Some tuning options for racers and runners
Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2015 8:30 pm
Been thinking about this for a while, and finally spent some time in Pro/E designing them up. First is front arm mounts that will change the kickup from 30 degrees to 25 degrees (they also tilt the shock tower 5 degrees forward so it remains perpendicular to the arm pin).
The next is front caster blocks that are +5 degrees, so if you wanted 30 degrees of caster with 25 degrees of kickup you would use these along with the above 25 degree arm mounts. This would give the same kickup and caster commonly run on B5's on high traction surfaces. Running these with stock 30 degrees of kickup would give 35 degrees of caster. The last one is just a duplicate of 6215 25 degree caster blocks (-5 degrees). Theses could just be a replacement for the hard to find 25 degree blocks. If you really wanted low caster you could run these with the 25 degree kickup arm mounts and end up with 20 degrees of caster. I've ordered all these parts from Shapeways, I'll update this thread when they come in. I'm not trying to re-invent the wheel here, just take advantage of my CAD skills and the avalable technology to get some more tuning options readily avalable for racers and runners.
Next I may consider rear arm mounts with different amounts of antisquat and toe. I'm open to suggestions too for other projects.
Edit: here's a list of current projects beyond the above items.
1. Rear arm mounts with zero toe and 3 degrees of antisquat 2. Stealth trans spacers and cap 3. Caster shims- 10 degrees 4. Replacement Stealth trans case 5. "Bolt-in" 4-Gear Stealth case for mid motor conversions
6. "Bolt in" 3-gear Stealth case for mid motor conversions 7. "Bolt in" rear bulkhead for mid motor conversions
8. Rear chassis brace brackets for mid motor conversion
9. Shortie pack battery strap bracket
10. Mid motor rear bumper stiffener bracket
11. 2-Gear front Stealth case for 4WD conversions- first pass 12. Stealth trans case with 6-gear mounting pattern
The next is front caster blocks that are +5 degrees, so if you wanted 30 degrees of caster with 25 degrees of kickup you would use these along with the above 25 degree arm mounts. This would give the same kickup and caster commonly run on B5's on high traction surfaces. Running these with stock 30 degrees of kickup would give 35 degrees of caster. The last one is just a duplicate of 6215 25 degree caster blocks (-5 degrees). Theses could just be a replacement for the hard to find 25 degree blocks. If you really wanted low caster you could run these with the 25 degree kickup arm mounts and end up with 20 degrees of caster. I've ordered all these parts from Shapeways, I'll update this thread when they come in. I'm not trying to re-invent the wheel here, just take advantage of my CAD skills and the avalable technology to get some more tuning options readily avalable for racers and runners.
Next I may consider rear arm mounts with different amounts of antisquat and toe. I'm open to suggestions too for other projects.
Edit: here's a list of current projects beyond the above items.
1. Rear arm mounts with zero toe and 3 degrees of antisquat 2. Stealth trans spacers and cap 3. Caster shims- 10 degrees 4. Replacement Stealth trans case 5. "Bolt-in" 4-Gear Stealth case for mid motor conversions
6. "Bolt in" 3-gear Stealth case for mid motor conversions 7. "Bolt in" rear bulkhead for mid motor conversions
8. Rear chassis brace brackets for mid motor conversion
9. Shortie pack battery strap bracket
10. Mid motor rear bumper stiffener bracket
11. 2-Gear front Stealth case for 4WD conversions- first pass 12. Stealth trans case with 6-gear mounting pattern