New 210 owner: setup advice needed

[Chris Elworthy]

Hey guys,

I've recently returned to the hobby and picked up a 210 kit. I'm racing on the astro track at Bury Metro. I still have the standard springs fitted with 45 wt oil in the front and 30 in the rear. The car seems to understeer on power a lot, could this be due to the front end being too soft? I'm running Schumacher yellow minispikes on the rear and yellow slim staggers on the front.

Any help would be greatly appriciated

Chris

[hotrodchris]

first thing i would do is put a set of low profile cut staggers on the front along with a Cream under servo weight, pos even one of his front bulkheads to get a bit more weight and grip in the front, then see what you think as the tyres alone will give you more steering then look at playing with the springs and oils!

[coolcars782]

All I've done for mine is;
Front - Yellow springs, 1.4mm * 4 pistons, and 35wt oil.
Rear - Light Red springs, 1.4mm * 4 pistons, and 30wt oil.
No weight in the car, and I'm also running the same tires you are.

That's for my local track, Tiverton, which is a mixture of grass and astro with jumps.


Carl

[Chris-S]

Whats your current setup? I know you have mentioned oils, but what about everything else ?

[Chris Elworthy]

I followed Craig Collinson's setup for Southport from the Petit RC website as a starting point apart from the fact I still have kit springs. How do these (blue?) springs rate in weight? And what would you recommend? I'm planning on racing tomorrow so won't have chance to pick up any springs or weight before tomorrow. Is there anything I can do with the camber/ride height/toe etc to generate a little more front end grip as the car pushes into the corner badly.
In running mid motor 4 gear.

Chris

[dwp102]

Try reducing the front droop. Run it a few mm above resting. The effect will be dramatic.

[Chris-S]

Originally Posted by Chris Elworthy

I followed Craig Collinson's setup for Southport from the Petit RC website as a starting point apart from the fact I still have kit springs. How do these (blue?) springs rate in weight? And what would you recommend? I'm planning on racing tomorrow so won't have chance to pick up any springs or weight before tomorrow. Is there anything I can do with the camber/ride height/toe etc to generate a little more front end grip as the car pushes into the corner badly.
In running mid motor 4 gear.

Chris

http://www.team-durango.com/pdf/setu...hart-Small.pdf

http://www.team-durango.com/pdf/setu...t-Complete.pdf