Setting The Shock Absorbers - Reely ICE TIGER Bedienungsanleitung

6. Set-Up
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Setting the shock absorbers

The spring elements of the all-wheel suspension of the chassis consist each of a coil spring in
whose center an oil dampened suspension is located.
The oil dampened shock absorbers are guided via the upper transverse arms and are fastened
on the lower transverse arms and at the „damper plate" at the top.
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. Turning the screw ring towards the top relieves
the spring Turning it downward increases the spring preload. The spring preload can thus be fine-
ly 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 front and rear shock absorbers can be moved respectively in another pivot point at the dam-
per plate.
Moving the shock absorbers to a flatter angle of attack increases the progressivity.
With a flat angle of attack, the chassis must be compressed lower for the damping to respond, i.e.
the suspension responds softly first and becomes harder with increasing spring deflection.
The spring preload and the fixing points of the shock absorbers of one axle
must be adjusted identically on the right and left!
The setting of the suspension influences not only the ability of the model to "even out" road une-
venness, 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.
Setting the spring preload
- Increasing the spring preload
Turn the screw ring on the outer tube of the shock absorber clockwise.
- Decreasing the spring preload
Turn the screw ring on the outer tube of the shock absorber anticlockwise.
Tuning
By selecting the right shock absorber oil, you can influence the shock absorbing characteristics. The oil used in the shock absorbers of the IceTiger is
perfectly suited for most applications.
By selecting the right shock absorber oil, you can influence the shock absorbing characteristics.
On generally even ground, we recommend using a more viscous oil (high viscosity), on rough terrain, however, you should use a low-viscosity oil.
Do not use any engine oil. We generally recommend using pure silicon shock absorber oil only.
To further optimize the damper characteristics, we offer, in our accessories, silicon oil for the shock absorbers in different visco-
sities!
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