SC10 4x4 Thread
Ackermann - The term describing the effect of the inside front wheel turning tighter than the outside front wheel. More Ackermann means the inside wheel is turning in a tighter arc.
Less Ackermann - More aggressive steering, harder to drive at times.
More Ackermann- Less aggressive steering, easier to drive at times.
Stock the bar is aggressive and less would be better for higher bite tracks.
From RC Cheat sheets
Ackermann - The term describing the effect of the inside front wheel turning tighter than the outside front wheel. More Ackermann means the inside wheel is turning in a tighter arc.
Less Ackermann - More aggressive steering, harder to drive at times.
More Ackermann- Less aggressive steering, easier to drive at times.
Stock the bar is aggressive and less would be better for higher bite tracks.
Ackermann - The term describing the effect of the inside front wheel turning tighter than the outside front wheel. More Ackermann means the inside wheel is turning in a tighter arc.
Less Ackermann - More aggressive steering, harder to drive at times.
More Ackermann- Less aggressive steering, easier to drive at times.
Stock the bar is aggressive and less would be better for higher bite tracks.
im learning everyday ill end up knowing what most thing do GGGG
btw i notist that my belt skips when i break hard on a high grip track but when i acc. ther is no skipping is that normal??
this is my 1 ever car whit a belt so i just whant to make sure ther is nothing wrong
ok thanks
im learning everyday ill end up knowing what most thing do GGGG
btw i notist that my belt skips when i break hard on a high grip track but when i acc. ther is no skipping is that normal??
this is my 1 ever car whit a belt so i just whant to make sure ther is nothing wrong
im learning everyday ill end up knowing what most thing do GGGG
btw i notist that my belt skips when i break hard on a high grip track but when i acc. ther is no skipping is that normal??
this is my 1 ever car whit a belt so i just whant to make sure ther is nothing wrong
As you probably already know, the truck has way too much steering and is twitchy by nature. All I have been doing since I got my truck is looking foe a better balance between rear traction and steering. One way of taming down or increasing steering is by adjusting the ackerman whuch in laymans terms is the turning radius of each individual tire throught a turn. The setup on these trucks looks to be aggressive and act this way.by bringing the inner tie rods back it should tame it down.....in theory! If this works we will be able to drive more consistent and aggressive.
As you probably already know, the truck has way too much steering and is twitchy by nature. All I have been doing since I got my truck is looking foe a better balance between rear traction and steering. One way of taming down or increasing steering is by adjusting the ackerman whuch in laymans terms is the turning radius of each individual tire throught a turn. The setup on these trucks looks to be aggressive and act this way.by bringing the inner tie rods back it should tame it down.....in theory! If this works we will be able to drive more consistent and aggressive.
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I'm fighting a "drag" in my drivetrain. As I was replacing the motor ESC anyway, I found this new one has a "rotor locked" option notification that wasn't on my old one. Every once in a while when I stop, I just can't start again. If I give the vehicle a kick and pull the trigger, it goes again.
I've torn through everything and I THINK it's the clutch basket and cover. I know i saw it somewhere but haven't been able to find it. How are you guys modifying the cover so that the basket isn't rubbing? I tried a heat gun and that started to melt it instead. Boil? For tightness (not running pinned), the nut even with the top shaft, tighter or looser? This is the MTN version, not an imitator
I've torn through everything and I THINK it's the clutch basket and cover. I know i saw it somewhere but haven't been able to find it. How are you guys modifying the cover so that the basket isn't rubbing? I tried a heat gun and that started to melt it instead. Boil? For tightness (not running pinned), the nut even with the top shaft, tighter or looser? This is the MTN version, not an imitator
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i was thinking that before i posted the pix but i think the majority of the people on this thread are loyal and know who is really trying to make these trucks compete. Has that dude even posted on this thread at all? if he copies it there is nothing i can do about it but what is coming next from RCshox is REALLy going to change the game, it will not be leaked out until its done 


A couple of weeks ago during the "Great Pin Debate" I posted that the AE setup sheets from the Reedy race were either 1) wrong or 2) incomplete. Look real close at the pictures, that billet aluminum ackerman bar is clearly visable.
Hartson's (Rick Howart built) 4th in the A at the ROAR nats truck had the stock one on backwards, so this has been out there for a while, and makes a big difference.



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