To add to the other's comments: the team B4.1 setups tend to have awesome forward traction and off-power steering but the trade-off is a reduction in on-power steering. They tend to reward a more 'point-shoot' style where you basically drive to the apex, use the brakes / inertia to rotate the car as tight as possible to the kerb/pipe and then use the forward traction to accelerate hard down the next straight. This is definitely fast on a track that is tight and has 'sharp' corners (eg 90 deg / 180 deg) but if you try to drive it with a flowing style and get on the power earlier in the corner, it will feel like it understeers badly.
For more flowing tracks (and also bumpy tracks) like we have down here in Australia, Ive found a little extra weight at the front is required. I run 10g at the bulkhead and 10-20g in front of the servo, as well as battery middle or forwards. It helps a lot with on-power steering and keeps the nose planted over the bumps, but loses a little forward traction.
If your track is a typical tight / smooth indoor track, I would stick with the team setup and adjust your style to suit the cars strengths.
Ray
Originally Posted by
Bonadona
Ok guys, I need some help. I am running a B4.1 on an indoor hard packed track that's mostly clay. I started with Cav's indoor clay setup and ended up going to silver springs fr and rr. I even tried greens up front but I can't seem to get much on throttle steering. I have tried shortening the rear camber link by moving the ballstud to the outside hole on the bulkhead. I've played with ride heigth and wheelebase. Been through tons of tires and nothing gives. How do you get this thing to steer on power. I can't imagine everyone is having to bump the brakes on every turn like I'm having to do in order to get the car to turn. The car jumps and settles great and I can get right back into the throttle, it just pushes REALLY bad. What am I missing????
