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Old 01-24-2012 | 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by DaveW
Look at it this way... if you adjust a shim for 1/10 bumpsteer that equals .030, multiply that by 10 and ask yourself if you think that would make a difference on a full scale car.

If you have 1mm of play in just one ballcup/joint your 1/10 steering, multiply that by 10 and ask yourself if you would feel safe with 10mm of slop in a balljoint of your full scale car... then add in the slop of all the other system components.

Unless you just DGAF, of course you wouldnt want that kind of slop and wear on what is supposed to be your daily reliable transportation.

So were looking at something that is 10x smaller than what we can sit in and drive with real time feedback, and you question the need for accuracy, small minute adjustments, and their affect on your disconnected radio controlled response?

Yeah... everything matters the smaller the scale. Thats why 1/8th has gotten so popular now that LiPo/brushless tech has overcome nitro. They are more durable and require less maintenance for the average weekly racer to use.

Slow on the bench equals fast on the track... as long as there is skill behind the sticks.
Makes alot of sense putting it into 1:1 Scale perspective.

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