Suspension adjustment
Damper settings
The four shock absorbers mounted on the chassis consist of a coil spring with an oil dampened piston in the centre.The oil
filled shock absorbers are mounted to the lower suspension arms and to the shock towers
The tension of the coil spring can be adjusted by rotating the threaded nut on the shock absorber
The setting of the suspension influences not only the ability of the model to "even out"
road unevenness, but also the behaviour in bends.
Understeer driving behaviour:
The model "pushes" the front wheels outwards (too much traction of the rear axle or too
little traction of the steered front axle).The model is difficult to steer around the bend.
As a counter measure the suspension should be set harder at the rear (or softer at the
front).
Oversteer driving behaviour
The model "pulls" in the bend, the rear tends to swerve (too little traction on the rear axle
or too much traction at the steered front axle).
As a counter measure the suspension should be set softer at the rear (or harder at the
front).
As a basic setting, the front axle should be set approximately 5 mm
lower than the rear axle!
Adjusting the spring tension
Increasing the spring tension
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Turn the threaded nut clockwise.
Suspension will be harder
Decreasing the spring tension
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Turn the threaded nut counterclockwise
Suspension will be softer
Changing the suspension angle
The dampers have two additional fixing points on the shock towers, both front and rear.
The lower fixing points for the shock absorbers can't be changed. Changing the position
of the shock absorbers raises or lowers the ride height. This also affects how the shock
absorbers perform
Converting the shock absorbers
At a steeper angle the damping action is reduced.
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The ride height is increased at this setting.
At a reduced angle the damping action is increased.
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The ride height is reduced at this setting.
The spring tensions and fixing points have to be identical on both sides
of the axle!
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Threaded nut
Fixing points
Rear
Fixing points
Front
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