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Old 05-16-2016, 06:29 PM
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My experiences racing 1/12th on asphalt.

Start off with a relatively safe setup. By "safe" I mean a soft setup that is manageable with slight a understeer. Everything you've done is the opposite. We'll get you back on track.

A starting setup that I found worked for me.

Center spring - Associated Blue spring or equivalent. Try running the softest spring possible and work from there. Hardest I've gone is Associated Gold.

Center damper oil - 400 CST

Side springs - Once again try something soft, like Associated Black or equivalent. Try going to Olive.

Side tubes - 10K

Front springs - try the kit springs and work from there.

Dynamic caster should be 10 degrees. Very rarely would you run 5 degrees on asphalt.

Front droop 0.5 mm, rear droop 1.5, pod droop 0.4 mm.

Camber -1.5 and toe out at 1 degree.

Upper and lower arm geometry should allow for a lot of camber gain. Cristian can assist you will those settings.

As mentioned before, pre-loading does not increase the spring rate. It only increases the ride height and removes droop.

Tightening the differential isn't the best idea either for low grip. I would loosen it off until it doesn't slip under load.

The V2 looks like a killer car, I just don't think you were going in the right direction with the setup.

Not to worry, it's all good. We've all been there.
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