vito

I don't know I get it back Monday and track test

wstuart

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Really? I would think the front end should be as light as possible. I was gonna add weight under the battery pad - thinking I would want to keep the weight as centralized as possible to help the car rotate quicker. I'll try it though.

I have b5 front arms and tower installed and I like them

I have the b5 rear arms but haven't tried them yet. Do I also need the b5 rear hubs or are mine ok?

I think on my next testing day I'll start by trying the b5 rear arms, then I'll try the green springs. If I don't like the green spring I'll go back to white and start adding weight to different places

rcgod

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You spent the time and $ to drop about 15% of the weight from the car so why add it back before you try making it work at the lighter weight? You're going to have less weight transfer because most or all of the weight was taken off above the chassis. If it were me I would go to green springs and lighter oil. Fine tune the camber links from there.

Michael@USPN

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Exactly right. In onroad we make our stock class cars as light as possible too. U need to adjust ur suspension now since its lighter. Id say lighter oil /springs n adjust slipper per track conditions. Looser track equals looser slipper. High traction equals tighter slipper. Good luck and keep us posted!

Wildcat1971

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sorry not the front bulkhead of pin brace, the front brass REAR suspension holder. This would add the weight over the rear axles more so. green springs are a good choice. the hubs are the same, yours are fine. the arms should drop right in.

Shark413

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Roger that, they are so smooth now. Running the stock binding cups I almost didn't need the shocks., lol.

Shark413

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Hcopp, it does matter. A binding cup, especially as bad as mine were binding, adds resistance and acts like thicker oil or a heavier spring, except it very inconsistent. I had a cup go bad on my Tekno sct410 and I thought my shock shaft was bent because the handling suddenly got so bad. I removed the shock and I have habit of lifting and dropping the arms, which should fall free. This time they didn't so I knew right away I had a bend hinge pin or a bad cup. Turned out the cup was frozen on the ball stud because of some dirt. And it is even more important on the B5m because it is mush lighter than a SC truck.

wstuart

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Thanks guys. I agree. Lighter should always be faster. I race stock onroad also and have played this lightweight game before and I've found that light cars can work, but it's a must that the suspension work correctly - no binding. Light cars are especially sensitive to binding shocks/ball cups/ hinge pins.

I'll see what I can do with the shocks and roll centers and report back next week.

ashxxx

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is there a motor fan that will work for this car.

Micah123

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Dropping approximately 60 grams (new battery) and would like to hear from those who are already running 1500 gram set ups. Looking for shock oil, springs, ride height, etc info.

crazy nick

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racer_guy

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must be almost ready...finnisher for the b5m.

mxracer458

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so i finally got to run my mm last night,it was also my first time running a mid motor card period,my car is bone stock, i run stock also. it was set up box setup and it was ok just a little loose for the 1st couple packs,so i switched my arms over the rm front and rear arms. Ran it again and it helped out a lot but still wasn't satisfied on how the car was running,granted i didn't have the typos everyone was using but traction was coming up.My 1st qualifier i ended up 2nd in the heat but 13th overall out of 33 or so buggies,and there was a lot of chassis sponsored guys running stock because there was no mod,i would say the top 7 were chassis sponsored guys. That first round i ran m3 ions and i just couldn't push it like i wanted to. So the next round i went to 3/2 rear inserts and .5 in my rear hubs and ran ss handlebars,My car was much better and i felt i could push it a little harder and ran a 20.073 and the fast sponsored guys were running 19.2s i believe.I felt i had the car in the right direction. So my main was up and i put the soft ions back on thinking i could push it a little more with this tires since i was 6th in the b,boy my car was stuck like velcro and it was hard to drive,i think i was running 5th and i was getting plowed by one car corner after corner (didn't think he knew how to use brakes) and finally he spun me into a pipe and i ended up 7th in the b. Not were i wanted to finish but the class had some heavy hitter and for someone with no expectations other then trying to make the car good i felt like it was a good night. So i can't wait to get some more wheels time on the car and see what else i can do with it,not to shabby for a bone stock heavy car

Apl Hed

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I want to get some info on if im losing rear traction in my mod 2wd buggy using aluminum rear arm mounts vs plastic

Cridd

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Less flex so maybe a little.