Well I got to use the old girl for the first time in anger last night. Indoors on a fully carpeted track.
I used the tips from this site
http://home.scarlet.be/~be067749/58/bug/print.htm to give me a basic set up as I'm a first time buggy driver.
So my basic set up was front shocks laid down as far as poss. losi 42.5 grade oil. dBoots terrrabyte tyres soft inserts. ride height had front arms level. About 2 degrees toe in. 4 degrees pos camber.
Rear shocks Outer lower mount. Highest top mount. Losi 32.5 grade shock oil. dBoots terrabyte tyres. Pro-line closed cell inserts. Ride height lower arms level. 1 degree pos camber.
The car felt very stable in a straight line and through high speed turns. Jumped beautifully and landed spot on.
The rear end was planted.
Biggest problem was in low speed turns and very tight turns. Car had far too much front grip on the terrabytes so will be trying out some proline ribs on the front. May also soften the damping on the front and make the rear shocks nore upright to help in the twistys slightly.
As for the gearbox!!!!!!!!!!!
Will be looking at the madrat conversion in the near future!!