Setting The Shock Absorbers - Reely MAMMOTH PRO RTR Bedienungsanleitung

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ETTING THE SHOCK ABSORBERS
The eight spring elements of the all-wheel suspension of the chassis consist each of a
coil spring in whose center and oil dampened suspension is located.
The eight oil-dampened shock absorbers, two on each side at the front and the back,
are mounted on the lower transverse links and at the top on the damper plate on the
differential housings.
On the top, the coil springs rest against a screw ring (3) on the outer tube of the shock
absorber and a plate on the bottom end of the piston rod. The spring travel of the piston
rods is limited by silicone sleeves on the lower part of the piston rods.
Turning the screw ring towards the top relieves the spring, the suspension gets
"softer". Turning it downward increases the spring preload, the suspension gets
"harder". The spring preload can thus be finely adjusted according to surface and
manner of driving.
A low spring preload makes the chassis sink deeper under its own weight, while a
harder setting lifts the chassis up. In this way, a certain higher or lower position of
the chassis can be achieved (setting ground clearance).
The setting of the suspension influences not only the ability of the model to "even out" road unevenness,
but also the behavior in bends.
This driving behavior is called to "oversteer" or to "understeer".
Over-steering or under-steering driving behaviour can be the result of uneven cornering powers of front and rear axle due to
incorrect setting of the camber.
Understeering driving behavior:
The model is difficult to steer around the bend, "pushes" the front wheels outwards (too much traction of the
rear axle or too little traction of the steered front axle.
As a counter measure the suspension should be set harder at the rear (or softer at the front).
Over-steering driving behavior
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!
Check the impact of the shock absorbers:
- Lift the model at the rear axle and drop it.
- The model should not deflect until lock and only top out once without any reverberation!
- Test the shock absorbers of the front axle in the same way.
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PRING PRELOAD
Setting the spring preload
- Increasing the spring preload
Turn the screw ring on the outer tube of the shock absorber clockwise.
The suspension becomes harder.
- Decreasing the spring preload
Turn the screw ring on the outer tube of the shock absorber
anticlockwise.
The suspension becomes softer.
Tuning
To further optimize the damper characteristics, we offer, in our
accessories, silicon oil for the shock absorbers in different viscosi-
ties!
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