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Old 2005.01.08, 11:55 AM   #1
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CAMBER ADJUSTMENTS? anyone know of knuckles?

does anyone know of high quality delrin knuckles that would offer a -1deg camber? this would really help my right side tire wear, but i will also have to have a 0 deg for the left, are there camber sets?

i get about 1 deg of tire wear (camber) on the outside tire (right side) and when it wears to that angle is when my car seems to handle the best, i was thinking if i put a o deg camber knuckle on the left (for the sake of matching kingpin slop) and a -1 deg on the right, i will handle alot better with new tires and it will take them alot longer to wear since they will wear evenly. so i need to find derlin, or aluminum camber adjusted knuckes, in 0 and 1 deg, i may even try 2 and see how that goes

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Eagle ball diff
Kyosho carbon soft H plate
CP bearings
FERR F50 wheel set (shattered at this time, aluminums in today)
MR-01 green spring in front right, MR-01 red in front left
15 deg radials in rear
30 deg lo-pro in front
Kyosho Oil damper
X-speed motor with 8t
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Old 2005.01.08, 12:13 PM   #2
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the shop here has a bar that goes on the mr-02 chassis that has chamber and/ castor also.....i have one and like it...the gold one has both camber & castor the blue one only has chamber.....i think? but anyway

http://mini-zracer.com/shop/product.php?pid=1088
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Old 2005.01.08, 12:17 PM   #3
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p.s. this bar really helped with tire wear...but i had to go up to a hard spring to cut out some bit the tire was getting....in other words it went into a oversteer condition.....and i adjusted with harder springs to bring it bach to a happy medium...
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Old 2005.01.08, 12:19 PM   #4
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the shop here has a bar that goes on the mr-02 chassis that has chamber and/ castor also.....i have one and like it...the gold one has both camber & castor the blue one only has chamber.....i think? but anyway

http://mini-zracer.com/shop/product.php?pid=1088

then you have to do both sides, and looking at the car, i dont quite see where it goes, do you have to cut the factory kingpin arms? i wish there were knuckles so i can do the 2 sides diff.
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Old 2005.01.08, 12:38 PM   #5
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there are knukles out there...i have a few diffent types, i got them from another shop...sorry mzr...
anyway...i just thought you would find those parts interesting......
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i have one of these as well and really like it.

here are some pictures
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Old 2005.01.08, 12:57 PM   #7
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i have one of these as well and really like it.

here are some pictures

what are the knuckles you have arch? are they toe adjustments?
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Old 2005.01.08, 01:51 PM   #8
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what are the knuckles you have arch? are they toe adjustments?
those are 1 deg whatever gpm knuckles. toe in/toe out is done with tie bars, not knuckles.

unless your picky about color i would get k. alloy stuff as it's clearly higher quality but doens't offer the color range of gpm
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Old 2005.01.08, 02:11 PM   #9
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those are 1 deg whatever gpm knuckles. toe in/toe out is done with tie bars, not knuckles.

unless your picky about color i would get k. alloy stuff as it's clearly higher quality but doens't offer the color range of gpm
so the knuckles you have are either camber or caster, your not sure?
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caster i believe.
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Old 2005.01.08, 02:35 PM   #11
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i have one of these as well and really like it.

here are some pictures

i hope to see one made for the new 015 chassis!!!
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Old 2005.01.08, 03:32 PM   #12
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Knuckles are for the camber.
Tie bars are for toe in/toe out.
Tower bars depending which one you get:
1) 0* camber
2) 1.5* camber and 0.5* caster

I believe they should work with the MR-015 chassis, because the steering set up is the same as the MR02.
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Knuckles are for the camber.
Tie bars are for toe in/toe out.
Tower bars depending which one you get:
1) 0* camber
2) 1.5* camber and 0.5* caster

I believe they should work with the MR-015 chassis, because the steering set up is the same as the MR02.

pretty sure i have only seen knuckles for caster, but i will look more
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Old 2005.01.08, 05:51 PM   #14
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BIG L has it correct.
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i'm sure he is but as gpm is well known for mislabeling parts. if you check , they list all the knuckle sets as caster
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