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Testing cam ber with the

cam ber gauge

Raise or low er

the ball end

by adding or

subtra c ting

w ashers here

STEERING BLOCKS

The included trailing steering blocks (# 9581)

should be used in m ost cases. The Team es-

pecially recom m ends the tra iling blocks on

high-grip or “blue-groove”.

C hanging to the optional inline steering

blocks (#9577) will give the car an overall ag-

gressive feeling. Steering entering and exiting

the corners is increased, but straight line sta-

bilit

y is slightly reduced.

TUNING & SETUP TIPS

These steps prepare your buggy for m aximum perform ance

CASTER

Caster describes the angle of the kingpin as it

leans tow ard the rear of the vehicle. Positive

caster m eans the kingpin learns rearward at

the top.

The supplied 25° caster blocks (#9580)

are recom m ended in m ost cases. F o r m o re

corner entry steering and less exit steering, try

the optional 30° blocks (#9593).

The optional 20° blocks (#9592) will give

you m ore exit steering and less entry steering.

FRONT CAM BER LINKS

C hanging the length of the cam ber link is

considered a bigger step than adjusting the

ball end height on the tow er. Shortening the

cam ber link (or low ering the ball end) will

give the front end less roll and quicken

steering response. Lengthening the cam ber

link (or raising the ball end) will give the front

more roll and slow er steering response.

Longer

cam ber links are typically used

on high grip tracks and shorter links tend to

work better on m ed-grip loose tracks

Raise or low er the ball

end by adding or sub-

tracting w ashers here

CAMBER

C am ber describes the angle at which the tire

and w heel rides w hen looked at from the front.

N egative cam ber m eans that the tire leans

inw ard at the top.

A good starting cam ber setting is –1°. Use

the included #1719 cam ber gauge to set your

cam ber as show n. P o sitive cam ber, w here

the top of the tire is leaning out, is not recom -

m ended.

FRO NT TO E-IN

Toe-in describes the angle of the front tire s

w hen view ed from the top. With toe-in, the fron

of the tires point inw ard.

Zero degree toe-in (tires pointing straight

forward) is the setting that should be used in

almost all track conditions. O ccasionally you

can increase turn in by adding a little toe-out

(front of tires point slightly out). Front toe-in is

not a typical tuning adjustm ent

used by the

Team .

FRO NT RIDE HEIGHT

Ride height is the distance from the ground to

the bottom of the chassis.

The standard front ride height setting is

with the front arms level (referred to as “arms

level”). C heck the ride height by lifting up the

entire car about 8-12 inches off the bench and

drop it.

After the suspension “settles” into place,

add or rem ove pre-load clips so that the left &

right arm s appear to be flat as seen in the

follow ing picture.

ANTI-SQUAT

Anti-squat denotes the angle of the rear arms

relative to the ground. Zero anti-squat m eans

that the rear arm s are flat, parallel with the

ground. The kit setting is 2°, and can be ad-

justed by installing or rem oving the include

REAR CAMBER LINK

C hanging the length of the cam ber link is con-

sidered a bigger step than adjusting the ball

end height on the rear chassis brace. S hort-

ening the cam ber link (or low ering the ball end)

will give the rear end less roll and the car wi

tend to accelerate or “square up” better. Length-

ening the cam ber link (or raising the ball end)

will give the rear more roll and m ore cornerin

grip. Longer cam ber links are typically used

on high grip tracks, while shorter links tend to

work better on m ed-grip loose tracks. The ki

setting is the best compromise of cornering

grip and acceleration.

U pper shim (with one tab), 1°

Low er shim (with two tabs), 2°

shim s underneath the arm m ount.

The shim with 2 tabs is for 2° and the

shim with 1 tab is for 1°. You can use any

com bination of shims to get 0, 1, 2, or 3° anti-

squat. Adding anti-squat tends to m ake the

c a r “ro tate” m ore in corners, but doesn’t

handle as w ell through the bum ps.

REAR CAMBER

C am ber describes the angle at which the tire

and w heel rides w hen looked at from the back.

N egative cam ber m eans that the tire leans in-

ward at the top.

A good starting cam ber setting is –1°. Use

the included #1719 cam ber gauge to set your

cam ber (show n above). Adding a sm all

am ount of positive cam ber, w here the top of

the tire is leaning out, will tend to improve

straight-line acceleration on loose tracks.

Front arm s should be in a

straight line w hen ride height

is set as “arms level”

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