question garry?

[beetroot]

Hello,

I am new to the forum, and also quite new to racing. I own a 2nd hand predator x10, i think it is quite cool, but nobody seems to run 1. At my local club, we race on carpet in the winter but then just on flat grass in the summer, but when the grass wears away it gets very slippy.

My x10 does not go very well on this surface. A local guy said to me that if I reduce my anti-squat this will help but I don't really know what this means. I asked him and he said the x10 does not let you do this adjustment, but looking at the manual that Garry Driffill has received with his new x11, it appears that anti-squat is now adjustable (it says that on the cover in the pic).

So Garry, as a team driver, can you tell me what anti-squat is? what will happen if I reduce it? how much do you run on your predator and is there a way I can change this on my x10?

Thanks in advance sir.

[Spencer Mulcahy]

No presure there Gary as a team driver.

[bigred5765]

didnt know anti squat was adjustable on the pred

[rcracer]

Originally Posted by bigred5765

didnt know anti squat was adjustable on the pred

i reckon "beetroot" knows this already

[beetroot]

I have been told that on the x10 the antisquat is fixed... but I don't even know what that means? what do you do to adjust it and how will performance change if i do adjust it?

On the front cover of the x11 book in the other topic, it says that the car has "adjustable antisquat and droop" and I want to know if you can do it on an x11, can i buy the parts to do it on my x10 also?

Thanks

[bigred5765]

i dont know for sure but my guess would be
you would need to upgrade to a x11 to do that

[Garry Driffill]

Originally Posted by beetroot

So Garry, as a team driver, can you tell me what anti-squat is? what will happen if I reduce it? how much do you run on your predator and is there a way I can change this on my x10?

Thanks in advance sir.

Beetroot....

What Cooper has explained seems to be the answer to youre question.

Where do you race ?

[Molgorain]

Beetroot should download this manual:
http://www.the-pred.co.uk/index.php?...y_view&iden=25

Little more than halfway thrue, there´s a topic called setup tips.
Think it will give you answears(sp?) to almost all your questions.

And no, I don´t own a X10, but Im thinking about buying one.
Always checking out all manuals and other stuff before I buy something.

[Tom3012]

as said register at www.the-pred.co.uk all your problems will pretty much me solved...

firstly though... whats your car setup like; shock oil, springs, etc etc

if we get this info we can work from there

[New Losi]

As a little tip Beetroot, the pred works best with part worn tyres on the front, almost bald with brand new ones on the back. With new tyres on the front you always get over steer andvery lively backend. Tom Yardy's kiddy set-up on "the-pred" (thread started by alrg500 i think) seems to work pretty well most places.

[Sebastian]

To bring this one back on track a little bit. I understand that you can adjust the rear antisquat by changing the rear inboard block (or even the rear toe block?). But I did not find an optional one on the Team Xtreme site nor any hints (like adding washers under the inboard block instead of using optional parts etc.) in the manual.
Same with the adjustable droop that's stated on the cover of the manual but at least I found the droop screws ...

Thanks in advance guys.

[rowanp25]

right to clear up! it may sound so basic and i dont think it tells you in the setup guide but try tightening the front diff so its slightly tighter than the front on slippery surfaces and tighter to the rear on grippy! this really worked for me as a start point! leave all the rest to kit standard for the first race then dial it in like any oter car! can remember my exact setups but ill post them once i get my car running again! and if your wondering im the one that made garry pred mad!

[Cooper]

Originally Posted by Sebastian

To bring this one back on track a little bit. I understand that you can adjust the rear antisquat by changing the rear inboard block (or even the rear toe block?). But I did not find an optional one on the Team Xtreme site nor any hints (like adding washers under the inboard block instead of using optional parts etc.) in the manual.
Same with the adjustable droop that's stated on the cover of the manual but at least I found the droop screws ...

Thanks in advance guys.

I'm wondering about that too, I don't have my X11 yet, should be this week, but I think there still need to come parts or you just have to put washers under the current block.

I'll get back on this