Thursday, January 22, 2009

Lipo/Brushless setups from Associated! *UPDATED*

I've been reading the coverage of the CRCRC Midwest Championships, and it seems that the AE camp has been developing setups specifically for Lipo/Brushless! This is great news, as the current published setups are for cars using NiMH batteries which are heavier than LiPo's. Since LiPo's weigh less the current practice was to add weight to the rear to compensate for the missing weight. AE was working on new setup's which don't require this extra weight. I hope they publish them soon, as I'm struggling to find a good setup for my B4 :)

I also added some new cool RC Blogs to my blog list. Check'em out!
Almost Live Race Coverage
CRCRC RC Racing
Scott's Race Review

*UPDATE* 1/22/09
Just found a starting setup gor the B4 running LiPo on rctech.net and rcracing.com!

Front
Shock mounting: 1-I
Camber link mounting: 1-A, 3 washers under ball end
Camber: -1°
Ride Height: Arms level
Toe: 0°
Bump steer spacer: 2
Axle height: Middle
Caster block: 30°
Steering block: Trailing
Shock package: 25wt oil, #2 piston, 1 limiter, Brown spring

Rear
Shock mounting: 4-I (drill a 4th hole on the tower inside of hole #1)
Camber link mounting: 1-B, 1 washers under ball end
Camber: -1°
Ride Height: Bones level
Anti-squat: 2°
Wheelbase: Short
Anti-roll bar: None
Shock package: 25wt oil, #2 piston, 1 limiter, Black spring

Other
7" JConcepts high downforce wing, mounted at a 6° angle
Black ball stud in rear hole of steering rack
Racers Edge 0.5° aluminum rear hubs, silver ball end with 1 washer underneath, not sure what hole to mount the ball end in, but it looks like one of the holes on the inside part of the hub (the A or B hole)

AE Setup sheet for "LiPo" or "Liteweight" setup


Brent Thielke's B4 at the CRRCRC race sporting the latest version of the "LiPo" setup

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