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Old 03-20-2009 | 08:58 AM
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Hyper_Mike
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Hi all,

I'm hoping I can get a little input and insight from the more experience 1/12th drivers out there. I just started 1/12th this season (indoor carpet) with a 12R5 and I've been having a blast but I'm struggling to get my car to carry as much corner speed as some of the others I race against.

I've been running the kit setup typically with Yellow rears and Lilac fronts and while the car is fairly easy to drive it seems to push a bit in the corners. It's ballistically fast on the straights with a 17.5 BL and Tekin RS Pro ESC.

Is it typically better to have the car really hooked up with softer tires that allow the car to "carve" harder through the turns or is it better to run harder tires and let the car sort of slide around the corners. I understand the physical changes that changing springs/caster/camber etc. make on the car, I'm just unsure of under what circumstances I'd want to make a change to get the car to carry the most speed through corners.

Sorry for the long-winded post but any insight would be greatly appreciated!

Cheers,
Mike
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