Originally Posted by
jswo
Im mainly wanting to know about how much weight to add to chassis with a 17.5 and shorty. I tried it without any weight other than ballast and didnt like it. I had 1 full pad in front and the esc on shelf. Still have stock shock setup but thinking of trying 32.5 and 27.5. Also wondering about pistons, only extras I have are 3x1.4 tapered. The track is topsoil medium traction in central us.
You should try moving the battery all the way forward , no pad in front .
steers best this way ....
Start with no ballast other then 7grams in rear corner of chassis & the team ballast next to transmission.
Only add weight on the front servo if you can wheelie on the straights or traction rolling , weight on the nose is good for really high traction conditions as a rule .
Experiment using a little less weight next to transmission if you wish for more traction .
I only use 7 gram next to the gear box myself .
Use the 3 x 1.4 contour in the front shocks & get some 2 x 1.6 contour for the rear ...
WhY contour pistons ?????( this is for turbo)
They rebound faster , the car sets up for the turns faster with less delay . You really notice on small double or tables that have a sharp turn on the landings.
The car will turn instead of stalling on landing . No waiting for it to finish landing and then turn.
Apologies , best way I can describe how they perform & why you would like to try .....
Use the set up I just posted cept think you may like greens springs front & rear more & also 30W in the rear shock.
If the set-up is too loose & steers too much ?
switch the carbon rear arms for plastic B4 arm.
start running the car at 24mm ride height , only lower the height if traction is very good or med high ...