Originally posted by rayhuang
As i drive this car at The Gate-I find myself looking for more steering and quicker transition-a LOT more corner speed. Things the car had loads of at another carpet track. Weird. Both Ozite tracks-but ones BIg and ones small.
Anyways-my newest question for you smart guys is-Hara;s recommended set-up for the Gate is 0 degree front arm sweep. Thats also what Erik was talking about on his last post.
Why is there 2.5 degrees arm sweep in car now and why would 0 be better? I am NOT arguing-just trying to learn.
SOmeone please explain.
Thanks,
Ray
Ray....the 2.5 toe in makes the car more stable and not very aggressive. The 0 deg or lesser amount is going to do a couple things to the car....1 change the wheel base thus making the cars wheel base longer....the longer car will have more steering.....2 change the drive shaft angle which will effect the traction at that end of the car....It will sweep the CVD's more towards the front of the car which will increase forward bite and decrease side bite....3 with the sweep out of the arms it will change the way the shock moves through its arc....and I would think make the shock pack up harder the further in its movement it gets....4 also decrease the front track width making the car more narrow from axle to axle.....So all of these factors will lead to the front of the car being more reactive and alive....which is what you need on foams but its not desired on rubber tires....so that's why I would guess HPI included them in the kit. HPI wanted to get the car out there so anyone could take the car out of the box and drive it....and in most cases that's what happens. So once you get these blocks try them out and see what you notice.