B44.1 Wing lowering mod

[MiCk B.]

Originally Posted by gazhillAE

Hiya mick
Thanks for the deliverys recently!

No problem. Good to hear that it got to you safe and sound.

MiCk B. :-)

[MHeadling]

Just done it on my B44, took 5 mins, just take the wing mounts off, line up with the lower bolt hole, stanley knife off the desired amount and pop a longer bolt through and job done!

With the wing mounts resting on the shock tower brace it feels fairly sturdy but I may do what Sleigh has done and put some small 4-40 nuts in the wing mounts.

I am going to fit a brace between the two wing mounts, a bit of a chassis post from my AE L4 12th car and a couple of bolts.

I'll post a pic up once finished, I'll race it next Wednesday and report back

[MHeadling]

Here we are guys, pics as promised: As per my other post, longer bolts through shock tower brace, cut down the wing mounts and made a brace from 12th chassis spacer and a couple of blue washers.

[MHeadling]

Well gave it a run last night, didnt break and car seemed to jump well and seemed balanced in the air.

The jumps were not massive so probably not a fair test but so far so good.......

[ben]

As said before the wing modification was done after the Worlds warmup because of the big jumps and the random gusts of wind at finland.
Excuse the grubby car.

[ben]

Couple more pictures

[westie]

What advantages does lowering the rear wing have?

Cheers

[ron63]

I don't think that this modification would really change the handling of the car.
If it would do so, then i think the World Campion 2011 would also use the wing mounted low- but Cav didn't.



Probably it's just a personal thing and more about the looks...

[mof]

Originally Posted by ron63

I don't think that this modification would really change the handling of the car.
If it would do so, then i think the World Campion 2011 would also use the wing mounted low- but Cav didn't.

http://s1.directupload.net/images/111204/awqhhf58.jpg

Probably it's just a personal thing and more about the looks...

But cavalieri had a 6" wing instead of 6.5" that most others used. Maybe the wind and big jumps was not such a big of an issue for the narrower wing?

[MHeadling]

So far the wing mod is holding up ok, car is up forsale, shameless plug! lol

http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?t=89992

[Wupding]

Originally Posted by ron63

I don't think that this modification would really change the handling of the car.
If it would do so, then i think the World Campion 2011 would also use the wing mounted low- but Cav didn't.



Probably it's just a personal thing and more about the looks...

Can anyone tell me what tyres these are... think they may work well at Chadderton

[ron63]

JC Flip Outs, official Worlds tire...