Vintage Racing Setup's, Advice and Tips

[Peakey]

Here you go guys you can add any tips and setup advice you want in here.

You can edit and add to this setup sheet curtesy of Welshy

Car:
Shocks used:
Shock oil:
Springs Front:
Piston Front:
Roll Bar Front:
Wishbone Hole Front:
Shock tower hole used Front:
Tie rod shock tower placement Front:
Front castor block:
Front castor block tie rod spacing
Knuckle arm ball joint spacing

Springs Rear:
Shock oil:
Piston Rear:
Roll Bar Rear:
Wishbone Hole Rear:
Shock Tower Hole Used Rear:
Tie Rod Placement Shock Tower Rear:
Rear Hub:
Rear hub tie rod spacing:
Battery placement
Spur gear
Pinion gear
Motor used
Weight used and placement
Bodyshell used
Wing used
Options used
Inserts
Tyres
Track name
Track surface
How did the car perform

[Peakey]

If there's anything that need adding or amending just let me know and we'll see how this goes for the time being

[rob m]

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Car: Kyosho Lazer zxr mk2
Shocks used: Option house kit gold
Springs Front: 4lb
Piston Front: kyosho zx5 2-c
Shock oil: Team associated 55wt
Front shock stroke/travel: 19.5mm
Roll Bar Front: 1.2mm
Wishbone Hole Front: Outer
Shock tower hole used Front: inner (50mm apart)
Tie rod shock tower placement Front: Top row, outer hole
Tie rod caster block: Outer hole
Front castor block: Teamline 7.5deg (wide track)
Front caster: Lower hole on gearbox
Knuckle arm ball joint spacing: 3mm
Steering plate: kyosho zx
Front tow: 1deg
Front camber: -2deg

Springs Rear: 2.6lb
Piston Rear: kyosho zx5 2-c
Shock oil: Team associated 35wt
Rear shock stroke/travel: 26.25mm
Roll Bar Rear: 1.2mm
Wishbone Hole Rear: outer
Shock Tower Hole used Rear: middle (mk2)
Tie Rod Placement Shock Tower Rear: bottom row, 3rd hole out
Rear Hub: kit
Rear hub tie rod spacing: Top outer hole
Anti squat: 1deg
Rear tow: 2deg
Rear camber: -1deg
Wing angle: middle hole (B)
Battery placement: Saddle lipo standard placement
Spur gear: 100t
Pinion gear: 22t
Motor used: hpi 6.5T
Weight used and placement: none
Bodyshell used: kit zxr
Wing used: Team associated b4.1
Inserts: schumacher soft
Tyres: schumacher mini spike (front outside row cut off)
Track name: Bury metro
Track surface: Low grip, polished floor/carpet

The car has a fibrelyte mk2 tub chassis,top deck,mk2 rear tower and custom front tower.
Belt tensioners front and rear.
3 racing alloy steering knuckles
Alloy hinge pin braces front and rear
Team associated ball stud/cups and camber links
Team associated high torque slipper pads cut down to fit spur gear.

Pictures and more info in thread named..... Lazer zxr tub runner

[Welshy40]

Thanks Justin,

Here is mine

Car: Lazer ZXR (my version S)
Shocks used: Traxxas TRX1
Springs Front: Schumacher first batch grey
Piston Front: Two hole
Shock Oil Front: 60wt
Roll Bar Front: No
Wishbone Hole Front: Outer
Shock tower hole used Front: Inner top
Tie rod shock tower placement Front: Highest inner
Front castor block: 7.5 degrees
Front castor block tie rod spacing: Zero but moved to inner corner edge
Knuckle arm ball joint spacing: Lump on knuckle cut away and zero spacing
Ball Joints used: Associated but B2 / TC ball cups as last longer & dont pop off
Springs Rear: Schumacher first batch white
Piston Rear: Three Hole
Shock Oil Rear: 40wt
Roll Bar Rear: Attached but one side disconnected
Wishbone Hole Rear: Outer
Shock Tower Hole Used Rear: Second hole (shocks front & rear angle is identical)
Tie Rod Placement Shock Tower Rear: Middle three holes in so one hole before last
Rear Hub: Zero degrees but ZXS / Ultima RB Type R Hub
Rear hub tie rod spacing: 3mm spacer underneath ball joint
Battery placement: 5mm further to centre, 5mm further forwards than ZX chassis
Spur gear: 100 B4 version
Pinion gear: 19
Motor used: 4.5
Weight used and placement: 20g onto of servo, 85g under each lipo, 25g on each strap
Bodyshell used: Kamtec Tomcat
Wing used: Standard full rear wing uncut back for more downforce
Options used: Alcyons and my design layshaft with Associated VTS slipper. Original and never sold my battery placement tub chassis. CF rear gearbox with two belt tensioners and front belt tensioner. Also raised rear top deck mount by 3mm and spaced middle & front by 3mm and thicker too deck as cut away sections at front and middle so belt is free flowing. Servo moved in so servo kimbro saver is 1mm from the belt using B4 servo mounts and spacers.
Inserts: Proline or Losi White
Tyres: Schumacher Yellow mini pins uncut all round
Track name: Maritime
Track surface: Carpet and wood
How did the car perform[/QUOTE]
Superbly, everyone slated me and said no hope but finished tenth overal in the Maritime indoor champs series against some highly placed F2 and F1's and showed that it can not only perform at the level of the new cars but can convincingly beat them but did take six events to get a good setup. Not bad for someone who doesnt practice and only does five races a year.

[DerbyDan]

Car: Schumacher ProCat
Shocks used: Std silver alloy type
Shock oil Front: 20wt (Core RC 200CST)
Springs Front: Standard kit
Piston Front: Kit
Roll Bar Front: Yes - standard kit item
Wishbone Hole Front: Inner of the outer two roll-bar holes
Shock tower hole used Front: Outer (modded front tower to add extra outer hole position
Tie rod shock tower placement Front: N/A
Front castor block: N/A
Front castor block tie rod spacing: Kit steering set-up with GRP drag link
Knuckle arm ball joint spacing: Small amount of toe-out set at ride height
Front camber angle: Thin shim (1mm) added where top link screws to shock towers to reduce neg camber over kit fixed setting.

Springs Rear: Standard kit
Shock oil: 30wt
Piston Rear: Standard Kit
Roll Bar Rear: No..... but could do with one!
Wishbone Hole Rear: 2nd hole in from outside (1/8" dia pin BossCat wishbones & hangers used)
Shock Tower Hole Used Rear: Kit (no adjustment available)
Tie Rod Placement Shock Tower Rear: inner/upper hole on brace (high roll centre)
Rear Hub: Inner/low (Storm truck/BossCat hubs used)
Rear hub tie rod spacing (Camber Setting): Approx 2-3 degrees
Battery placement: Custom chassis to use shorty LiPo positioned across chassis as far back as possible - have holes to try more forward locations but not tried these yet.
Spur gear: 89t
Pinion gear: 24t
Motor used: Hacker 6.5BL
Weight used and placement: None
Bodyshell used: Standard Kit body/undertray/wing
Options used: BossCat Pro spec rear diff, BossCat slipper & layshaft, MMS front diff pulley (rest of diff std ProCat)
Inserts: Spongey ones
Tyres: Tried Yellow Schumacher Blocks on OG 2.1" wheels Fr & Rr (outside row cut off fronts) - good on astro & outdoors on grass. Yellow Fr (2wd Slim) & Rr Minipins used at West Bridgeford on BossCat Aerodish wheels & most recently wide (4wd) Yellow compound cut staggers front & Yellow Minispike rears on JC Racing dished wheels - worked well on indoor astro at Silverstone & Deanshanger
Track name: Silverstone, Deanshanger, West Bridgeford (all indoor) Wicksteed park (outdoor)
Track surface: Astro, Primafelt Carpet & old-skool grass
How did the car perform: Car always has a tendancy to grip roll from the rear on the high grip astroturf surfaces hence the high inner link position but is excellent all round on grass & on the lower grip carpet at West Bridgeford. I would like to try a rear roll bar in the future. Another issue is the front 'bouncing' when landing off a ramp - the damping is a soft as I dare given the grip roll issue & doing the 2nd hole shock tower mod & outer lower shock position has helped the front end feel slightly less 'dead' on landings, but on close inspection it appears the shock towers flex about the crashback pivots about the same amount as the shock absorbers move! Some thought is needed here! Best result so far is 4th in the A final amongst the regular modern 2wds on a club night at Silverstone