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#437
Tech Rookie
springs
Hi,
The spring from T4 17 works in the news UPL shock?
The spring from T4 17 works in the news UPL shock?
#438
Yes the springs from all t4 models are interchangeable.
#440
Our track isn't perfectly flat and the new ULP shocks don't work as well, i.e. I put my '17 shocks and towers on and it was instantly easier to drive.
It will probably depend on the size and type of curb.
If you have a '17 I wouldn't get rid of those shocks just yet. Just get another pair of shock towers and you have another tuning option.
I haven't had the chance to run to '18 shocks at any other asphalt track yet as we're in our carpet season now.
#441
At ROAR Paved Nats this year the top qualifying & finishing Xray in 17.5 was an '18. He found that lighter oil helped and he ended up at 300cst all around. The track didn't really have any curbs or bumps, but there were some pretty large plow discs used at all the corners except the sweeper onto the back straight. They didn't seem to affect his car any differently than anyone else.
Here is a pic of the track before they added the plow discs:
Here is a pic of the track before they added the plow discs:
#443
At ROAR Paved Nats this year the top qualifying & finishing Xray in 17.5 was an '18. He found that lighter oil helped and he ended up at 300cst all around. The track didn't really have any curbs or bumps, but there were some pretty large plow discs used at all the corners except the sweeper onto the back straight. They didn't seem to affect his car any differently than anyone else.
Here is a pic of the track before they added the plow discs:
Here is a pic of the track before they added the plow discs:
#444
Wow, 300cst is really soft. Most guys seem to be running 450cst for carpet not long ago in the '18. Has anyone tried much thinner oil?
I just built my '18 with 425cst, but for a small indoor carpet track.
I just built my '18 with 425cst, but for a small indoor carpet track.
#446
On black carpet this past weekend I found that I liked 550 front oil and 450 rear oil in ULP. Traction was high (higher than Indoor Champs) and the car was a bit tippy so I may tweak that some more. Another guy with an '18 tried 600 front oil and really liked it, but he was also running more front glue than I was.
We were running Gravity Type C at 180 Raceway getting ready for Stock Wars this coming weekend. Here is video of the main; I have the white car starting P2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIwGHB2jGBc&app=desktop
#447
New Option Parts
#449
Tech Champion
iTrader: (4)
No issues with the o-rings. Thinner oil just seemed to generate more traction. It also worked for those of us using '17 shocks, we went from 450 to 400 after he went from 350 to 300 and went faster.
Yup, I thought it was crazy too, but his car was good and as mentioned above, lighter oil worked well on '17 shocks as well. Traction was not very high and temps were not high either, so maybe that's why.
On black carpet this past weekend I found that I liked 550 front oil and 450 rear oil in ULP. Traction was high (higher than Indoor Champs) and the car was a bit tippy so I may tweak that some more. Another guy with an '18 tried 600 front oil and really liked it, but he was also running more front glue than I was.
We were running Gravity Type C at 180 Raceway getting ready for Stock Wars this coming weekend. Here is video of the main; I have the white car starting P2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIwGHB2jGBc&app=desktop
Yup, I thought it was crazy too, but his car was good and as mentioned above, lighter oil worked well on '17 shocks as well. Traction was not very high and temps were not high either, so maybe that's why.
On black carpet this past weekend I found that I liked 550 front oil and 450 rear oil in ULP. Traction was high (higher than Indoor Champs) and the car was a bit tippy so I may tweak that some more. Another guy with an '18 tried 600 front oil and really liked it, but he was also running more front glue than I was.
We were running Gravity Type C at 180 Raceway getting ready for Stock Wars this coming weekend. Here is video of the main; I have the white car starting P2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIwGHB2jGBc&app=desktop
In mod, combined with the PSS inserts, 450 seems on the money. With the SLP's, I would tend to run 550 everywhere, so the lighter oil in the ULP's seems to be about right. I think in part it's down to the PSS inserts being a little more aggressive in the damping rate increase, as they are shorter. I have noticed that the new PSS also seems to prefer less droop than the old SLP/PSS combo... 5.6/4.6 is my new go to instead of 5.2/4.2. Running more, and the car just locks up in the turns.
For the Stock car, with standard shocks, 400 has seemed pretty good, but in cooler times, can deff see 350 working well.
Our tracks aren't super smooth, but so far have been just as fast with the ULP than the SLP. One thing I have noticed with the ULPs is that they seem to give the car more mid-corner rotation. Haven't yet figured out why this is yet though.
#450
My go-to for most all track grip conditions, unless it’s extremely high bite.
Only upgrades I’d look at to that I would say are “needed” are the spring steel front spool cups to utilize blades. I’d say on “wants”, white Kevlar drive belts, different spring options, graphite steer blocks.