Adjusting The Shock Absorbers - Reely 23 90 00 Bedienungsanleitung

b) Adjusting the Shock Absorbers
The spring elements of the all-wheel suspension of the chassis consists
of a coil spring each with an oil-pressure shock absorber in the centre.
The oil-pressure shock absorbers are fastened to the lower control arms
and the top of the "shock tower" on the differential housings. On the top
the coil spring rests against a spacer ring on the outer tube of the sus-
pension and a plate on the bottom end of the piston rod.
With spacer screws with different thickness, the spring preload can be
selected higher or lower Combining several spacers, the spring preload
can thus be finely adjusted according to surface and manner of driving.
The spring preload can thus be finely adjusted according to surface and
manner of driving.
• A low spring pre-tension lets the chassis sink lower due to its inherent weight.
• A harder setting lifts the chassis.
In this way, a certain higher or lower position of the chassis can be achieved (setting ground clearance). By setting the damping you can adjust the model's ability
to compensate road unevenness and also influence the model's behaviour in curves.
This is described as "oversteering" or "understeering" driving behaviour.
Oversteering driving behaviour
The model "pulls" into the curve, the rear tends to swerve (too little traction on the rear axle or too much traction on the steered front axle).
As a counter measure the suspension should be set softer at the rear (or harder at the front).
Understeering driving behaviour
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 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.
As a basic setting the front axle should be approx.. 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 pre-tension
• Increasing spring preload: Replacement of the spacer ring with a higher spacer ring from the accessories set increases the spring pre-tension; the shock
absorber becomes "harder".
• Decreasing spring preload: Changing the spacer ring against a flatter one relieves the spring; the suspension becomes "softer".
Tuning
By selecting the right shock absorber oil, you can influence the shock absorbing characteristics. The oil normally used in the shock absorbers is perfectly suited
for most applications.
• On mainly smooth ground, we recommend more viscous oil (high viscosity).
• On open terrain, however, you should use less viscous oil (low viscosity).
Do not use any engine oil. We generally recommend using pure silicon shock absorber oil only. To further optimize the damper characteristics we
offer silicon oil for the shock absorbers in different viscosities in our accessories program.
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