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If they came as a set, they should be. Do you know what brand they are? A bigass ball bearing works great by the way.Right On - I was hoping they were color coded for tension
I can only presume they are Associated - they are not in the package, but with all my son's other TA partsIf they came as a set, they should be. Do you know what brand they are? A bigass ball bearing works great by the way.
whatchutalknboutwillis what is AE?Everything but AE on there
AE is Associatedwhatchutalknboutwillis what is AE?
I always start out with 0 preload on all my RC's and go from there. But I am not much of a touring car guy. And I am more just a basher. Not a racer.yes - that is what I mean
Oh we have started racing it - it is crazy fun and a lot of action. But I hear ya, I think I am learning that there is a lot to this game. Cleaning tires is a dirty mess.I always start out with 0 preload on all my RC's and go from there. But I am not much of a touring car guy. And I am more just a basher. Not a racer.
There are a ton of things to learn about tuning your shocks, and I am definitely no expert. But I will say - tune a little at a time. On my buggies and trucks I always get the preload set where I want it first by hitting some bumps and stuff and see how it handles them. If the chassis slaps the ground too much, I increase the preload a bit. Shock oil plays a part here too, and if I get to moving the preload too far for my liking, I increase the oil weight.
You can actually go crazy tuning shocks. Pistons, number of holes in them, shock angles, spring rates, etc, all change one characteristic or another, and change to one of these can affect change to one of the others. Like, you might change your piston, then find that piston works better with a different oil.
But touring cars are a whole different animal. You'll want to hit some corners and watch for body roll and see how the traction is while doing so. For high traction surfaces, straighter shocks, stiffer springs. Low traction, lean them in a bit and use softer springs. Oh wait, then there is tire compound
There's so much to this, it is a lot of trial and error. That's why they make setup sheets and put them in the car manual. You might search the web for a setup sheet for your car that others have shared to give you a starting point.
Are you thinking of getting into racing? Or just bashing around a parking lot?
There are so many settings on the cars that can alter the way they handle individual tracks it's nuts. So setup sheets would be the best way to learn what changes you make are doing.Oh we have started racing it - it is crazy fun and a lot of action. But I hear ya, I think I am learning that there is a lot to this game. Cleaning tires is a dirty mess.