My questions is can I install slide glides on each side in the back and have the car track correctly with the 1/16 cut up front? Also, when you install slide glides in the back do you just install them on the side of the body or are they recessed into the body?
Slide Glides in the Rear
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aircooled said:
I typically recess the area to accept the "slide glides" so it sits flush with the rest of the body at the rear. In other words, it doesn't add any width to the car.
not sure the purpose of slide glides on the rears. If you wheel is going to touch the body of the car on the rears arent you going to be slow anyway slide glide or not?
aircooled said:
I use the "slide glide" because I prefer this method over the washers. A little more work but I like the results I get.
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Obsessedderbydad said:
I asked the same question but never really got an answer.
For whatever reason fast folks want to slick up the body on the rears.
I think Slide glides are teflon but Delrin seems slicker.
The idea of sinking it into, and connecting it to the car appeals to me at this time.
I think Gravity is right. The back friction plates need to be glued on. I've found the washers tend to migrate out to the wheel and that slows the wheel. If the washer is tight on the axle then it deforms the washer enough to not be flat. Stick with glued on washers or a friction plate which turns out easier to deal with. A free washer on the front is safer because the wheel comes into the body any way. Just sand the washer before use.
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My reasoning in slickening up the rears is mainly for added insurance. If a competitors car breaks loose and wobbles hard enough it just might vibrate the track enough to cause my car to break loose. Also, I figure if it does rub there from bad alignment at least I wont lose the race as bad as if I didn't have them there.
What I'm wondering though is if attaching/recessing them at 3* or whatever angle to match the rear wheel camber is a good idea or if it would be wiser to install them straight up and down. So far all my builds have them angled but I'm curious how you guys install them?
What I'm wondering though is if attaching/recessing them at 3* or whatever angle to match the rear wheel camber is a good idea or if it would be wiser to install them straight up and down. So far all my builds have them angled but I'm curious how you guys install them?
I install them flat. My reasoning is this, if you install at the same angle as the axle cant, if the wheel where to make contact, it would make full contact between the wheel hub and spacer. Installing them flat you minimize the point of contact between these mentioned points. In my way of thinking, this reduces speed loss due to friction, in the event of hub contact with spacer.
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Gravity, that makes perfect sense. I'm gonna make life easier and leave the sides flat from now on. Chances are when I attempted to match the angles of the wheel and the side guides/slide glides? I was just a hair off so it would have only made contact in one tiny area anyways, after all I was just guesstimating and eyeballing the interface. Funny how the more I learn the simpler it gets, I'm starting to feel that these cars prefer not to be coddled, rather they want the builder to just get er done and done right in a timely fashion. My 3 hour cars can compete with my 50 hour cars which tells me I really don't understand what all is going down and still have a lot of learning to do.
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