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Originally Posted by vrooom
would love to hear how much different it handles with new front end.
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Well using the Worlds set up indoors on a mix of carpet and slippy floor the set up was very well balanced. I am using the Cream V2 mid motor weight and a brass kick shim but otherwise as Dustin Evans set up with no extra weight in the car. Just for reference I've returned to racing again this year after a long lay off (ten years!) but got my F3 rating back and I had run the 22 V1 earlier in the year but mostly I used an RB6 this year until the 2.0 came out.
It was very good on open/high speed bends, good traction, smooth steering and no sudden loss of grip at the rear on corner exit. In fact I'd go so far to say the rear was too locked in if anything. I was looking for more low speed steering so tried a shorter front link first - better, shocks moved in on arm - better again. The biggest change was to put a shorty LiPo in down the centre of the saddle pack position much more nimble. it's still a bit off where I'd like the front end to be as yet but first time out with it in mid, I had tried it rear first just for giggles a week before, and I was happy enough.
The car responded to changes well, I still think there is some more to come from tweaking the set up and I'll probably try a softer front spring next and possibly drop the oil weight too, then look at increasing rear anti squat to remove some of the locked in feel to the rear end. If it was outdoors on astro/grass I'd be back to the Worlds set up as a starting point as it felt very smooth and well balanced, certainly the best balanced feel I've had from a 22 with no nasty inconsistent behaviour it was easy to put in a solid consistent run. I like mine so much I've just bought my 8yr old son a 2.0 to replace his 22 RTR so it will be interesting to see how he gets on with a mid motor car next time out.