Working set-ups?

[SimonW]

Has anybody got remotely near something sensible set-up wise yet? :scratch:

[trekkker]

hi there simon, Nathan Ralls here using trekkers pc, we have been doing loads of racing of late ie up to 3 times a week to get good base set ups for most sufaces so give me a couple of weeks to finalise things and i will be able to post safe easy to drive setups for high and low grip tracks, if you are going to tivvy this weekend i can post what stuart and i will be starting with to give you a starting point.

cheers
Nathan Ralls

[SimonW]

Yes please, I've gone back to kit camber links 35f and 25r oils with AE blues all round if it's too hard i will go to AE silvers. all inside on the top shock mounts and inside(f) outside(r) bottom shock positions, removed the shim for rear anti-squat aswell rest is as kit.Still using centre 1-way, may go for 10deg front carriers for sunday.

[niggs98]

no worries i will post it after tivvy once we have checked it there m8

[trekkker]

hi guys as requested here is the setup both nathan and i ran at tiverton on sunday

front
toe in 1deg
camberlink long
camber 1deg
10 deg front hubs
no shims under d pivot point,
shocks,
40wt
pistons drilled 2x 1.5
springs orange
la43 3mm removed
no limiter
shock mount outer hole at top
on wishbone on inner hole,

rear
la232 universal swing shaft
camberlink short on the inside long on the outside with kit washer
kit hole on hub
toe-in block a30
no 3 shim under front pivot block for anti squat
no sway bar

shocks
30wt oil
2x 1.5 drilled pistons
yellow springs

additional notes

76 spur gear 17 pinion 10x2
wing mounted central holes with max angle,full gurney flap
la43 is the bottom shock ball joint used on the front ball joint to create more droop we cut approx 3mm off of this so the car bottoms out before the shock does
weights 30gms on the chassis by the motor and 15 gms on the servo
cells in rear position

thanks stuart and nathan

[trekkker]

duplicate post

[FBR]

hey guys i found a basic setup sheet on the x-5 website and it'll work for now if anyone wants to use it.
travis
http://www.4wdrc.com/File0001.pdf

[nick oliver]

The link anit working for me

[jimmy]

I fixed it, but.... uhmmm.. this is a setup sheet for the X-5 not the ZX-5 ! hey, confusing i know.

everyone likes the letters Z and X with a random number.. is there no originality left !!!

[FBR]

no iknow it's an x-5 setup sheet but it is basic enough to be useful so i thought i'd pass it along so anyone that wanted to use it could
travis

[jimmy]

oops sorry i should have read your message better!

[FBR]

no worries just trying to help

[tony1034]

I spoke to one of the KyoshoUSA drivers the other day and they all have ZX-5's and racing them. If they don't post a setup sheet soon, I'll try to get it. The setup will be for a US off-road track though, so it'll be different than what you guys may run in the UK.

Tony P.

[trekkker]

thanks tony it would be much apreciated, the set up above is for low grip rutty dirt so pass it on please

[jimmy]

ran the zx5 on sunday at bury metro, wanted to keep running it as it was getting very good. Put the #75 yellow springs on the rear 35wt, and blue AE springs 40wt front.
short link on the front,
short outside and middle inside link on the back raised with 2 washers on the camber plate.

I didnt have the tyres to compete with the other guys in the rain though.

[tony1034]

I asked Mark Pavidas what setup he was running on the ZX-5, but he doesn't have the car back yet. Still waiting on setup info from two other US drivers, but here is what Mark posted on the S-grid ......

Tony P.

#7599 of 7600 by Mark Pavidis (rcmark) on Wed Dec 14 16:55:04 2005:

Tony - the last time I ran the car was at the worlds and I cant
remember the settup. My car is still in Japan at Kyosho but Kyosho
America sent me a kit to build up. This is what I remember

Front:
- Yellow spring
- 400w kyosho oil
- large hole piston
- 10 deg caster blocks
- Middle hole in tower
- inside hole in the arm
- One way
- front ride height arms level

Rear:
- Blue springs (close to yellow rate)
- 350w kyosho oil
- large hole piston
- middle hole in tower (shocks)
- outside hole in arm (not sure on this one)

[jimmy]

nice one tony!

[BluesFan]

Tony, I frequent the grid myself, but I can't find this thread about the ZX-5. Can you direct me to it? Thanks for posting the setup info though. Looks like I've got some springs to order. I wonder if Kyosho has fixed the short front spring problem yet?

[SimonW]

if you go to the orion site and look in old news at the world champs report there are photo's of mark's car, you can see wot springs and camber links he used at the worlds, BUT remember that they had control tyres

[tony1034]

Originally Posted by BluesFan

Tony, I frequent the grid myself, but I can't find this thread about the ZX-5. Can you direct me to it? Thanks for posting the setup info though. Looks like I've got some springs to order. I wonder if Kyosho has fixed the short front spring problem yet?

If you go to the main page on the grid, go to the electric forums. They have the ZX-5 thread over there.

On another note, there have been some rumors going around the Kyosho camp regarding Kortz, Cavaliere and Tebo, as well as the team manager, Regan Leblanc. From the sound of it, there may not be many factory boys racing the electrics . But rumors are rumors until they've been cleared by someone with the "know".

I have to get in touch with Scott Cramer of MaxSpeedDesigns.com for more Tony's Screws decals. I know he has the ZX5 and was going to work on getting the car setup for the indoor tracks out there where he lives at (OH/IL). He also said that David Joor from Avid Bearings was running a ZX5. These two guys are hard core on-road guys that really know their stuff when it comes to setups. Hopefully they have the car figured out so I know what option parts to get for my ZX5 when I get it here in a few weeks.

There is a HUGE Indoor race in Ohio in 3 weeks as well ...CRCRC The electrics are the first week and then Nitro the second. I'm going to the Nitro race to race my MBX5 and MSR X5T. But I look forward to some guys running the ZX5 for the electric series, posting their setups too.

I just got an email from my buddy that he got in a few ZX5's. Killer price too! Just need to wait a week or so before ordering it (my wife would blow a gasket if I got it now after spending how much on X-mas ....lol

Best regards,

Tony P.