36 • Revo
Basic Tuning Adjustments
Alignment Settings
The alignment settings are critical for optimizing the performance of Revo.
Adjust your alignment as carefully and precisely as you possibly can.
Toe Adjustment
The wheels can be adjusted to point
straight ahead or have a toe-in or
toe-out setting. To help you
remember, look down at your feet.
For toe-in, your feet point towards
each other. For toe-out, your feet
point away from each other.
The toe angle of the front wheels can
be adjusted by varying the length of
the toe links that connect the
steering linkage to the front axle
carriers. The toe angle of the rear
wheels can be adjusted by varying
the length of the metal toe links that
connect the rear bulkheads to the
rear axle carriers. The front toe links
and rear toe links are equipped with
turnbuckles. The lengths of the toe
links can be adjusted by turning
them with the included 5mm Traxxas
wrench.
Toe Base Factory Settings
Front:
0-degrees
Rear:
1-degree toe-in each side
Under certain conditions, toe-in can be increased to a maximum of 3
degrees. To avoid potential interference of suspension components with
the long travel rockers installed, see the maximum alignment limits table
on page 37.
Static Camber Adjustment
The wheels can be set to have either
positive or negative camber (see illustration
below). The camber angle changes as the
wheel moves up and down through its
range of travel. Static camber is the camber
angle at the wheel when the vehicle is set at
its normal, stationary ride height.
The suspension pivot balls located in the
axle carriers adjust the static camber. The
pivot balls are protected by blue dust plugs. To adjust your static camber,
insert the supplied 2.5 mm hex wrench through the slit in the dust plug
and engage the end of the pivot ball (compressing the suspension until
the arms are parallel to the ground will allow for easier hex wrench
engagement). The upper pivot ball is normally screwed all
the way in. Negative camber is achieved by screwing the pivot ball of the
lower control arm out.
Note:
When camber is changed, the toe angle of
the wheel has to be reset.
Static Camber Base Factory Settings
Front:
1-degree negative camber each side
Rear:
1-degree negative camber each side
For caster, roll center, and
optional rocker arm tuning
see
Advanced Tuning
Adjustments
on page 42.
Positive camber
Negative camber
All of the toe links are
installed on the truck so that
the left hand thread
indicators point to the same
direction. This makes it easier
to remember which way to
turn the wrench to increase
or decrease toe link length
(the direction is same at all
four corners). Note that the
groove in the hex indicates
the side of the toe link with
the left-hand threads.
Front of Truck
Front of Truck
Left Front
Right Front
Left Hand Thread
Indicator
Left Hand Thread
Indicator
Left Hand
Threads
Right Hand
(Normal) Threads
Decrease
Length
Increase
Length
A camber gauge (available
at your local hobby shop)
can be a useful tool for
alignment setting.
