3LikesMugen MBX6
01-08-2011, 09:38 PM
One of the first things I do with new springs is rip off those little fag tags. You may need them if you also label your shoes left and right. reading mugen springs really is easy as counting fingers.
All that time we spent back in the day huffing paint stripper so our little cars could have sexy black springs. I don't want to go back there.
I'll try to put a little tutorial together tomorrow if no one beats me to it.
01-08-2011, 10:37 PM
Heat shrink in various colors works for me...Slide it onto the coil, heat it slightly, and then make a note as to what color coincides with that spring rate.
01-09-2011, 05:45 AM
adding a pic to add some color to this thread
http://i761.photobucket.com/albums/x...2/DSC02512.jpg
http://i761.photobucket.com/albums/x...2/DSC02512.jpg
Maybe 2 
@Jonny: Great idea. Looking forward to your tut.
01-09-2011, 09:42 AM
Gasket material
Hello fellow Mugenites, When I built my MBX6 I made some simple gaskets from paper shop towel for the gear cases/chassis and it's worked very well at keeping the inside of the cases clean. I think I'll make some better ones out of something more substantial. Does anyone know where I can find some decent light-duty gasket material to make them from?
01-09-2011, 09:52 AM
I would think an auto parts store would have several different sheets of gasket making material 
01-09-2011, 09:57 AM
Nice work chicken farmer
01-09-2011, 11:33 AM
01-09-2011, 12:12 PM
Guide to mugen springs.
just simple how to on deciphering mugen springs.
pictured left to right: 10.0, 10.25, 10.5, 10.75, 11.0
the white marks indicated the ends of the springs. the bottoms are lined up in the same direction. the tops you can see the 1/4, 1/2...etc turn extra.
when counting start at the end of the spring makes contact with its' first coil. this would be coil 1.
counting starts straight up from the spring end. this would be coil 2, and so on and so forth.
when you reach the top, in this case 10 coils. you will be faced with some "extra". and here it will be in 1/4 turn increments, up to a full turn. in this example 1/2 turn. making this a 10.5 spring.
don't forget to count the extra coil on top. in this case we counted up to 10, and here the coil wraps a full turn again. making this an 11.0 spring.
hope this explains things for some. it was a fun little photo project for me.
pictured left to right: 10.0, 10.25, 10.5, 10.75, 11.0
the white marks indicated the ends of the springs. the bottoms are lined up in the same direction. the tops you can see the 1/4, 1/2...etc turn extra.
when counting start at the end of the spring makes contact with its' first coil. this would be coil 1.
counting starts straight up from the spring end. this would be coil 2, and so on and so forth.
when you reach the top, in this case 10 coils. you will be faced with some "extra". and here it will be in 1/4 turn increments, up to a full turn. in this example 1/2 turn. making this a 10.5 spring.
don't forget to count the extra coil on top. in this case we counted up to 10, and here the coil wraps a full turn again. making this an 11.0 spring.
hope this explains things for some. it was a fun little photo project for me.
Last edited by johnny t; 01-09-2011 at 12:29 PM.
01-09-2011, 12:17 PM
johnny t
Tony showed me the same thing, but this was a great diagram. I am hopefully get a buggy next weekend to run at Raceworld, so if you have time, I may hit you up for some setups.
jonski
Tony showed me the same thing, but this was a great diagram. I am hopefully get a buggy next weekend to run at Raceworld, so if you have time, I may hit you up for some setups.
jonski
01-09-2011, 12:18 PM
storing springs
I like these plano boxes for storing springs. have one for the fronts, and one for the rears. springs fit perfect, nice and compact.
plano model # is: 3449
plano model # is: 3449
01-09-2011, 12:19 PM
01-09-2011, 12:29 PM
Hello fellow Mugenites, When I built my MBX6 I made some simple gaskets from paper shop towel for the gear cases/chassis and it's worked very well at keeping the inside of the cases clean. I think I'll make some better ones out of something more substantial. Does anyone know where I can find some decent light-duty gasket material to make them from?
01-09-2011, 02:02 PM
I don't know if you guys are interested in this, but this is a very nice guide I found. It's a pleasure to read and it's very very interesting.
I was still struggling with the effects of anti squat and roll center (we race on high grip astroturf and sometimes on loamy low bite bumpy/blown tracks).
The website explains it very nice! It's imo a little better than the hudy setup book. Respect for the author!
Here's the link: http://users.telenet.be/elvo/
I was still struggling with the effects of anti squat and roll center (we race on high grip astroturf and sometimes on loamy low bite bumpy/blown tracks).
The website explains it very nice! It's imo a little better than the hudy setup book. Respect for the author!
Here's the link: http://users.telenet.be/elvo/
01-09-2011, 02:10 PM
just simple how to on deciphering mugen springs.
pictured left to right: 10.0, 10.25, 10.5, 10.75, 11.0
the white marks indicated the ends of the springs. the bottoms are lined up in the same direction. the tops you can see the 1/4, 1/2...etc turn extra.
when counting start at the end of the spring makes contact with its' first coil. this would be coil 1.
counting starts straight up from the spring end. this would be coil 2, and so on and so forth.
when you reach the top, in this case 10 coils. you will be faced with some "extra". and here it will be in 1/4 turn increments, up to a full turn. in this example 1/2 turn. making this a 10.5 spring.
don't forget to count the extra coil on top. in this case we counted up to 10, and here the coil wraps a full turn again. making this an 11.0 spring.
hope this explains things for some. it was a fun little photo project for me.
pictured left to right: 10.0, 10.25, 10.5, 10.75, 11.0
the white marks indicated the ends of the springs. the bottoms are lined up in the same direction. the tops you can see the 1/4, 1/2...etc turn extra.
when counting start at the end of the spring makes contact with its' first coil. this would be coil 1.
counting starts straight up from the spring end. this would be coil 2, and so on and so forth.
when you reach the top, in this case 10 coils. you will be faced with some "extra". and here it will be in 1/4 turn increments, up to a full turn. in this example 1/2 turn. making this a 10.5 spring.
don't forget to count the extra coil on top. in this case we counted up to 10, and here the coil wraps a full turn again. making this an 11.0 spring.
hope this explains things for some. it was a fun little photo project for me.
01-09-2011, 02:16 PM
I love the part about aerodynamics. Too bad this doesn't play a very large role in offroad rc. Exept the for the wing. You can't drive without it.
