First, I do appreciate your replies.
Originally Posted by
gigaplex
First of all, kit tyres are fairly rubbish.
So tell me about tires. I'm asking because these tires feel like they're pretty sticky. Am I seeking harder tires? Softer tires? How about sauceing the tires I have?
read everything....
This answer again? Hah. I'm going to need to do something about this. About TCS, I'd like to keep my changes ~in line~ with TCS, so I could potentially pony up the $150 and do a quick conversion to TCS legal. But, that may just be a pipe dream.
If you're using the stock long silver springs, get some proper springs so you can get a decent ride height without preloading the springs. Do you have any spacers/orings in your shocks to reduce the droop?
How heavy is the car, and how is the weight distributed?
What are proper springs? With the stock springs, the car doesn't droop much, or at all, really, harder springs are just going to make that situation a little worse. I ended up preloading the front springs as that seemed to produce a little more push, and avoid the rollovers.
I'll get the thing weighed, and corner weighted tonight. I wonder what surprises we'll find.
Originally Posted by
sosidge
You haven't told us the parts that really matter - tyres, surface and current diff settings.
Black CRC Carpet, it always seems really sticky to me. It's common to see VTA cars bicycling on it.
Yes, I'm using the kit gear diff. It's wide open at this point, with just a little tamiya grease in it. With the access problems in the M05, i'm not sure a ball diff is a good idea. Though, I will say, I got pretty good at getting in there over my bench sessions this weekend.
The 3Racing diff is something I could.. emulate... with the factory diff, but it would be a maintenance hog. Got it, get the sealed gear diff, or seal the diff I have. ;-) Any reason I should avoid the YeahRacing version?
So I'm feeling a bit... confused. "not enough rear traction" but "kit tires are ok in back". So.. are they sticky, or not? I feel like with the same tires front and rear, I should be able to solve this problem with springs or other suspension settings. And I'm still feeling a little weird about the differential situation. A LSD in a real car, never made the car want to snap around like that for me...
Well.. I have a 150 meg zip file to download and read.... and condense... and repost...