Alignment - Silver Bullet

[chennemann]

I bought the silver bullet and will try to drill out a body.

I believe I understand how to drill the rear axles. They should be negative chamber. No toe at all. So if looking from the rear of the derby

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Now the front is were I have questions. It seems most say the dominate wheel should be positive chamber so less of the wheel rides the rail. And the non dominate wheel should be neutral chamber/toe. So if looking from the rear it would look like this:

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So assuming I am correct so far. Here are my questions if I do not want to do a bent nail, but still want to rail ride.

1) Should I toe the fdw in. If so what angle? Also how do you recommend doing it? I have an angle cube that will help me figure out the angle if I need to. http://www.chefknivestogo.com/anglecube.html

2) Do I need to sand down the side of the FDW. If so how much?

3) How much higher does the non dominate wheel need to be drilled? 1/16 inch?

Thanks for your help.

 

[resullivan]

Do your rules state that all 4 must touch? And why dont you want to bend the front axle? It is bent so you can adjust the drift of the car. This would not be possible with a canted hole.

 

[TRE]

DD4H doest it with his plug and play blocks

 

[chennemann]

I can have 3 wheels, but must use all 4 wheels in the correct locations.

I didn't buy a bent nail. I have seen instructions, so I know I could do it if I have to. But since this is his first year, I want it be more plug and play.

I was just hoping to duplicate the plug and play block with the silver bullet. I have another car already set up for plug and play, so I don't have to do this. I just thought it would be nice for my tiger scout to be able to do the drilling with me.

I would assume if I angled the silver bullet 1 or 2 degrees, it would work.

 

[GravityX]

I have to ask, how do you intend to drill the compound angle that you are wanting at the DFW? Using the Silver Bullet by itself will be difficult at best without some sort of tilting table, compound vise or some other method I am unaware of.

I'd have to agree that using a bent axle would solve a bunch of problems. Do not over complicate the process.

 

[DerbyDad4Hire]

Drill both fronts straight with one just a tick higher. Bend your dominant front axle for steer and camber. Sand a little off the dominant front side to ensure no rear touching (there is no magic amount here, just not too much). The raised wheel needs to just high enough so there is no fear of touching.

 

[Kinser Racing]

Bending the axle is easier than what you're trying to do. What you're trying to do requires a lot more experience than what you have. Go the easier route.

 

[chennemann]

Thanks everyone. I guess I was making it way more complicated than needed.