Originally Posted by old carpet rcr

Can anyone please help me with pack/spring stiffness? I run on an indoor clay high bite medium size track. Most of it is fairly smooth, some shallow rippley patches. I was out for the first time with my Losi 8ight E 3.0, I had it set up per manual for a starting point. My buggy is pretty light, only 200g over lower roar limit, my balance is 50/50 L to R and just slightly off to the rear. Maybe 52/48. The buggies Losi used for the basic setup are even lighter I was told. A local fast guy at my track has the same buggy and suggested a better setup for our track. Im pretty sure his buggy is heavier than mine. I tried it and got better/more steering but a looser rear, which he likes to be able to throw the rear around entering a corner. I personally like a predictable rear, I feel more confident that way. I didn't adjust shocks any, and I noticed from a video my 14yr old took. In slow motion on the front straight after a long sloping back side of a jump. The track has sharper bumps, and my wheels seem to be bouncing off the bumps rather than the shocks working and keeping the buggy from getting unsettled. It was worse if you over jump and dont land the back side of the jump before the straight. Theres only 3 different spring rates for this buggy, I'm at the stiffest in front with 5x1.4mm pistons 37.5 wt oil. Rear is next spring rate down 5x1.5mm pistons 35wt oil. I saw a you tube video of the track they used to get kit setup, it is smooth all around. So maybe this combo is too stiff or are the shocks packing early? Everywhere else on the track the buggy seemed good, should I just adjust my driving for this section? Not much chassis slappping, bottom still looks new. Just a few times I heard from over jumping. Also going into the right hander after that straight my rear inner wheel comes off the ground, I agree with Fred 4 wheels on the track is better than 3. I cant remember if it did that with kit setup, im thinking softening the front and leaving rear stiff isnt helping. I've read this thread twice also have had the rc car handling site read a few times and keep a print out in my pit box for reference. Any help will be greatly appreciated.