RB5 SP2 VEGA SETUP

[Al3xis007]

Originally Posted by gainsy

Many thanks Kev for your help on sunday, much appreciated

yeah thanks kev, those black springs gave me that edge over you lol, awesome race with you me spener and paul

[InsideLineModels]

It certainly was an entertaining final

Nice signature by the way!

[The Chef]

Just Got back from Shrcc, The BEST the Car has ever been with no drag brake, and near as damm it Uncle Tony T's set up Qualified 3 Overall (I've Never done that) behind Springer and Kev Brunstall and finished 3 over all. Amazing a couple of tweeks and remove drag brake and it is a different car

[The Chef]

Thank you to Big Tony "E" for his advice and friendly help as always at taplow last night.

What front caster does everybody on the RB5 Vega front hubs how many degrees?

[Dudders]

Originally Posted by The Chef

Just Got back from Shrcc, The BEST the Car has ever been with no drag brake, and near as damm it Uncle Tony T's set up Qualified 3 Overall (I've Never done that) behind Springer and Kev Brunstall and finished 3 over all. Amazing a couple of tweeks and remove drag brake and it is a different car

You drove superbly!

[The Chef]

Thank you. I felt so good. Q'd 7th in the B at Taplow Friday See how it goes at The GP. How will Practice work there?

[RudeTony]

Originally Posted by The Chef

What front caster does everybody on the RB5 Vega front hubs how many degrees?

The bulkhead can be turned round to give 25 or 30 deg. Run 30 mate.

Put a Blue rear spring on for MK GP as it's slightly less grip than Taplow - see me in the morning!

Practice there will be in heat order - not open practice

[The Chef]

Thank you Tony. I'm going to go back to my Farnham set up. Looking forward to it though. Need to find some pit buddies for banter. I assume the Watts are going

Will there be catering or do I need to dig out the Noddy lunch box?

[Dudders]

Kristian

There will be food and drink on site.

N

[The Chef]

Cool thank you.

Tony I was referring to the hub castor on the RB not the bulk head configuration.

[RudeTony]

Originally Posted by The Chef

Cool thank you.

Tony I was referring to the hub castor on the RB not the bulk head configuration.

LOL - So was I mate - the hubs are 0 deg but when the bulkhead changes so does the angle of the front hubs

[The Chef]

Originally Posted by RudeTony

LOL - So was I mate - the hubs are 0 deg but when the bulkhead changes so does the angle of the front hubs

Cool thanks you.

[Chalkie]

How do the different speedo weights affect the car? I've always ran the 92g but I was wondering if the 45g one would make the car feel more agile at the expense of a little power on steering? Basicly I would like the car to be a bit more responsive when running it indoors.

[stall4king]

Originally Posted by InsideLineRacing

Agree with chalkie, I use 0 degrees most of the time. Also agree with the lipo weight as it tends to slow the reaction down. It's good for bumpy tracks though.

Moving the shocks out on the rear wishbone will help keep the car flatter but you will lose turn-in.

Other things to try are:

Raising the inner front ballstud. I tend to run 3 or 4mm on high grip. This will gives more mid and exit, and will chill the car out a little going in.

Try long wheelbase... Short is great for low grip, but I find the rear gets locked in too much on high grip.

Remove some anti squat, I'm currently running a 1mm Spacer under the rear pivot brace.

Make sure you're not running the car too low. I tend to run at driveshafts level (or just under), even indoors.

Also try, short neck ballstuds on your steering Ackerman link. It helps get more lock. I noticed the WC kit comes with them now.

And.... try without the under steering weight as that will slow the reaction down too. Most of the time I run with either 45 or 90 under the speedo. Quite often just 45g

Hope that helps

I thought that if the car was lacking mid-corner, especially on high grip carpet, that you would tend to run more anti-squat? At Worksop indoors i have done the opposite to help the car keep traction on the slippy surface....at the expense, i feel, of some mid-corner steering.

What anti-squat setting seems to be most common on the Vega? I am not currently running the Vega steering link mod...would more anti-squat help the car rotate better?

Cheers

[mikeyscott]

I believe more anti squat will help the car rotate better.

My current thoughts at present are whether to try the WC front end or leave it as standard SP2

Also planning on trying non WC tower and other aspects.

Just need to get a decent setup for Off Road Wars next then roll on outdoor season!

[Hobie]

I am building my Vega long chassis conversion kit but I have a problem with my gearbox that I couldn't fix yet… The silver aluminium upper part which is linked to the slipper is blocking the whole process. Without it, everything works smoothly but with it, it is just impossible. It is even worse with the black aluminum part, then the gearbox is fully blocked and nothing moves anymore. Given there is no manual, can somebody help me ? Thanks in advance

Bruno

[tomtom]

You got PM Bruno !

[Mars]

Hi,

I am building my Vega kit with RB5SP2 parts and i have questions.

what is the best rear end set up for the Vega kit long RB5:
- wide (RF2) rear suspension holder or the short one?
- UM 521 or UM 521.1 rear arms?
- UM 519 or UM 519.2 rear hubs?

It 's for racing on indoor carpet track.
Thanks for your help.

[tomtom]

Wide suspension blocks

Either 521 or 521.1 will work. Check the WC rear arms part number, these got more material around inside hinge pins.

I would advise on 0 alloy rear hubs.

[RudeTony]

Bruno
Check the bearing goes ALL the way inside the motor mount.
Sometimes the anodizing builds up and the bearing does not go all the way inside.
If this is the case then just clear it inside the housing with some fine sand paper and it will be fine.