Rc dirt oval setup tips

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I will be racing a left turn dirt oval with medium grip and I have never set up a truck for oval before. The more info the better. Ride height, camber front, rear, left, right , toe, Offset, shock oil, shock position Info from someone who races oval and likes their setup would be best.

Share Share this post on Digg Del. Sponsored Links. Slight banking in the turns. Almost flat at the bottom. Here is a pic I dont have any specific setups but I would set the ride hight low with some 50 wt shock oil and 2 hole pistons on all four corners I would also get a sway bar kit. That would depend on what you can do in that class. Can you lower the chasis, run softer tires, and such?

Best thing to do is check what the other guys are doing. I guess I need to give more info. The class is a Spec class. Only things that can be changed are In this case, go for stiffer shocks on your left rear wheel. And use softer shocks on the right rear. Try stiffer right rear shocks with softer left rear shocks. It varies from brands and types of shocks to the tracks.

The load transfer is important for racing. While tuning your RC, you might end up with a lot of load transfer. To avoid it you have to keep note of a few things. The total load transfer is directly proportional to the center of gravity. So, the lower your center of gravity the better.

This will give you the edge in racing. Another aspect directly proportional to load transfer is obviously the weight. The total weight of your RC does make a difference in racing.

Dirt ovals RCs are usually around Even if you want the best parts and motor for your Keep your track length wider to minimize the total load transfer. The front and rear wheel spacing can affect turning in and out of the corner. If you have it misplaced, your dirt oval RC will not have a smooth turn. If you want a tight corner entry, you should place your front wheels towards the right.

That is, the front right wheel spacing should be more. The right wheel should be further from the car body, while the left one is closer. For a looser corner entry, try the opposite combination. Space your left front wheel further from the center of the car. While front wheels affect corner entry, rear wheels play a role in corner exit. If you want a freer corner exit, place your rear wheels to the right. We use this a great deal on flat tracks.

The RF will have negative camber and the LF will have positive. Meaning the RF will lean in and the LF out. Camber is very useful in set-up. Castor literally is the amount of change up or down in the end of the spindle front axle from straight ahead to when the wheels are turn a set amount.

Changing the rear track width is one of the easiest ways to adjust your car. It can be a very important tool. Therefore is crucial to have it in the right place! Most cars have the option to locate the battery in different spots. Inward or front to back in some cases. When compressed the shock must have adequate down-travel.

It also most have up-travel which is critical for the cars traction. Will be discussed later. Toe-in happens when the front width of the front tires is narrower than the back width of the front tires. Toe-out is the opposite. Foam rubber has less bite and more wear than other tires. The foam rubber compounds are Blue, Green, Orange and yellow. Compounds are Red, Purple and Pink.

Where you place your electronics, your wheelbase, and body position all affect your car package. They generally make the front suspension feel smoother. Constant rate or standard springs have the same rate throughout their travel. A pushing car scrubs off all its speed in the corners. I think that covers terminology for now. Now I am going to go in-depth with everything you need to know on how to go fast!

Read carefully. Tweak is almost as important as charging the battery. Too much or not enough can slow the car down. First off, a ton of guys at the track have digital scale setups for setting tweak. Someone will let you use theirs, but remember there can be a great difference between scales.

It is best to use the same ones all day. As a base start for everyone, I would run When setting the tweak use equal movements on both shocks or tweak screws. You want fairly equal preload on you springs. Depending on conditions, car package and class you may need a little more or less but this should get you close to start. Since you set the tweak while the car is a rest obviously , it is the basis for the weight transfer in the corners.

When you go through the corner weight transfers from the left to the right. The more weight you start with on the left the more that will remain on the left through cornering. Too much tweak will make the car push and lose speed. Tweak is not a great chassis-tuning device. I basically leave the tweak about the same everywhere I go.

Within a 1 oz. The only thing I use it for is if the car is too tight or pushy going into the corner, then I may reduce it slightly, but too much and the car will lose forward bite coming off the corner.