Originally posted by porter
Hi there, we have just recieved a new carpet track in our area, and I am going to be running a 1/12 scale for the first time in my 10 years of R/C.
I'm just wanting to know some of the basic adjustments that I should be aware of, and what those adjustments will do to the car. Feel free to get technical, I have a pretty good understanding of R/C cars.
There some pretty info here:
http://www.rchowto.com/Tips/Pan%20Ca...up%20Help.html
There's another good site, but I can't locate it right now.
Don't be affraid of the setup sheets you find on the net. Most of them are probably a year or more old, but they still apply.
As long as you've been racing you won't have any problems.
For carpet, setup's seem pretty much the same every where.
.020 front springs, .075 T bar (on 12L cars), Trinity Red Stuff lube on the kingpins and damper disk. Purple front and Pink rears. Drive it hard!!!
If you don't have one already, get a tweak station. Balance your car on golf tee's and get it as close as you can. Check the tweak often and it will accelerate straight. I try to clean and relub the diff every few runs as well as the damper disk. On our track, my car will start hoping or chattering if I don't clean the damper disk often.
take care
john