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Originally Posted by Lowie
about the extra wheight: I'll post a picture of my car later on.
I used the Ghea-brass-toe and antisquat-parts.
I also drilled holes behind the battery on the left and right side of the motor, beveled it and bolted some drilled weights onto the chassis. AT first I used double-sided tape to glue those weights but they kept on getting loose after hard landings (or crashes  )
I tried to get a 64% weight on the rear tires and that got my car very well balanced.
Some questions, Fabs:
1. I just wonder, what are the benefits of Bigbore shocks?
If your shocks are tuned right, they should just do the job: dampening bumps, bigbore or not ... or am I wrong here? Is there a difference?
2. About those Bigbore shocks: what is the "wheel-rate" of a shock??
Actually, I found this document about the BB-shocks: http://www.petitrc.com/setup/kyosho/...WheelRates.pdf
but I don't understand it.
3. could it be possible that you forgot my spare shocktowers?
4. I would also like to buy 2 top link holders. Mine are bent in a severe crash.
Frontal crash into a concrete pole after being hit by another car while I was on a long sthraight at full speed  )
5. count me in for a saddle conversion-kit as well.
and last question: 6. How many kits do you still have, Fabs? If I find the budget, I might buy a spare one. |
Gee Ludo you didn't say you bent those !!! I don't have any spares of those and remember you lost a pair of them already
I'll have a look at having more made but it could be a while and not sure I can have them anodised at a decent price either..
No I ain't forgotten your towers but yeah I have
Big Bores seem to handle any sort of bump better, be them small ruts or a big jump. It has to do with the amoun of pack I believe, but also the volume of oil displaced seems to have a role as otherwise you could get the same effect with smaller shocks.
The wheel rates relate to the rate of the springs seen at the wheel of the car. It depends on the spring's rate of course, but also on the suspension geometry. Basically wheel rates are more important than spring rates IMHO because they show exactly what you really are doing with the setup, especially if you're playing with the different holes on the wishbones.