Originally Posted by
runar80
Just came back to racing after 3 years and maidened my new m05 last night.
A bit rusty in the setup department so hear me out... The car has 3-hole 40wt all around, blue springs up front, yellow in the back (3racing spring set), set arms level. Sweep 40s front, 25 back, gear diff.
Seems too agile and turns in very hard but does stays on all 4. Just want to calm it down, should I try harder springs and thicker oil up front?
Personally,I like a car that turns in hard and has the back end stay in line. From looking at your set up, your car might be a little "twitchy". There are any number of things that you can do. Try them one at a time.
1. Raise the front ride height and/or lower the rear
2. Add a little toe out
3. Add a little rear camber
4. I know nothing about the 3 Racing springs, but from your description, they are too hard or stiff. So are all of the Tamiya springs except the new blacks and the neon springs in the 53333 spring set. Change your springs to the neon red or yellow up front and the blues in the rear.
5. Run softer shock oils in the rear and heavier in front
6. Add a rear roll bar
7. TX adjustments help also. You can slow down the servo speed, take out a little travel, run a little expo.
These are easy things to do. Just try them out one at a time. It only takes a couple of laps so don't waste your time running a bunch of laps with each change. If you analyze the changes, you'll see that they all either lessen front end grip or slow down the front end action.
Good luck