new racer need some info

[big red rr]

I'm wondering how the 2,2.5,and number three toe blocks work, which does what and how do i set up for a soft track as opposed to a hard track please help thanks fellas!!!!:bow:

 

[johnperdeye]

Depends on vechicle,power, medium track or large track.....

 

[big red rr]

my local track is pretty big i drive an st-rr with a c6 bbt . plenty of power i slide aound the corners unless its wet , I've tried every tire. I'm still learning .

 

[johnperdeye]

So its a pretty hard track...is there a lot of soft spots on the track or is it just minly hard compact dirt

 

[big red rr]

theres alot of pot holes in a few major spots like at the end of the front straight , before the doubles, and a few here and there.

other than that its mostly hard pack

 

[johnperdeye]

try holeshots or bowtie m3's also work on your antisquat and ur foward bite

 

[big red rr]

i ll do that bro thank you.

 

[HeartBreak]

I'm wondering how the 2,2.5,and number three toe blocks work, which does what and how do i set up for a soft track as opposed to a hard track please help thanks fellas!!!!:bow:

Lets' tackle the toe blocks first... I'm assuming you're running a 1/10th stadium, but this advice applies to rest of the cars/trucks on the market.

The higher the number on the toe blocks, the more your tires will point inward. If you picture the tires as feet, the front edge of the tire would be the toes. Hence the term, toe in or toe out.

The more toe in you have, the more forward straight-line bite you will have. However, there is a tradeoff. The tradeoff is speed and tire wear. I would recommend sticking with about 2.5 degrees of toe in at the most on the rear.

Now, your question about a hard vs soft track... Generally, it doesn't really matter how much/little toe in you have here. This is where your tire tread and shock setup will come into play. The softer the track, the springier the shock setup (lighter weight oil). Don't go too soft, or you won't have the proper weight to damp the bumps.

As for the tire tread; the larger the pin/spikes, the softer the dirt. If you're running on hardpacked clay with a little dust on it, a mini pin will be your best friend. If you're running on something like loam, then gladiators or bowties will help you here. Since most tracks nowadays are semi-hard packed to hardpacked, bowties and square fuzzies should be a great starting point for treads.

The best setup tip I can give you, and it's how I set my trucks up; set all of your adjustments to factory, and find out which tread pattern will work best. Once you do that, it's literally a minor adjustment in one spot or the other. You would be amazed.

If you have any questions about setup, pick up a copy of the Associated setup guide for either the B3, T3 or GT. Alot of the advice is model specific, but the concepts can be applied to other models.

Hope that helps!

 

[johnperdeye]

i wasn't going to go that deep into it

 

[big red rr]

Right on man thats the info i was needing thank you so much bro ,i got practice this sunday and a race next saturday so ill let you know how i do.

 

[HeartBreak]

No problem. Good luck with the racing!