KF low grip conversion

[PaulRotheram]

Originally Posted by gazhillAE

And ball diffs ! U4199 another 2-3 weeks away!

I've went away from using the ball diff and finding the gear diff is alot more to my liking, even in the wet. A good few at our club have went to this now.. however the ball diff is a good option to have in your box.

Originally Posted by Ross

Can you buy a complete car kit with the new chassis or just the conversion kit.

No, when i spoke to Tris this was not in the pipeline to do, maybe they may in the future, who knows.
However for £250 ( plenty of model shops are priced around this region) you get a very competitive car for mega high grip. Add £79.99 for the conversion and you have a superb all rounder for the outdoor environment.

Start out with shorties and you do not need to buy two types of cells, adding weight to the shortie gives the same desired effect of running saddles.

Originally Posted by mark christopher

James/paul take it then if you are running the low grip layout, do you have to run shorty, or are you running the low grip kit by in normal layout?

You have to run a shortie when in low grip mode, with the motor being shifted back 21mm something has to give and the shortie gives that clearance to do so.

I also have both cars, KF and SV2 and used either for each condition. However i much prefer having the one car, one set of electronics, and the option to convert that car to a high grip animal for the indoor season.

Something to bare in mind, at stotfold it is a singular surface, when the grip is high, 100% of the track is high. On a multi surface track like Kidderminster or Southport the KF is manageable. However the low grip conversion comes in to its element when you hit concrete, cobbles or tarmac - the car pushes slightly, whereas the KF will want to fishtail.

Originally Posted by madmulc

I dont see the point in have a convertion for the KF and also buy more batteries which have to be charged just incase you change the set up. The KF was designed for high grip so why mess with it. I love my KF and I love my SV2 lets leave it at that.

You can run shorties in both the KF and the KFLG conversion, if you wish to run the same weight as a standard KF with saddles then add some weight in front of the shortie.

If schumacher are not carful they will turn the KF into the SX3, a very nice car but a pig to set up which will put people off. Simple is best and thats what has made the SV2, K1 and KF so popular.

How will they turn a proven car in to a car that is a pig to setup? The stock KF is a huge success, and well deserved as it is an animal.
The low grip conversion simply lets that mass amount who have bought the KF for indoor racing bring their car outdoors and get it going alot easier - I see that as doing us all a favour?

Dont get me wrong I also love my SX3 and K1 but i do prefer the K1. as its simple.

The main change to the car with the low grip conversion is removing weight from the front end, shorties are the counter effect of doing this as more space is needed at the rear of the car to house the motor / layshafts.

There are some very competitive prices for a BRCA legal shortie lipo at the moment, both LRP and intellect have fantastic prices.