builthatch
2006.05.25, 09:25 AM
Now that i have RCP at my house, i have had the opportunity to fine tune my handling setup a bit more, and this is what i've come up with that works pretty well. Give me suggestions if you see anything that could be changed.
Keep in mind this is suspension and handling stuff listed only, if there is something else that might need to be listed that is pertinent, let me know.
mr-02 Mclaren
8 degree rads all the way around, worn to slicks
0 deg tie rod
0 degree delrin knuckles
PN PURPLE springs, middle of the road with their 5 spring choices
4 Kyosho shims per knuckle, and short limiter flipped upside down so wide flare is facing up and spring is sitting on knuckle
Kyosho stainless pins, polished by sticking in dremel with metal polish
Atomic Ti 98mm DDS, polished w/ delrin disks, no lube on plate
Atomic option BlUE spring on bottom (hardest), Atomic option GREEN spring on top (softest)
Kyosho medium CF h-plate
Kyosho ball diff is set at 60-70% tight
The motor is an Atomic Z2 with 7T (fast for a 2 tile mini-96!)
My EPA's are set just until the servo motor starts to struggle because the wheels don't go any more, then i backed off a notch. Dual rate is at 100%. This way i have max steering and if i need less, i can dial it out with DR (duh!)
It seems to be handling very well for me right now; i just finished fine-tuning it last night and took it for some late night runs, so more testing will yield more definitive results, but it was better than what i had before, which was a setup for running on the semi-painted garage floor! With that setup, i had zero on-power turning, which is a must if you want to NOT be pointing and shooting, and letting off with the Z2 is like hitting the brakes, so keeping the throttle going is key, but with that you need to have on-power rotation ability w/o oversteering.
Keep in mind this is suspension and handling stuff listed only, if there is something else that might need to be listed that is pertinent, let me know.
mr-02 Mclaren
8 degree rads all the way around, worn to slicks
0 deg tie rod
0 degree delrin knuckles
PN PURPLE springs, middle of the road with their 5 spring choices
4 Kyosho shims per knuckle, and short limiter flipped upside down so wide flare is facing up and spring is sitting on knuckle
Kyosho stainless pins, polished by sticking in dremel with metal polish
Atomic Ti 98mm DDS, polished w/ delrin disks, no lube on plate
Atomic option BlUE spring on bottom (hardest), Atomic option GREEN spring on top (softest)
Kyosho medium CF h-plate
Kyosho ball diff is set at 60-70% tight
The motor is an Atomic Z2 with 7T (fast for a 2 tile mini-96!)
My EPA's are set just until the servo motor starts to struggle because the wheels don't go any more, then i backed off a notch. Dual rate is at 100%. This way i have max steering and if i need less, i can dial it out with DR (duh!)
It seems to be handling very well for me right now; i just finished fine-tuning it last night and took it for some late night runs, so more testing will yield more definitive results, but it was better than what i had before, which was a setup for running on the semi-painted garage floor! With that setup, i had zero on-power turning, which is a must if you want to NOT be pointing and shooting, and letting off with the Z2 is like hitting the brakes, so keeping the throttle going is key, but with that you need to have on-power rotation ability w/o oversteering.