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Well he finished 1st in his den and took 2nd overall. His car finished consistently within one hundredth of a second. And no wobbles! Thanks everyone for your help. This is a great forum. Already thinking about next year's car.

Ok..I put a 2.5 in the DFW and tightened up the wheel gaps. This seems to have helped. I am still getting a little side to side at the bottom of the track. I would still like to get more steer from the front wheel. But it's getting down to the wire. Race is Saturday. I really appreciate all of...

We have to use stock wheels and axles. Axles are polished. We can only use standard wheel base. Rear axle is one inch from back and front is 4 3/8 up from there. If someone can send me directions I will upload a photo of the weight placement. I will try a 2.5 in the front to see what that does.

Correction. Derby Magic track.

I will try to tighten up the gaps a little. Since we have to use the pre-cut axle slots I didn't have much choice other than to bend. I have not tried messing with the rears much. Only the DFW. How much steer would you recommend? Our pack uses a plastic Best track.

Bent. Should the gaps be the same for all 3?

Need a little help. Or a lot. Building scout car for a race this weekend and can't get rid of the wobbles. We have to use standard axle slots. COM is .6 from rear axle. 2.5 degree rears. 1.5 degree DFW. Steers about 5 inches in 8' on a tuning board. However on the track is steers into the...