Originally Posted by
5th wheel
Has anyone tried the c hubs with out the shaved u brace and how did it work for you. Or is this not a good idea.I just don't want to mess up a u brace. Is plastic u brace or a carbon one better for this stuff. Newbie here still trying to learn this stuff thanks for your help.
You can run the c-hub without a shaved u brace. The c-hub instructions recommend the shaved hub for more advanced drivers. The effect, without the u brace shaved, is a very low rear roll center. The rear of the car will feel really planted, especially longer sweepers. However, I felt the car didn't "square up" easily out of hairpins. As a result the car (rear) would kind of "waddle" back and forth when i got out of the racing line.
Honestly, prefer the a-tower for most situations.
Experiment with the different towers, brace heights and ball stud washers. You'll learn a lot!