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Old 06-14-2011, 02:20 PM
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Matt W
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Originally Posted by A.Wojtecki
Thanks very much - that's really helpful info. There's one more thing that I was looking at, which was that I've seen a lot of people remove the aluminium brace between the top deck and the two steering arms. What affect does this have? Oh, and here's my setup in full:

Front:
Spool
Silver Sway bar with 1 mm underneath the ballstud
Shock in position 3 on the tower and 2 on the wishbone
HPI Pink springs
45 Wt oil
1.1 mm x 3 hole pistons
3 mm under inner ballstuds for front links (position 2)
1.5 mm shims all round under toe blocks
1.5 degree front toe block
4 degrees caster
1.5 degrees camber
0.5 degrees toe-out
5.0 mm Ride Height
6.5 mm droop
4 mm ackerman shims
2 mm shim infront of wishbone (ie between the bumper and the wishbone) and 0.75 mm behind
Steering link in position 2 in the hubs

Rear:
Ball diff
Copper Sway bar with 1 mm underneath the ballstud
Shock in position 5 on the tower and 3 on the wishbone
HPI Silver springs
45 Wt oil
1.1 mm x 3 hole pistons
2 mm under inner ballstuds for rear links (position 2)
1.5 mm shims all round under toe blocks
3.0 degree toe block
2.0 degrees camber
5.5 mm Ride Height
6.0 mm droop
2 mm shim infront of wishbone (between the motor and the wishbone) and 0.75 mm behind
0.75 mm shim infront of the hub and 2 mm behind

The bodyshell is a Protoform LTC-R, the tyres are Sorex 28's. Running a Tekin RS Pro and GM 13.5 motor.
I think that that's about it - if any more information could be helpful just ask!

Hi, I run on a similar size track with the same tyres...... here are some changes you definitely need if your struggling with turn in.....

*increase your front oil weight to 50 to give more bite
*change your front springs to gold to increase initial steering
*lower inner ballstud link from 3mm to 2mm to get more turn in
*perhaps increase your front toe out to 1 degree
*lower your front droop back to 6, you dont want to run any less
*definitely lower your rear droop to 5, that will increase weight transfer to front when you brake.

These changes should help alot!!
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