Team Losi 8IGHT, Owner'S Manual

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bite / smooth tracks, thick oil is easier to drive.  Make sure you adjust oil when there is a drastic temperature change (20-25 degrees).  If it 
gets cold outside you need to go to lighter shock oil.  If it gets hotter outside you need to go to thicker weight shock oil.

Front Toe:

 More front toe-in (longer steering rods) decreases steering response entering and in the middle of the turn.  More toe-in also in-

creases on power steering. More front toe-out (shorter steering rods) increases steering response when entering the turn and increase straight-
line stability. Toe out decrease on power steering.

Rear Toe-in:

  More rear toe-in increase forward traction and stability on power.

Less rear toe-in increase steering when on throttle and decrease stability on power.

Wheel Base: 

Shorter wheelbase (spacers behind the rear hubs) increases on-power traction, rear weight transfer, and has more off-power 

steering.  Shorter wheelbase is better on tight or slick tracks.

Longer wheelbase (spacers in front of the rear hubs) decreases off-power steer-

ing.  Longer wheelbase is more stable, better in bumps, and has more on-power steering.

Sway Bars:

  Thinner front sway bar increases front traction off power, but has less on power steering.  

Thicker front sway bar decrease front traction off-power making the steering smoother entering the turn, but has more on power steering.  

Thinner rear sway bar increase rear traction and decreases on power steering.

Thicker rear sway bar increases stability in the middle of the turn and increases on power steering.  

Thicker sway bars are more stable on high speed, high traction tracks.

Clutch:

  Softer springs engage at a lower RPM and have a smoother power band.  If the engine doesn’t have enough low-end power try run-

ning more preload (spring with more angle) or a stiffer spring.  

Stiffer springs engage at a higher RPM and hit much harder.  If the springs are too stiff it will cause the clutch to slip.  

Plastic vs. Aluminum clutch shoes.  We have found the two plastic and two aluminum clutch set-up to work best on most tracks, but if the 
track is very loose, rough and doesn’t have jumps that are diffi cult to get over four plastic shoes will allow more slip and smoother accelera-
tion.  Running all four aluminum clutch shoes will have the most punch, but isn’t as good on slick, rough tracks.  

Diffferentials:

  Thinner front differential oil increases off power steering, but if the oil is too thin the steering will become grabby and in-

consistent.

Thicker front differential oil increases off power stability and increases on power steering.  

Thinner center differential has less forward drive, unload more under acceleration and is easier to drive on rough and slick tracks.

Thicker center differential has more acceleration, increases on-power steering, and less off-power steering.  Thicker center differential is 
better on high bite / smooth tracks.

Thinner rear differential has more corning traction and increases steering in the middle of the turn.

Thicker rear differential has less steering in the middle of the turn and more forward traction.

Shock mounting positions:

 More inclined (moving the shocks in on the tower) has softer initial damping and is more forgiving.

Less inclined (moving the shocks out on the tower) makes the car more responsive and is better for technical tracks.

Ackerman: 

Long Ackerman plate will have smooth steering and is more forgiving.

Short Ackerman plate responds quicker and has more steering in the middle of the turn.  Short Ackerman plate is better suited for tight tech-
nical tracks.

Camber: 

More negative camber in the front has more steering and is more responsive.

Less negative camber in the front will have less steering and will be smoother.

More negative camber in the rear will have less rear traction, but will increase on power steering and will be less grabby in bumps.  

Less negative camber in the rear will have more rear traction and make the rear off the buggy stay fl atter, but if traction is lost it will be more 
violent.

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