I do it when I can. Holding my b44 in my hand giving it some throttle I could really feel the vibration with unbalanced wheel/tires. Put on a balanced set and it smoothed right out, I can only see it as a good thing. Better bearing life for sure, on the track you might notice but that's up to the individual..

The RPM ball cups is the first thing I change, I have had so many break and pop off, its a good way to lose a dog bone not to mention the heat...

I really like the RPM cups over the stock ball cups...been using them for the last year...

I broke an ae ballcup on the first day out, and replaced with RPMs. Haven't had a problem since. These things are solid.

just wondering what you guys think of black springs on the rear

my track is pretty low traction.

also should i run more or less rear toe. right now the car is loose and i have .5 deg rear hubs

Change to 1 deg rear hubs (or go up 1 deg of toe on the rear suspension mount which is the cheaper way to go) and add 1/2 oz weight in front of the tranny with green springs on the back.

A losser slipped might help keep the thing in line. Last time at the track, it was fairly dry and less anti-squat helped it hold a better line through the corners.

i have a question about the AE setup sheets and rear toe.

i havent seen where they specify which rear suspension mount they use? is it implied that they are using the 2.5* unless otherwise stated? it always says what rear hubs they use, but never which arm mount....


maybe im blind but could someone help me out with this? thanks.

The total toe is calculated by adding the toe block and the hubs, so if you're running .5 degree hub carries and a 2 degree toe block then you have a total of 2.5 for your toe. Hope that makes sense.

Wouldnt it be 3 deg toe total? .5 hub on each side = 1 deg toe plus 2 deg toe on the mount

i understand how to calculate the toe, im just saying on the AE setup sheets, i never see a spot where it shows which rear arm mount theyre using, so it says 0* toe hubs, but i know they arent runnin 0* toe completely, and i know there are diff arm mounts to adjust the inbound toe. hope thats more clear.

Yes it would. thanks for catching that

gearing on a b4 tekin 8.5 no boost...any good start points? good sized out door track

The setup sheet could definitely do with an update to show the inner tow-in options as well as the FT hubs!

As far as I am aware, the default inner toe is 3 deg. Adding a 0.5deg hub gives 3.5deg (toe is measured per side, not total).

Regards

Ray

thanks for the answer. thats what i thought.

another question, if i put on the 2.5* toe suspension mount in, and run the 0.5* FT hubs, making the toe 3* total per side, would this be the same as running the 3*/0*hub or would it be off because of the difference between the inboard toe and outboard toe as they call it? i thought i read something about outboard toe(the hub toe) being more pronounced of a change... again, thanks for the explaination ahead of time.