Originally Posted by
rccartips
Did a lot of track width testing today. For my car, the end that is wider has more lateral grip. Which sounds good to me as it aligns with theory, wider has less lateral weight transfer = more grip from both tires.
Especially on-power from mid corner to exit. If rear is wider I can catch the slide. If narrower, sudden spinout.
Yours might work well depending on other areas (e.g. camber, toe, etc). Mine was at zero camber all around, 2deg toe rear, 0deg toe front. M-grip tires all around.
Maybe you used a front tire with less grip than the rear?
Not quite. I used the setup you posted on your Webby (thanks for that!) But in a lwb, servo and ESC in centre (I dstaped both down), long to shocks all round (and towers), hingepin ball studs all round, and 6mm front, 4mm rear hexes.
Tires are Tamiya type B (outdoor) with hard inserts for front, soft inserts for rear (for tac), or team powers 32r(for non-tac)
Track is outdoor mid traction asphalt.
i find that having a wide rear does make the rear a little looser out of a turn. But I'll go try with wide rears again.
Alexander