Originally Posted by
Granpa
Could I ask a few ??????s. This is so the experts will have enough information to answer your request for help. Have you tried different tires???? What springs are you using???? Shock oil????? Rear camber???? Roll bars, front or rear or both???? Ride height front and rear???? Toe out---how much?????? What body????? Diff---tight or loose???? Ball diff or gear diff???? Did you make any transmitter adjustments????? If so what did you try???? What kind of track and what sort of layout?????
I blow hot and cold on whether droop is a significant adjustment on a Mini. But it seems to work backwards on a Mini from a TC. This is just my opinion and applies only to the tracks I run at and with my set ups.
For the rest of it, I'll let the experts opine.
Ok first off I will give what I have off the top of my head.
Tires: Front Tamiya Spec Hard A. Rear Tamiya Spec Hard S grip. Have tried others and spin out is less a problem but then it chatters. I am hoping to tune the car so I can run TCS. So getting the car in the groove using these shoes would be ideal but not required.
Springs: Front-Black/Blue Rear-Black/Red
Shock Oil: Front-40wt Rear-35wt
Rear Camber: Tamiya 2* Aluminum uprights with the rods with no spacer (guessing 2*)
Roll Bars: Yet to acquire due to availability issues
Ride Height: Front-4.5 Rear-4mm But have tried on a whim lowering the rear to see if it would give and extra rear traction.
Front Toe Out: Running 2mm spacer between arm ends. So I think 3*.
Body: Well as per this thread its apparently the worst one for the mini Alfa Romeo Mito
Gear Diff: AE grease but just enough to keep it smooth. Ball diff on the horizon.
Transmitter adjustments: None currently. I have tried adjusting D/R but to now avail as I have tried turning down EPA. Again no help other than making it not turn for beans.
Current track layout is a fairly technical one. Has 3 hairpins, couple switch backs, and a long sweeper to long straight. Track is a high traction once prepped with a few bumps here and there.
Hope these help to point me in the right direction.