Originally Posted by
Korey Harbke
I can post my current setup for a high traction indoor track. The kit setup is pretty good for the most part too.
Front:
Spring: HPI Pro 4 Pink
Oil: AE 45wt
Piston: tamiya 3 hole
Rebound: 75% with the foam
Shock position: #2 on the new suspension arm, #3 on the tower
Swaybar: 1.4mm
Caster: 4 deg
Camber: 2 deg
Upper Link: long, with 3mm under the inner pivot
Arm sweep/toe block: 2.0 deg
Shims under suspension blocks: FF=1.0 FR=1.0mm
Droop: 6mm off a droop gauge
Ackerman: 4mm on the center arm and position #2 on the steering knuckle
Front Drive: Spool
Rear:
Spring: HPI Pro 4 Silver
Oil: AE 40wt
Piston: Tamiya 3 holes
Rebound: 75% with the foam
Shock Position: #2 on the new suspension arm, and #4 on the tower
Swaybar: 1.2mm
Camber: 2 deg
Upper Link: long on the bulkhead, inner position on the rear hub, 1.5mm under the inner pivot
Rear Toe: 2.0 deg
Shims under suspension blocks: RF= 1.5mm RR= 1.5mm
Droop: 6mm off gauge
Wheelbase: stock on everything
Body: Protoform Mazdaspeed 6
Tires: Speedmind/Sorex 36R premounts
Thanks for that Korey
What overal length do you have your shocks, do they differ from front to rear?
So you have done away with 2mm all round under the sus blocks, infact you are quite away from a stock setup.
What ride hight front and rear?
I use a Losi droop gauge which sits on the bottom of the chassis and work the measurement from the end of the wish bone, would it still be 6mm droop in this case?
Do you have a gap on the roll bar mount, as per the instructions?
I use Losi oil for my shocks, what is the difference in viscosity relation to the AE oil, if any is there?
Cheers Malc