DFW ?s

[ljo]

When using oil do you still graphite the tread of the DFW?
Also in setting steer tonight i noticed with +cant, the toe is nearly neutral and approaching + to get the steer reasonable. With +cant and -toe the steer is horribly aggressive. Am i on the right path here?

 

[Quicktimederby]

When using oil I never use graphite on the wheels anywhere. If you are bending the fdw axle to 5+ deg when inserting the axle and wheel in the body the nail head should be pointing downward. Than adjust the steer by turning the nail head toward the front of the car until the desired turn in is acquired. Every car is different as far as the amount of turn in.

 

[Quicktimederby]

Make sure you are cutting a "K house groove" in the axle head makes adjustments a breeze.

 

[speed bump]

what is a k house groove? Just asking i only run scout races with my boys. Thanks in advance!

 

[Quicktimederby]

When I get home I will post a picture if no one else has. Basically you use a Drimel to cut a groove into the head of the axle so yo can use a flat head screw driver to turn it.

what is a k house groove? Just asking i only run scout races with my boys. Thanks in advance!

 

[Kinser Racing]

A K House grove is just like a standard screw slot. The head of the axle will look just like a standard screw.

 

[Quicktimederby]

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[speed bump]

thanks alot good information. If i run a postive cant on front wheel the wheel will run against the body. Do i need to use teflon washers or is there another idea.

 

[Quicktimederby]

A Teflon washer is the best, but if rules don't allow for it the next best thing to use would be a clear acrylic fingernail polish built up around the axle holes on the body.

thanks alot good information. If i run a postive cant on front wheel the wheel will run against the body. Do i need to use teflon washers or is there another idea.

 

[speed bump]

thanks again u guys rule on this site.

 

[speed bump]

If i use washers do i need to prep them? If so how do i prep them. Never done this before so excuse the dumb questions.

 

[Quicktimederby]

I never have but I am sure it wouldn't hurt.

 

[quadad]

Just a note - I think it would be pretty rare for a Scout race to allow washers, teflon tape, etc. We used to apply finger nail polish and then the Paint On Graphite product over that.

I can appreciate the original question though. I have seen cars where it seemed you didn't have much adjustability down at low drift values. Not sure if this was the right thing to do or not, but we would cut back on the RR axle bend and sometimes drill the positive cant into the RR axle.