Originally Posted by rydaddy

TKR5165 I think you have to buy the Inserts to get those shims.

Originally Posted by rydaddy

Which thickness did you use of those to take up the slop?

Originally Posted by billdelong

0.5mm of slop on each side... I've got some Durango spacers that are 0.2mm thick but no good posting that part number because they're out of business, hopefully Tekno can fill the gaps (pun intended) for various shim spacing options

Originally Posted by billdelong

So I want to try Ryan Lutz's setup because he recently raced our current track layout and I figured it would be something worth trying, however he's only got his nitro setup posted:
http://lutzinator.com/wp-content/plu...2011-12-17.pdf

Do folks generally think this would be close enough to the electric version or would the nitro setup be too far off?


One thing I couldn't help but to notice was that he marked CVD's in his setup, is this simply because the nitro kit come with CVD's by default?

My kit comes with universals and I saw the following note posted on the OP:


My track is smooth so my question is whether it really makes any difference on a smooth track because the note only talks about bumpy conditions and doesn't really explain why one option is better for which condition.

Originally Posted by HK SBR

Bill, you can try running CVD's front/rear to see what it feels like. I've used them out there before, but 99% I run a universal up front and CVD in the rear. This combo works well. The CVD in the front didn't feel as consistent to me.

Originally Posted by billdelong

Okay that helps, and makes sense... thanks for the explanation. I think I read that the .4 arms are different so I assume the shafts are different as well, meaning I can't simply swap out the CVD's from my .3 buggy to try, I'll need to buy the .4 CVD's right?

Originally Posted by billdelong

Thanks John, I assume this is the same John I raced with last night with our EB410's on the Jr track

I'll go ahead and pick up some CVD's for both the front and rear then, and plan to run the universals when the time comes. Really enjoying this build so far, hopefully this cold weather passes through soon so I can paint some bodies!

Originally Posted by billdelong

Okay, I think I'm going blind... but for the life of me I can't seem to find anywhere on the setup sheet which lists the front wheelbase adjustment, I can clearly see the rear wheelbase settings toward the bottom center of the setup sheet but I got nothing for the front. With the previous .3 release, this was a fixed setting but on page 12 of the instructions it shows a TKR5165 (2mm spacer) placed toward the front which shortens the wheelbase for a more aggressive setup (I assume) per the box stock setup?

Does anyone know what the pros are doing with this tuning option for a smooth medium grip track? Curious if anyone is splitting this spacer up with 1mm on each side of the spindle, etc?

Originally Posted by billdelong

For those who have the ability to update the tuning guide, I think it would be helpful to include this tuning option with more clarification on the next release of the document: