anthonyscardina

iTrader: (12)

Xray sells a kit to use shorties in the T4, it includes long weights that basically move the existing battery retainers inwards.

Team Wenz

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ThAnks for sharing your set up Mark. It was fun watching you race.

Jsaves

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Hey Xray Drivers,
What is the handling difference in the rear between 3 degrees toe in board pin and 1 degree block with 2 degrees in?
Thanks and God Bless,
B

Skiddins

When the '20 first came out I ran it back to back with the '19 (during one practice run) with the brand new set of the same tyres on each car, and even switched the bodyshell between cars to keep everything the same.
The '20 had a lot more steering and I could get it through the corners whilst being less aggressive, and last but not least, it was faster.

NEED-MORE-SPEED

iTrader: (11)

The purpose of this is so the rear arm pins aren't bound as much at the 3 degree angle. Running the rear pins at a 2 degree opposed to 3 degree will allow the rear arms and suspension to operate more efficient, less mechanical resistance so to speak. Also in return will generate slightly more rear grip and a more consistent chassis.

Lonestar

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I don't disagree - and you are a top-decile driver so you can drive fast and consistently enough to feel these changes. Here we are talking about "crashing less", so this is a different level of discussion...

Lonestar

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I see what you are saying and I regret my earlier poor wording.

Let me try again.

The pre-MM T4 cars are a very mature, consistent platform, and not crashy cars that snap on the driver like a $99 aliexpress RTR touring car.

I am saying that if you are "crashing less" it means that you were "crashing" before. If you crash often enough with a T4 '19 to notice such a change, it means that the previous car was "ill", either because it was not mechanically sound, or because your previous setup was miles outside of the setup window, and I mean not just half a millimeter of roll-centers up or down or whatever but more like totally f'ed up with . So really the delta between new car and old car setup is miles apart because the previous one was miles off, not because the new one is inherently miles better per se.

If we try to quantify the average lap times improvements from Joe Schmoe Driver by going from the T4 '19 to "new T4", it's probably at best a couple of tenths per lap. I know, I own both. Granted, this is big enough if you're playing the top of the A-main, still keep in mind we are talking 1% or 2% on a 10s lap here... not a quantum leap like "crash less".

For the record, last time we raced pre-covid, one of the local hotshoes had just purchased a new, heavily discounted T4 '19 and he won with it, including the other local hotshoes that he usually races with (and who also sometimes win, too) with the newer 800MMX and T4 '20's. This is not to conclude that the T4 '19 is better, but rather that there is less of a difference between the older and newer T4 platform than marketing and the internet would like you to believe.

Hope this helps explain it.

Lonestar

iTrader: (14)

Isn't the sum of the binding in inner+outer equal in terms of resistance at the wheel as we are moving the binding from the inner to the outer pivot joint?

papagogo

If we speak about same guy, this is only prove money grubbing can do miracle ! LOL

NEED-MORE-SPEED

iTrader: (11)

Not at all... The inner rear arm pins will have 1 degree less angle allowing the arms/suspension to operate in a much smoother manner. The outer pivot joint you ask about remains the same as we are replacing the outside zero degree hub with a 1 degree hub so this doesn't affect the movement of the outer pin. Hope this helps

TryHard

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Also, you'll have about a longer wheelbase with the 2deg inner, due to less arm sweep.

BKUK

Is this more a US black carpet tip? I’ve not seen this on any European setup sheets carpet/asphalt.

Lonestar

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d'uh of course! Thank you

NEED-MORE-SPEED

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Yes. Most of the team guys here in the U.S. are running 2 degree pins and 1 degree outer hub on the carpet for a total of 3 degree rear toe

Drivers are using the ARS on the asphalt so this will eliminate the use of a 1 degree hub all together. However with the ARS I've seen team guys narrow down the rear suspension pins to 1 degree as you get full toe adjustability on the ARS with the turnbuckles.

NEED-MORE-SPEED

iTrader: (11)

You do get less arm sweep which does give a longer wheelbase, this is correct. However keep in mind when you replace the zero degree rear hub with the 1 degree hub, your adding back in the toe angle you removed from the pins. This should help offset that wheelbase adjustment from the outer hub.