Raising Gear Box on the X6 - Advice!

[Wacker 2]

Hi guys,

I've been reading some of the reviews of the X6 all over the net, and some of them say that raising the gear box adds more traction.

Can somebody explain why this helps, and what exact effect that raising or lowering the gear box will have on the handling of an X6 buggy!

Thanks for any help, Jon

[YoungChazz]

I'm not a driver, so perhaps some of the Boyz will add to the following: It's all about the height of the contact spot between bone and outdrive. Higher = more forward bite, less side. Lower is opposite -- more side bite, less forward.

As far as we know, The New Math is the only car that allows you to tune this important item.

[Wacker 2]

So..

if you raise the gearbox you add more traction for example off the line or in a straight line, but if you lower the gearbox you get more traction in the corners??

Sorry to sound simple but I'm not overly engineering minded and need things explained in very leymans terms.

Thanks for the reply tho,

Jon Seals

[PaulUpton]

if you have the driveshafts higher at the diff end than the axle end, when you accelerate the driveshaft will try to go downwards effectivlly pushing rear end into the groud, if you have it the other way then the driveshafts will try to lift the rear end up off the ground!

As for side bite/in corners, not sure how it makes a difference, wouldnt off though it would!

Paul

[YoungChazz]

Forward bite and side bite work inversly. Raising the point of contact (by raising the tranny) give more forward and less side. Lowering the tranny give more side and less forward.

It's not that one stays the same and the other increases. One type of traction is going up while the other decreases. So it's a matter of finding the correct blend for the track and the rest of the set-up. Lots of experimentation, and we think that's half the fun of this hobby.