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Post by psycaz on Feb 11, 2009 11:06:41 GMT -7
I've read the posts on using positive camber and want to give it a try. Just one question I am wondering about: How much drift do you need at a minimum to know you are forcing the wheel back off the body and toward the head to begin to see the benefits? I know there is no one answer for how much drift to use on a car. But I would hate to not have it turning enough and have the wheel stay against the body. Usually I set our cars 1" for 4'. That seems like it would be light to me. Building a pure stock to send in for April. Want to put everything I think I have learned into it to see if I can get 1 run under 3.0 Thanks
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Post by 2FAST4U on Feb 11, 2009 14:36:41 GMT -7
I've read the posts on using positive camber and want to give it a try. Just one question I am wondering about: How much drift do you need at a minimum to know you are forcing the wheel back off the body and toward the head to begin to see the benefits? I know there is no one answer for how much drift to use on a car. But I would hate to not have it turning enough and have the wheel stay against the body. Usually I set our cars 1" for 4'. That seems like it would be light to me. Building a pure stock to send in for April. Want to put everything I think I have learned into it to see if I can get 1 run under 3.0 Thanks It depends on the weight placement... It does not matter that the wheel rubs against the body... because it will... just make sure that you have the body where the wheel rubs it, is polished and slippery... but the amount of drift is determined on where the weight is set for the cg's... but if you want a starting point i think about 10 inches in 8 feet...
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Post by psycaz on Feb 11, 2009 15:40:19 GMT -7
Thanks for the info. I would have never guessed that much. I'll try a few different things to make sure that area is polished as good as I can get.
Is it illegal to say use clear nail polish on the body to provide a solid surface I can polish that should be hard in the pure stock class?
I could post that in the rules thread if nec.
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Post by Shade Racing on Feb 11, 2009 15:44:48 GMT -7
I've read the posts on using positive camber and want to give it a try. Just one question I am wondering about: How much drift do you need at a minimum to know you are forcing the wheel back off the body and toward the head to begin to see the benefits? I know there is no one answer for how much drift to use on a car. But I would hate to not have it turning enough and have the wheel stay against the body. Usually I set our cars 1" for 4'. That seems like it would be light to me. Building a pure stock to send in for April. Want to put everything I think I have learned into it to see if I can get 1 run under 3.0 Thanks what I do is turn in to rail hard then back off until it wiggles & turn axle back to the rail until it runs straight
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Post by 2FAST4U on Feb 11, 2009 17:48:27 GMT -7
Thanks for the info. I would have never guessed that much. I'll try a few different things to make sure that area is polished as good as I can get. Is it illegal to say use clear nail polish on the body to provide a solid surface I can polish that should be hard in the pure stock class? I could post that in the rules thread if nec. you can use paint on your car... any kind of paint... ;D
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Post by psycaz on Feb 12, 2009 3:45:37 GMT -7
I've read the posts on using positive camber and want to give it a try. Just one question I am wondering about: How much drift do you need at a minimum to know you are forcing the wheel back off the body and toward the head to begin to see the benefits? I know there is no one answer for how much drift to use on a car. But I would hate to not have it turning enough and have the wheel stay against the body. Usually I set our cars 1" for 4'. That seems like it would be light to me. Building a pure stock to send in for April. Want to put everything I think I have learned into it to see if I can get 1 run under 3.0 Thanks what I do is turn in to rail hard then back off until it wiggles & turn axle back to the rail until it runs straight Only problem is that I don't have access to a track longer enough to be sure about the wiggles. Only a 32'. As the Cub Scout motto goes: "I'll do my Best!"
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Post by Teamfreeroller on May 3, 2009 11:15:33 GMT -7
on our rail rider cars the front wheel stays out on the head. cars turn3" at 4' roll .does front wheels need to stay out or run in on body till it gets on rail. thank you . TeamFreeroller
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Post by 2FAST4U on May 3, 2009 12:10:55 GMT -7
on our rail rider cars the front wheel stays out on the head. cars turn3" at 4' roll .does front wheels need to stay out or run in on body till it gets on rail. thank you . TeamFreeroller are you running neg cant or poss cant.
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Post by Teamfreeroller on May 3, 2009 12:28:13 GMT -7
the axle hole drilled stright in body i just toed wheel in . i think it is canted up a little.
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Post by 2FAST4U on May 3, 2009 17:18:49 GMT -7
the axle hole drilled stright in body i just toed wheel in . i think it is canted up a little. YES IT WILL DRIFT TO THE HEAD OF THE AXLE...
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