4LikesTeam Associated B4.2 Thread
04-12-2013 | 05:02 PM
#4174
lol. check this out from the EOS finals. Its AWSOME.
"While Cavalieri, Numedahl and Thielke are all running the latest chassis technology here in Dortmund, the fourth member of the factory Associated team Craig Drescher his turning back the clocks running a 1993 RC10. An 11 time European Offroad Champion, the British driver used this model to win the third in a run of 4-consecutive European titles. Setting the 61st fastest time, Drescher said he is running the car after he got the chance to run a ‘classic’ race in France and having enjoyed the experience he decided to set himself the challenge of seeing how he could do against the latest cars. Having been out of top line competition for sometime now due to a lack of time he said running a new Associated would have only left him frustrated had he not been on the pace and this way he is having a lot more fun adding if he can get the car in the top half of the field that would make his weekend."
"While Cavalieri, Numedahl and Thielke are all running the latest chassis technology here in Dortmund, the fourth member of the factory Associated team Craig Drescher his turning back the clocks running a 1993 RC10. An 11 time European Offroad Champion, the British driver used this model to win the third in a run of 4-consecutive European titles. Setting the 61st fastest time, Drescher said he is running the car after he got the chance to run a ‘classic’ race in France and having enjoyed the experience he decided to set himself the challenge of seeing how he could do against the latest cars. Having been out of top line competition for sometime now due to a lack of time he said running a new Associated would have only left him frustrated had he not been on the pace and this way he is having a lot more fun adding if he can get the car in the top half of the field that would make his weekend."
04-12-2013 | 06:58 PM
#4176
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Pity Bout the 22 winning but just look past that, the racings great.
04-12-2013 | 09:57 PM
#4177
+1 on demeling the towers does not seem to make them break more. I really dont see how JC or Avid can fix it. If you want an after market fix, get the exotec or yaiba hubs with the Ti stud. Its not like the AE hubs are the best quality on the planet , lol. remove slope and fix the camber link rubbing all at once. C hub user can flip it with no issue. A hub users would need the exotek hubs. The yaiba are C height and you could possible run them at A or C height, but that many washers makes me cautions or stud breakage.
I think Eli is running the exotek hubs. maybe he can shed some light on what he does to keep them from rubbing and if the hubs alone fix the need for spacing at the bottom.
I think Eli is running the exotek hubs. maybe he can shed some light on what he does to keep them from rubbing and if the hubs alone fix the need for spacing at the bottom.
04-12-2013 | 10:04 PM
#4178
I don't know how they would fix it; figuring it out would be their job:-). I don't see why they could not move the top of the shock tower forword .060 then add .060 to the arm where the shock mounts. I think this would give you ample clearance yet keep the shock pitch exactly the same. All in my opinion. Again, not my job, I just need to buy it:-). I actually told Jason he should figure out a proper fix (unlike a band aid like adding washers) before Avid does.
04-12-2013 | 10:08 PM
#4179
I would be fine with that if there really was a new car coming out next year. Do you have reason to believe there will be a new car out? Considering that they just did the upgrade to the worlds car this year I just don't think we will see a new car out that soon. AE does not move that fast. Thoughts?
04-13-2013 | 12:06 AM
#4181
04-13-2013 | 05:20 AM
#4183
* taps foot * waiting for Jason and Paul to open the trailer with the sick carbon fiber towers that I've been droooooling over for a month, idk about you guys but when I was watching the video I started throwing money at the computer screen and have been waiting since!
04-13-2013 | 07:10 AM
#4185
Tech Regular
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 378
Rear shock location
Why is all the ho-humm about relocating the shocks here or there??? Why not move the location of the inner camber link backward closer to the spur gear? Yes it is close already, but we are talking .060-.100 here. A new U-brace and spur cover would fix this, i dont ever run spurs over an 81 anyway and most guys run stock class which uses typically a 72 or 69. I tried moving the shock tower forward. It didnt work well because for some reason I kept breaking towers, probably from shock angle bindage under a flex condition. Right now I settled on something way different than anybody else here would consider a viable fix, but I do that often(I think outside the box and typically dont run a typical car setup like you guys recomend anyway,lol). I run the outside hole on the u-brace and outer on the "C" tower flipped to the backside of the hub with .060 shims under the ball stud. I use this with great success! My car is dialed for the high grip indoor clay I race on. Camber gain is a little funky running it this way but is compensated by running 1.5 degrees of rear camber. this was the only succesful way I could keep my camber links from rubbing my shock bodies in extreme flex conditions. So.... a new design for the U-brace would make sense(AE or aftermarket), however I am very suprised I have not found this recommended yet