Savage suspension conversion from HPI

[Alexander_0_1]

And they work great for turnbuckles/tie-rod ends, so you might wanna order some more.

 

[falisec]

Please help

I'm not completely new I stayed in the hobby about 8 months ago with a redcat racing.. Not i have 4 rigs 3 Rtr abs one I built from scratch using pays lots on eBay and that's my savage I Hale pretty much everything I can think of done to it but I put on the suspension kit over the weekend and I thought it would make my rig turn sharper and handle better but I really don't much of a difference. . Did I do something wrong or did I have the wrong idea of what is for.
I'd appreciate any advice Thanks

 

[bobaloohoo]

you wont notice much of a difference unless you put a sway bar kit, different springs and oil weight

 

[falisec]

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Ok so just d I d the ofna 250cc mid tank conversion with the extened flm tvp's also .. I put on hpi plastic bigbore shocks.. They leak extremely bad and are only a month old.. so I just ordered hellfire shocks and shock mounts.. Do you think they will be a good addition to the suspension conversion if I grab a sway bar set also. . If so what springs do you think will work best for me I don't currently race although I may want to some day abs if not I still want the best... I appreciate the input Thanks

 

[bobaloohoo]

Ok so just d I d the ofna 250cc mid tank conversion with the extened flm tvp's also .. I put on hpi plastic bigbore shocks.. They leak extremely bad and are only a month old.. so I just ordered hellfire shocks and shock mounts.. Do you think they will be a good addition to the suspension conversion if I grab a sway bar set also. . If so what springs do you think will work best for me I don't currently race although I may want to some day abs if not I still want the best... I appreciate the input Thanks

I'm using the titanium/aluminium big bore set from HPI, people say they leak bad, but I'm a heavy basher and have had to dark dirt around the shocks or oil. id go with 60 weight also

 

[falisec]

suspension

I was told that if I point my front tires out a little it will give me the tighter steering radius I desire is there any truth to that

 

[Rolex]

Zero or one degree out is good for steering. In the rear one degree in for tracking.

 

[bobaloohoo]

but keep in mind, when you point the tires out, it will be slightly harder to keep in a straight line, but you wont notice it at 1 degree

 

[Alexander_0_1]

I haven't cracked mine open yet, but as I'm looking at it, I have to wonder if I'll notice an improvement if I use it on the XL, rather than the X, since Xs have a decent turning radius, and XLs kinda don't.

 

[Rolex]

Ballooning is often caused by clutch setup. It took me a while to figure that out but I noticed that when I put on a new engine the power draw was too much. Break in traction, slow acceleration, etc caused it. Just something to consider. What is your engine/clutch setup now?

There is only ONE thing that causes ballooning and that's the RPM of the tires. It works the same on a big dragster doing a bleach burn out

but keep in mind, when you point the tires out, it will be slightly harder to keep in a straight line, but you wont notice it at 1 degree

True. Anything more and you'll definitely notice it getting squirrelly.

 

[bobaloohoo]

There is only ONE thing that causes ballooning and that's the RPM of the tires. It works the same on a big dragster doing a bleach burn out
I second this!

 

[Alexander_0_1]

+1 thirded

 

[gablett]

Actually according to Dave Maslar founder of buku clutches your clutch setup can most certainly cause your tires to be ballooning. I have 3.8 trenchers and don't have any trouble with ballooning with a properly tuned clutch.

 

[bobaloohoo]

Actually according to Dave Maslar founder of buku clutches your clutch setup can most certainly cause your tires to be ballooning. I have 3.8 trenchers and don't have any trouble with ballooning with a properly tuned clutch.

a clutch rotates with the RPM's of the engine, causing ballooning, ballooning is therefore caused by RPM's a clutch can fight it due to slipping(which isnt healthy) but a clutch does not CAUSE ballooning

 

[gablett]

Obviously centrifugal force causes it. But if your tires are ballooning bad, since unfortunately the forces of gravity are kinda non adjustable, you can properly tune a clutch to limit that. A clutch is not an on off switch. It is designed to slip to a certain degree.

 

[bobaloohoo]

I'm not fighting your intelligence, all i am saying is when "a clutch can cause tire ballooning" is said, it is false. although i do understand what you're saying