OK, guys got to race yesterday, very frustrating day for me. I need some setup help. I was on our outdoor 1/8 scale track (200 x 125). VERY dry, something about the well drying up so no water. It's a Clay/Dirt mixture. The groove was ok, but if you got out of it, you were in the pebbles. My main problem was with my back end kicking out on me. I also had issues getting through the quad. No way I could make it, especially since it's going up hill! I had to double/double it.
I tried to post my setup sheet, but it's too big to attach so here's what I got:
Original Kit truck
RX8/Novak Ballistic 4.5T (Not HT version) Geared 12/60
RCShox V2 Center Diff (5 pins) and Ackerman bar (set to 2nd hole from front)
2.2 Front Sway and 2.0 Rear Sway bars
Camber: Front -0.5
Rear +0.5
Toe: 4*. (My rear toe is 8*, is that normal?)
Ride Height: 21.5 all around
Ballstud Placement: Front, outside with 2MM spacers
Rear, inside with 2 MM spacers
Rear Toe Block: 3-2
20T pulley front and rear
Tensioners set to Hole 4 front and rear
Shock Towers: Hole 2 front and rear
A-Arms locations: Outside front and rear
No Washers or Bumpsteer Washers on the arms
Rear Hub Location (stock hub): A, or inside hole
Shocks: Running Bladder, original kit shocks
Front - Blues with 1 limiter, 25Wt
Rear - Front Whites with 3 limiters, 30 wt
Using original stick pack setup (right hand side)
Diff Fluids: Front 7, Rear 5
Tires: Proline Hole Shots front and Rear, M3 compound, JConcepts Hazards
Wheels
Upon inspection today, I found that both my diff's are wobbly as hell. I got 1 diff rebuild kit, waiting on another. Question here is should I plan on shimming using the 0.3 MM washers, or try the Bearing Mod on Ultimate RC? I got an extra case and the 5x10x3 bearings. I will also be replacing the big outer diff bearings with Avid Racing ones.
Lay it on me guys, let me know what you think and where I can make improvements. I was dead last in qualifying yesterday, although it was only my second time racing. I probably should have been in the Rookie class, but didn't think I would be that bad! The Losi's were dominating yesterday
