POD ANGLE AND HEIGHT
REAR DROOP
See Page 4 - Step 3 and 4a
When X= 4.3mm, the pod angle is 0°. This respresents the kit setting.
This gives best support for the rear roll springs and set the kit motor height.
If this number is decreased, the motor height will drop below the chassis, and be the
ride height limitation. It is generally not best to do this, except in ultra high traction,
where lifting the chassis may also be benefitial.
This can be be adjusted in small measures to quickly change ride height, however, it
should not exceed less than 3.7mm and more than 4.8mm. Droop must be adjusted after
this is done.
Rear droop adjusts the balance of the cars handling. Less droop makes the car
more aggressive, squaring up the turns. More droop gives less corner rotation
but an easier to drive car. More droop also improves the cars bump handling.
Start with 1mm of droop.
To set this, start with the droop screw fully screwed in and back it out to reduce
droop. Measure this by measuring the cars rear ride height, then take all the
weight off the car by lifting from the rear of the centre damper tube (the wheels
must still just be touching the floor). Measure the chassis from the floor in this
position and subtract the ride height to calculate droop
REAR BUMP DAMPING
See Page 11 - Step 11
Generally, in high traction conditions, thinner bump damping oil is better.
Low traction tracks may require thicker damping.
Thicker bump damping oil slows the weight transfer of the rear and
makes the car easier to drive when coming off power. Thicker oil can help
if the track surface is bumpy and there are issues with bumps when the
car is moving in a straight line.
A good range is betweeen 15,000cSt and 50,000cSt.
LIPO POSITION
See Page 2 - Step 1
Moving the LiPo forward will make the car smoother and easier to drive.
Moving the LiPo rearward will make the car more aggressive and provide more steering. It may help prevent rear wheel lifting
when traction is very high.
See Page 5 - Step 4b
X
Increasing Front Droop will make the car more agressive and have more front grip.
Decreasing Front Droop makes the car smoother and easier, at the expense of rotation.
Front droop is adjusted in 0.25mm steps using the shims on the kingpin.
They can be positioned above or below the hub carrier but please note that if placed
above the hub carrier, the ride height will be decreased. Shims below will not change the
height of the car, only the droop.
Kit setting 2 shims on both kingpins.
See Page 8 - Step 8
FRONT DROOP
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