Another update. I've made the following changes:
- 1.3mm x 4 Pistons on the front (instead of 1.3mm x 6).
- 1.4mm x 6 Pistons on the rear (instead of 1.2mm x 6).
- 2.81 lb/in Black rear spring (3,63 lb/in Dark Blue spring).
- 40g of weights on the rear end of the chassis plate.
I just weighed the car: it's 1455 grams now I've added the weights, ESC and receiver. I don't know exactly how much a PT and bodyshell would weigh, but all in all this means the car needs roughly 40g to become competition legal (probably 60g if your wiring is nice and short
). I had slight concerns before that I needed to add a lot of weight to the car... but 40-60g is a perfectly compact and noticable amount of weight to play with!
So with the setup changes, how does it go?
Well... Awesome!
Ok, the rear end I would still call loose-ish, but now most slides are pretty controllable by countersteering, and of course driving style is a determining factor here. If you're agressive on the turn-in and brake by cornering, it will slide (a lot). when you idle or brake slightly so the weight isn't completely thrown on the outside front wheel on turn-in it remains nice and stable.
As the first track test is on clay, not on a high-bite surface, I think this is a reasonable starting point. Just to be sure, I will be trying out how the car responds onroad with tires, ground clearance and droop levels for clay. Also, I'll try one or two things that to try and make the rear end even more planted, so I know how to adjust the car in both directions if adjustments need to be made at the trackside
