10
Need help or have any questions? Call us at 1-714-963-0329
❑
While holding the car off the ground (making sure to keep your fingers out of the moving parts) quickly open the throttle in a short
burst. If the engine just stops running as soon as the throttle is advanced, the idle mixture is too lean. With the engine stopped, richen
the idle mixture about 1/16 of a turn.
❑
Restart the engine and repeat the step above until the engine will transition smoothly and quickly. Very slight hesitation in the
transition is normal.
❑
If you quickly advance the throttle and the engine seems to be very rich during transition (i.e., lots of smoke coming from the
exhaust and very rough sounding), the idle mixture is too rich. With the engine stopped, lean the idle mixture about 1/16 of a turn.
❑
Restart the engine and repeat the step above until the engine will transition smoothly and quickly. Very slight hesitation in the
transition is normal.
❑
Now drive the car as you normally would for a while to get a feel for how the engine reacts to throttle. Now that you know the
proper way to tune the engine, you can make slight adjustments to the carburetor until you are satisfied with the performance.
Baja Outlaw Chassis Adjustments
Chassis alignment and geometry are important if you want your truck to perform good. A good performing truck means a truck that is
easier to drive, too. Follow our guidelines in this section to get the most out of your truck.
☛
It's very important that when making changes to the settings of your truck that you make the settings the same for each side.
For example, if you change the camber angle on the right front tire, you must change the camber angle of the left front tire the same
amount. If you change the spring tension on the left front shock, you must change the spring tension on the right front shock the
same amount, and so on.
☛
Do not make any changes that are more than 3 degrees from the initial settings listed or the handling characteristics of your truck
will become very poor.
Camber
Camber changes the amount of the tire's surface that contacts the ground. Tires that are exactly perpendicular to ground have 0 degrees
of camber. If the tops of the tires lean toward each other, the tires have negative camber. If the tops of the tires lean out away from each
other, the tires have positive camber.
Recommended Initial Settings:
For driving on smooth surfaces set both the front and back wheels at 0 degrees.
For driving on rough surfaces set the front wheels at -1 degrees and the back wheels at -2 degrees.
☛
Camber settings should be measured with the truck at its normal ride height.
☛
For more precise camber adjustments, use the R.P.M. Precision Camber Gauge (P/N 708099).
Castor
Castor is the angle of the front wheel spindles. With a lower degree of castor angle the steering will become much more sensitive than
with a higher degree of caster angle. The Baja Outlaw comes stock with 20 degree castor blocks. You can purchase after-market 5
degree castor blocks if you plan on running your truck mostly on-road.
Continued on Next Page
Negative Camber
Positve Camber
☛
Adjust the camber by turning the upper
turnbuckles using an adjustable wrench.
(Camber angles exaggerated for photo clarity)
