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Originally Posted by Dal
You may well have it figured out my friend 
I was using a fresh pair of MOBGUMS double pinks on the front, and yellows on the rear.... I was advised this would be a good starting point for 1/12th on carpet as 10.5 stock spec?
I did apply CS High Grip compound, the usual process of coating the rears first following by the front later, however I applied the compound to 100% on the rears, and 75% on the fronts.... I was looking at Olly Jefferies spec sheet for Ardent... was 75% perhaps too much?
The car feels very well balanced, its just that when Im turning on the the Radio (Stick) I feel like the steering servo has too much range, producing an oversteer effect? |
Happy to help
With yellow rears, if you're getting oversteer you might want to try either Lilac or Purple fronts. Otherwise, with Double-Pink fronts you might want to try White rears.
The method I learned for applying traction/grip compound was:
1) Only use it to address a problem - and being as you usually need more rear traction, that you start there first (and not just randomly apply it to both front and rear tyres). Only if you need drastically more steering, and then only if you don't have softer tyres available, do you apply it to your front tyres (should be more rare than an actual practice).
2) Always start by applying it to the inside 25% of the tyres, on either end of the car, and if additional traction is needed increase the amount (50%, 75%) until you have full coverage.
But to address oversteer remove steering range (turning down dual rate), as these cars have more steering built into them then we'll usually ever need.
A smooth, and regularly rebuilt, diff is one of the final keys to a happy-performing 12th car. No-slippage, and it'll be an understeering beast that won't turn going into a corner and an oversteering and hooking beast coming out of a corner; too-much slippage and you won't be able to accelerate out off the line or out of a slow speed corner. While learning to adjust your diff is a "feel thing," something only learned by trial and error, (no disrespect to slowone) you need some slippage if even just a little or you just end up prematurely wearing out diff parts.