Recent content by snowmobileguy

Thanks all. I guess this is where having your own track to actually test on would really come in handy.... I will have to put that on the wish list.

Ditto on that tip with the nail polish! I am showing my utter lack of knowledge here but does more steer make a car more or less stable? From what I have seen 2 3/4 steer might be about right over 45 inches for a car with 3/4 com. I will have a sanding block at the ready for our race.

It is a wooden one. If I remember correctly out of 10 or 12 races it derailed twice in the same lane.

Thanks everyone for all your help. My wife thinks I am crazy for spending so much time on this car but my son and I have had such a great time putting this car together. It's actually kind of addicting. I think she will be pretty happy though if we do well in our race. We just need to adjust...

I just checked checked our race rules it appears that we are not able to use washers. Thanks for the input.

Yes, the wheel is riding on the outside edge of the wheel and the inside edge is up a little bit. I had thought the wheel should be riding the on the axle head though like the rears are. Would it be a good to put a little Secret mix Krytox oil on the body of the car where the inside hub will...

So I bent my front axle and inserted it into the car for a positive cant. I am not sure how to estimate the degree's so I may have gone too far. It appears that 3-4 degrees is what is best. I can adjust the steering by moving the axle head clockwise and counterclockwise but the wheel seems to...

Another new guy here as well. Wish I had discovered this Forum earlier! It is very informative. We have our pack race this Saturday and we have our car set up as a rail rider with the pro rail rider tool. It says to bend the rears to 2.5 negative cant and the front dominant wheel to 1.5. I...