Go Back   oOple.com Forums > Car Talk > Team Associated

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 05-04-2012
DJFlyinbin DJFlyinbin is offline
New Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 25
Default What is so special about equal length arms?

I was looking at the box of my B4 and I saw this mentioned like some kind of advantage /special feature.Why equal length arms are important?
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 27-04-2012
DJFlyinbin DJFlyinbin is offline
New Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 25
Default

Anyone?
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 27-04-2012
Martijn's Avatar
Martijn Martijn is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Belgium
Posts: 298
Default

Do you have a picture of this?
Where did you see this on your box?
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 27-04-2012
sosidge's Avatar
sosidge sosidge is offline
Mad Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 1,774
Default

The B4 does have "equal length arms". There is no specific benefit, but better to have arms of similar lengths than ones of greatly different lengths because it will keep the front and rear geometry more consistent.
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 27-04-2012
stewcc stewcc is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Middlesbrough
Posts: 82
Default Equal arms

Having equal length arms means the camber does not change with suspension movement.
Shorter top arms gives increased camber on bump and longer top arms give reducing camber on bump.
Its up to you which is best.
On roll things get more complicated but again its how it fits with the track and your driving.
Good luck
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 28-04-2012
DJFlyinbin DJFlyinbin is offline
New Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 25
Default

No it is not about camber gain , it is about hingepin to hingepin dimension. Unfortunately i cannot grasp how it leads to more consistent handling by itself
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 03-05-2012
flipside flipside is offline
Mad Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,047
Default

Yes they mean front and rear arms are equal in length (not arm vs camberlink).

Losi xx had very short rear arms, which make the rear end so stable the car wouldn't steer anymore.
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 01:39 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
oOple.com