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Originally Posted by GRIFF55
Gearing sounds good. If i were you i'd try the tryes full first and go from there. So far on astro i have taken spikes off from the outer and inner, but i know others who haven't. (personal preference)
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Cheers again Griff, if i decide to gear up ( as i have heard that the SP motors need gearing to get any speed out of them ) then what would you reckon would be the biggest pinion you`d risk ? Or shall i just go on motor temp as with Touring Car ?
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Originally Posted by N7ELA
Rich, I dont think there is anymore rear toe blocks. Mine is the 3.3 also. I have noticed some people running some with no writing on the back and this one must be the 501 kit block which will be 3 degrees instead of 3.3. To reduce the steering I increased the toe out which made the car handle amazing.
At Tally I cut inside and outside row off front and back tyres and car was great. At RHR however the car just wanted to tip all the time. I tried cutting an extra row off the outside rear but this made the backend too loose. I increased the camber from 1 to 2 degrees and this made a huge difference. I think the main reason for the grip roll was the fact that RHR astro is still in new condition and really grippy.
Im running a 6.5 with a 21/91 ratio. Had to turn the end point down to 95% at RHR as the car just seemed too fast. Maybe it was the really good grip I seemed to get...
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Cheers for the extra info Neil. All useful stuff. i have pre cut every other spike on the outer fronts only for now, ran it up and down my garden
retightened the diffs, checked the slipper, all seems good
There was a definite clicking with the Tamiya pinion so i have removed that too and fitted a Kawada one. Things are much quieter using AE and Kawada vs the Tamiya spur and pinion.
In answer to what you asked Lee, to me it looks as if the cut coil is at the top. The cut end actually sits in the groove thats machined into the collar quite nicely.
I`ll let Lee confirm this of course but mine looks to sit much better now i am able to lower the rear end. it was that fraction too high before IMHO.
I used a needle file to file the cut end of the spring flat so that the collar wasnt sitting on a sharp point.
Cheers mate