[Kelk]

Thanks for the feedback and discussion so far guys - sorry I haven't fed anything back after your efforts but work has got in the way of hobby!

Ok - so to confirm - truck is set as mid motor. Temperature was c. 8 deg C and am running on astro. Track was wet, no soaking but as I was racing the 22 and only running the truck, the comparison was night and day.

Now for the other questions...

some astro tracks can be slippy when cold and if it is slightly damp then you really need Schuey Silver minispikes on the back also the 50g TLR weight will help traction

That's the case at SHRCCC wrt temp & being damp. I've ordered some DB Multibytes (only A compound available as far as I can see in the UK) as I run the B compond on the buggy in these conditions and do well on them. However, I'll also order some Schuey Silver minispikes to give them a whirl for a back to back comparison. I'll probably try some blue mini spikes up front too.

Which antisquat shim are you running?

The out of the box standard

I would say that your shock oils are light for a 2WD SCT, would be worth trying 37.5 in front and 32.5 in back... thicker oils also calm weight transfer under accelerating/braking as well as regular bump damping duties

I've actually just ordered new shock caps for the truck as I'm not getting on with the grub screw type and in comparison to the buggy (and I appreciate they are very different) I find I can set them up easier. So before I might try those oil weights when I rebuild the shocks in the next week or so.

Did you try any weight under lipos?

Not as yet - I've just ordered one from Rudebits so there is something else to try.

Did you change back to yellow spring on rear?

Again not yet, but I'll try the rebuuild with new weight oil and then see what happens with the springs.

The piston mod is fully recommended too, really sharpens up the handling, particularly helping it settle quicker after direction changes and bumps/jumps

I'll add this into the shock rebuild.

So for being such a pain - no one I know runs a 22SCT and I have to admit I love it. The proposal is to try and build the SCT class at SHRCCC even if it is only once a month with a dedicated heat, however, even on the first run, which was the race evening, it was a mile quicker than everything else, just it needed a lot more concentration and correction at the Tx to compensate for the handling.

I'll try the changes incrementally and feedback but if you're ever in the Surrey area, let me know, I owe you a beer at least!