Thread: Li-po balance
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Old 04-01-2009
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Ouch!

There seems to be a lot of knowledgeable peeps on this forum who have been running Lipo cars over the winter so I'll not proffer too much (cos I've not run my car very much yet) but I have found the following pointers:
1) the optional narrow link plates and longer turnbuckles make the car more progressive and stop the car loading up and snatching in the mid corner
2) Lowering the outer front pivot by grinding the shoulder off the front yoke will reduce the front bite.
3) Low diffs are better than high over bumps
4) LiPo cars can run crazy light oils / springs (25wt front with red springs and 3 hole pistons and 20wt rears on yellow springs and 3 hole pistons)

I'm sure some of the team drivers who regularly support this forum could post you a setup to try and the great thing about the car is that it is so adjustable.

My next steps are to go wider at the front (to tame the turn in a bit) and reduce the anti-squat to improve bump handling further. Trobule is that there's not enough time to go racing and try it all out

Lastly - maybe try taking some spikes off the front tyres to really tame things down - get to a point where it's stable and predictable and build from there.

Good luck and stick with it
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