Tamiya 1/10th SCALE R/C HIGH PERFORMANCE OFF ROAD RACER 58362 Bedienungsanleitung Seite 23

SETTING.UP THE TOP.FORCE
TOgreatly enhance the overall' performance of youf
car;-it :neceSsaryao the VéhiCle to Ithé-track
(and its sutfäte conditiöhS), ori which you Will be race
Ting. -This will ensureits best •performance on-race
day. Make adjustments réfétri@ to the instruction
manual, keeping mind that "balancef<is*he key
word.
i. TIRES
TiféS have a Oteåtårifiuenee :the perfoimance Of
the car, and are noimälty:thé first eomponenté 'tuned.
Select the right tires for the track YOUare racing on.
Trimming worn spikestan help maihtäin traction and
handling.
Z TOBIN AND TOE.OÜT
Adjusting the cat toe-in a little; by pointing the
WheelsJitiward$p10Vides t he Cädwith good Straight
runnihä and moderate steering characteristics: Toe-
out, Whith' pOinethe WheelsOütWatds, gives Shärp
and crisp steering. Takecare not
justment,otherwisethe resultingdrag will hinder{hé
handling'of the ear. TOO much Of Cither-reduces per-
formance andcontrol: Begin Withatlittle toeqn'and
work from there
Tde*n
o o
Neutral
o o
Toeout
o o
*Temporarily remove Äié•rod while making ädjust-
ments. Maké sute.that the senjo
Temporarily remove
while making adjustments.
•kMake adjustments On both Sideg.
3. CAMBÉR
White taking-thecorners,the car iS'forcédto go out:
WärdS, causing 'in-stability. Thé area Of-Contact.on
each tire tisdetermined
therefore'the traction of the tires can' be made greater
of 'lesser by-adjustment Of the camber anglé. Toin-
creasetraction during corneringadjust camberangle
to negativeand to reducetraction,adjustIlor positive
camber.
R)Sitive camber
000
Zero tanibéi
overdoany ad-
000
Negative camber
000
*The vehiclé Will'haVe;thästandard camber:angle
when assembléd accötdirig,iö :the instruction man,
ual.:lt is suggestedthat you readjustthe car to-your
own-preference and tracl«onditions,
Lengtheh_ihe upper arm for positive camber and
shorten "it for negative•camberangle.
Front end
at neutrall
ét-kd
ANGLE
by •the camber angtq ahd
00
000
000
0 00
after break-in.
Temporarily remove
while making
adjustments
, Temporarily remove
white making
adjustments.
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4. DAMPER
It is suggested that you first assembleåhe damper
units -Standatd, as outlined }irt the {instruction
manual, arid test ron the car. If the car uhd•etSteers,
make the front dampers softer and the-tear harder
För•oversteeringtraits, make the front dampers harder
andthe rearsofter: Also, you can reduce car diving
tendenciesduringjumps by settingthe front dampers
hard and' the rear soft. The damper units. ShOUld
always be adjusted to maintaiö 'd baiancebetWeen
the front and réat end. Excessive damping only
makes .the car more difficültlto •control,-
Alfeiing pivot position
ällOWS adjüStmentS of
ground cleatance and
damping effect.
•kAdjust' COii s pririg
stiffness
Damber oii also plays a very important
enhancing overall suspension potehtiäl. Use Of dif-
ferent types of oil enable you to adjust your damper
units for: any track conditions.
petiodically check and service damper Oil to rnäiti•
tain ,petfotmance.
5. GEAR RATIO
Proper gear ratios are determined by Itheoutput of
the tt10töi•,type of battery used•c the track conditions
aridits layout. Refeitö the diagramfor Selectinga
pinion gear to proVidethe ratio desi?ed.llt should be
noted that When running on a good gtifiping surface,
the use of a pinion gear 1 or 2 sizes smaller, can more
effectively use fthe battery power available.
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gear number.
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