Ouch! Straight alignment help....

[derbynutz]

Revamping my car after a humiliating weekend. .. (not that bad) but setting up as a non-rail runner. Canted rears and one raised front. 1g Superstockers.....what do I do with the front wheels in this scenerio?

My older sons car in the sibling race managed a track fastest ever of 2.9985.....too bad we raced the wrong car!

 

[Rocket car]

What are you asking about? Sorry, hard to follow.

 

[derbynutz]

If I'm setting up my car as a non rail runner....do I run the 1 touching wheel flat or canted?

 

[Rocket car]

I would still cant. It will be faster.

 

[derbynutz]

Same as rear or opposite?

 

[Quicktimederby]

Opposite. Why are you not rail running?

 

[derbynutz]

Had it set up railriding this weekend and the results weren't good.....not sure if it was the track or not but ran faster last year on the same track with straight alignment. Racing on same track Saturday. I can't get access to a track to tune it.....it seemed to be perfect last weekend but barely got us to district. I know with straight we can take the fastest car in district...

 

[Rocket car]

No track, no problem. All you need is your dining room table. Measure 4' long and steer the car 4" to the left.

 

[derbynutz]

That's what I had.....and it shook like crazy. 3.11

 

[Kinser Racing]

That's what I had.....and it shook like crazy. 3.11

You need a little more steer. If it shook like crazy, that squiggly line is a lot further to travel then a strait line. /images/boards/smilies/thumb.gif

 

[derbynutz]

Thinking of it that way.....it was really fast! Lol thanks! It was at almost 5" over 4'...

 

[down4derby]

What's the wheel base, com and gaps set at. And how were the rears drilled. Anything
Possibly dragging when steered into the rail, fenders, nose of car?

 

[derbynutz]

Standard wheelbase. Gap gaged at 3/16 I think....flat rear/no cant. Gee fenders....nothing dragging. 140g....23g on front DFW. 2 oz behind rear axle....rest in front of rear axle. 2.4g BsA stocks

 

[Kinser Racing]

Make sure the outside of your wheels are very clean. You don't want any graphite on the outside.

 

[derbynutz]

Thanks....never gave that thought! Simple but something I never have done! I've got new 93s Groved graphite axles on the way and a set of 1g wheels

 

[IAE Racing]

Gap gaged at 3/16 I think....

If you are referring to the gap between the body and the wheel, this is too wide. 1/32 or .030" or the thickness for a credit card is what a lot of guys would call wide.

 

[derbynutz]

It's thinner than a credit card....I figured I had that wrong

 

[derbynutz]

The figure that is.....have the gaps closer. I'm confusing my own self now! Lol

 

[Rocket car]

Standard wheelbase. Gap gaged at 3/16 I think....flat rear/no cant. Gee fenders....nothing dragging. 140g....23g on front DFW. 2 oz behind rear axle....rest in front of rear axle. 2.4g BsA stocks

Your car will wiggle if the rears aren't canted. Just do all the other things the guys mentioned. Plus burnish the body were the wheel rubs REALLY WELL.

 

[Obsessedderbydad]

Had it set up railriding this weekend and the results weren't good.....not sure if it was the track or not but ran faster last year on the same track with straight alignment. Racing on same track Saturday. I can't get access to a track to tune it.....it seemed to be perfect last weekend but barely got us to district. I know with straight we can take the fastest car in district...

If I read this correctly you said you setup for rail riding? Did you mean rail running or did you bend your rear axles? If that's the case, that's probably your problem. We ran against so many rail riders this past weekend and it was obvious. Rail Running is the way to go.