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Old 21-09-2010
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Question RC18R - Who stole my rear grip?

Hello fellow racers,

I am struggling with oversteer on my local carpet track, especially in the entrance of fast corners . My current setup: all stock, rear spring: silver front upper link 3mm thick shims.

So I have several setup questions:

Are there anti roll bars for the 18R available?
Which springs are available for the associated shocks apart from the associated ones?
How much toe in does the rear end have out of the box?
Do you race shock limiters on carpet, if yes, how thick are they?
Are steel turnbuckles available for the 18R?
Are there different caster blocks?

What other changes in setup do you suggest?

Thanks Nic
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Old 22-09-2010
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Anybody??
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Old 22-09-2010
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If your front diff is to loose it can cause over steer going into corners. You should feel some resistance when the front diff is rotated.

Something else i would try would be to soften the rear end a little. Experiment with softer springs and the damping.

Sorry i can't give any more help as i have no experience with the 18R.
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Old 23-09-2010
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hey bud. what tyres are you using?? std ones or foams?
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Old 23-09-2010
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kit tires, all around
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Old 23-09-2010
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most likly why lol.

Shocks arent the best in tho's tho. if they leak and your just realying on the spring that will swing you round to. are you aloud to use foams at your club? Mardave foams will fit perfect if you cut them just right,dont even need to cut them on rc18t they just slip over nice an tight,just dont take the outter wall of the wheel off just take the inner ones off an you dont even need to glue em on
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Try going to 35wt oil and gold springs all round thats how I ran my TEK18 last night on kit tyres and it went well
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