Originally Posted by
wtcc
I tried to drive as much as possible today and switched to the F201 after the tc "wars". Unfortunately I couldn't cure the heavy oversteering
I took out front grip to make it more easy to handle. To be honest I don't think this chassis is good for racing. The arms are to weak, the damper are horrible and the tires, too. And then I had one little touch with the barrier and the inner rear toe link mount bend off of the diff housing
So this part is for the trash.
Right now I am unsure what to do. The car has a lot of weak spots and spares are hard to get. The dampers are not working properly. I have to look into the problem. Maybe it is all about the o-rings. The tires are probably just old. I need to order actual F1-tires and attach them to the wheels. Does somebody know if this works?
The important thing with the F1 tires as well as TC is matching the rubber characteristics to how hot your track is. Too hard or too soft is not going to grip well. That specific brand ran on the hard side even in the medium tire and didn't really work all that well. Unfortunately finding tires for the F201 that are going to work well is going to be difficult. Most of them have already been bought up leaving only the tires that no one wants.
Tamiya released a reinforced arm set that also had braces for the gear box. These took care of a lot of the weaknesses in the car. There was also an aftermarket brace set for the suspension and another for the cantilever mounting points. It's hard to see but the F201 gear box flexes at the cantilever when the suspension compresses unless you are using super soft springs.