setups

[Mark Stiles]

Hi,

I've just got an SD for xmas, and am planning to race 19T super stock at west london in the summer.

Can anyone recommend a "base" setup that I can use to begin with, and then tweak to my linking as I get used to the car more?

I would like info on;

Camber, castor, toe, droop, ride height and anything else thats important (if thats possible!).

I am a newcomer to 1/10th racing, although I have raced 1/12th scale cars for some years now.

Any help is greatly appreciated! ;D

[cobra81li200]

Just start with the stock setup.

One useful tip : when you build your shocks, don't follow the instructions that says to get them to 60 mm but 62 mm instead.

[Mark Stiles]

Okay, cheers. :)

[al]

any other quick and helpfull tips fabien ?

al

[cobra81li200]

Too many tips to post them without any pics. I'm still working on translating my review, it should be ready by the beginning of january.

[al]

you better - lol

cheers fabien
al

[cobra81li200]

my mistake, the instructions says 58 mm and you want the shocks to be 60 mm.

[al]

myne are already set at 60 now


grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr !

[cobra81li200]

and so ? that's the length they should be.

[al]

your getting me confussed now i meant 62 its ok ive canged them back now !!! 8)

al

[ian plimmer]

mmmmmmmmmm i just set mine to 60 mm

[al]

copy cat, lol

your car all sorted now then ?

al

[cobra81li200]

Al ! I told you 2 mm longer than what the manual says, I don't have my manual right here it's 1000 km away from me. I don't remember if the manual says 58 mm or 60 mm so give them just 2 mm longer than what the manual says.

[sosidge]

Build them like the manual says and they come out at 60mm - not 58mm.

You definitely need more length - I run 63mm front (still with short ends), 62mm rear.

Make sure you get some plastic spacers or O-rings to cover the exposed threads - otherwise you'll damage the shock seals.

That is the only thing that's "wrong" with the kit setting, everything else is a matter of taste.

[al]

what surface do you run on ?

ive got a set-up for most tracks but my club is in a sportshall and i can never seem to get a consistant set-up on the polished wood flooring !

have you raced on polished wood flooring sosidge ?

also if anyone else has with there sd jost posta few points setting me in the right direction

thanks

al

[sosidge]

I run on polished floors - not wood, but tile-ish. Grip is quite high for a polished surface.

Probably the best thing you can do on a polished floor to get more grip is to run plenty of droop - I use the above mentioned shock settings, droop is 6 or 7 at the front, 5 at the rear.

I've fiddled with lots of other settings too, I've posted a base setup previously in this section. That setup gives a stable car with slight understeer. You can get a shade more steering by running stiffer at the back, or softer at the front. It's hard to get rid of all the understeer on the SD in my experience, without losing stability.

[johnbull]

Mark. Greetings from Malta.

For SD set ups you could do alot worse than check out the sets ups for the 2 quickest SD drivers in UK, Chris Grainger and Adam Rogers.

They are both ballistic at West London. I'm sure there isn't much wrong with their set up.

You will probably find them on the CML site.

Happy New Year, and good luck with your SD.

Regards

Joe.

[al]

yea here is a link

http://www.cmldistribution.co.uk/cml_setup.htm

but no polished wood set-ups ive printed them off for the nats next yesr thogh and ill give them a go !

al

[B_Final_Bob]

Al, think your gonna struggle getting a consistent setup for polished floor.

If you want a good carpet setup I can point you in the right direction ;)

*I would say your pretty lucky to be able to find any setups at all, I can find one UK track setup for the Corally >:(

[al]

yea i was reading your other topic about that !

did you pm andy grittiths ?

ill see anyway how the car goes tomorow,

al

[Chris Kerswell]

Probably the best starting point I can give you is:
http://www.cmldistribution.co.uk/docs/Bisley%20-%2028-12-03.pdf

This track is pretty low grip but possibly not as low as polished floor so it may not work!!!

If its still slippy then it may be worth trying softer springs all round or spacing the ball joint on top of the hubs up another 1 or 2 mm.

I have also heard (although not having run on oplished floor I cant comment myself) that Schumacher Yellow Mini-Pins are the way to go as regards tyres (and with Schumacher White foam insters - from an even less reliable source :P )

Hope this is helpful