rings and green slime, but they still get air in them during use. They can sit all night without issues, but the first time they get ran I can hear the air. I do have the caps drilled as well and set rebound to be about 1-2mm. My guess is they are sucking in air from the bottom during compression.
11-02-2017, 03:52 PM
#2361
Anyone got any tips for keeping air out of the shocks? I have them built with the x-rings and green slime, but they still get air in them during use. They can sit all night without issues, but the first time they get ran I can hear the air. I do have the caps drilled as well and set rebound to be about 1-2mm. My guess is they are sucking in air from the bottom during compression.
11-02-2017, 04:09 PM
#2362
How you set rebound will also effect how air is sucked into the shock. When you push the shock shaft in all the way, and then put the cap on... the fluid is in a pretty neutral state. when you extend the shock, you are removing the volume of the shock shaft out of the closed system, creating a vacuum. Sometimes that vacuum is strong enough to pull in some air through the shock o-rings (if they are a light squeeze/low friction type)
What I find works best for me is to only push the shock shaft about halfway into the shock, and then put the bladder and cap on. With the drilled shock cap, this should still give you pretty minimal rebound. Otherwise I find myself constantly chasing that "perfect" rebound setting that I can rarely feel a huge difference :P.
What I find works best for me is to only push the shock shaft about halfway into the shock, and then put the bladder and cap on. With the drilled shock cap, this should still give you pretty minimal rebound. Otherwise I find myself constantly chasing that "perfect" rebound setting that I can rarely feel a huge difference :P.
11-02-2017, 06:29 PM
#2363
How you set rebound will also effect how air is sucked into the shock. When you push the shock shaft in all the way, and then put the cap on... the fluid is in a pretty neutral state. when you extend the shock, you are removing the volume of the shock shaft out of the closed system, creating a vacuum. Sometimes that vacuum is strong enough to pull in some air through the shock o-rings (if they are a light squeeze/low friction type)
What I find works best for me is to only push the shock shaft about halfway into the shock, and then put the bladder and cap on. With the drilled shock cap, this should still give you pretty minimal rebound. Otherwise I find myself constantly chasing that "perfect" rebound setting that I can rarely feel a huge difference :P.
What I find works best for me is to only push the shock shaft about halfway into the shock, and then put the bladder and cap on. With the drilled shock cap, this should still give you pretty minimal rebound. Otherwise I find myself constantly chasing that "perfect" rebound setting that I can rarely feel a huge difference :P.
11-04-2017, 04:00 AM
#2364
11-04-2017, 06:54 AM
#2365
11-04-2017, 02:42 PM
#2366
Tech Rookie
Pilmat Looks dormant since June-ish. First & most important - is he okay? I don't want to start looking for alternate contact if something more important than RC happened in his life
11-04-2017, 04:41 PM
#2367
So the shocks this week are still good after racing last evening. But another question... For those running black carpet and running 1.5 toe in the rear, how many wheel shims are you running for track width adjustment? Are there bigger hex clamps I can buy? When comparing my setup to some of the other cars (mainly xrays) we noticed my rear track width was pretty narrow. But if I go out any more with the pills, it will increase rear toe. I put 2mm shims between the clamps and wheels and this brought the width out, but it was still slightly narrower than the other setups. Car handled much better as well, freeing up the rear a bit. But with 2mm shims, the wheel isn't on much of the clamp and this concerns me.
11-04-2017, 05:00 PM
#2368
Go out on inner and outer pills by the same amount to keep the same toe. Example. Inner pill 1 and out pill 2 go to 2 and 3. Track width will increase but toe stays the same.
Also comparing the track width on one car to a different car isn’t quite apples to oranges, more like oranges to tangerines. They are similar but still different enough to matter. The geometry on one car might be designed to work with a wider track, while the AE might be set up to work with narrow.
Also comparing the track width on one car to a different car isn’t quite apples to oranges, more like oranges to tangerines. They are similar but still different enough to matter. The geometry on one car might be designed to work with a wider track, while the AE might be set up to work with narrow.
11-06-2017, 05:17 AM
#2369
Go out on inner and outer pills by the same amount to keep the same toe. Example. Inner pill 1 and out pill 2 go to 2 and 3. Track width will increase but toe stays the same.
Also comparing the track width on one car to a different car isn’t quite apples to oranges, more like oranges to tangerines. They are similar but still different enough to matter. The geometry on one car might be designed to work with a wider track, while the AE might be set up to work with narrow.
Also comparing the track width on one car to a different car isn’t quite apples to oranges, more like oranges to tangerines. They are similar but still different enough to matter. The geometry on one car might be designed to work with a wider track, while the AE might be set up to work with narrow.
