IMW's Tips & Tricks

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FREEWARE GEAR RATIO PROGRAM

DOS - program which gives you a table of gear ratios and the next possible gear ratio step. Check it out.

Some Setup Tips for the Losi XX

These tips are a summary of tips i have found on american web - sides and some added comments of me.

Front Axle

20 - 35 oil, green springs, 3 mm limiter in shock ( B spacer)
Shock mounted hole 2 or 3 from inside on tower, middle hole in the arm
Upper suspension arm hole 2 or 3 from inside, No toe-in or out 1 degree neg camber, 25 degree caster blocks
Instead you can try this: Shock mounted in the outer hole of the arm, no limiter, orange springs

Rear Axle

30 - 40 oil, pink springs or yellow springs on extrem slippery surface, B - spacer inside and outside shock or outside two A spacers
Shock mounted hole 2 or 3 from inside on tower, hole 4 in the arme *Hole 4: This hole is not standard. Remove brace from arm then drill a hole 4 mm out from standard outside hole 3
The upper suspension arm should be mounted inside in hole 6 and outside in hole 4
Pivot support #2 on smooth tracks and #4 on bumpy tracks, 3.5 rear hub, 1 degree negativ camber

General

Front arms and rear dogbones level
The Battery could be placed back ( more acceleration - grip, good for slippery surface ). Place the spacer from the rear to the front
Tires front: Wide bodies (gold) Rear: IFMAR pins (silver) on hard loam with some dust, IFMAR Stud ( silver ) on hard loam without dust, Step Pin ( gold ) on loose ground or grass
I drive motors from 14 to 12 Turns. For the gear ratio i have found the following rule of thumb: Less grip longer gear ratio. ( for example: 1:8 is a longer gear ratio then 1:11 ). Check out a 12 turns motor with 1:9 gear ratio. This would be fast on the straights and you have enough punch for acceleration. The Current - limiter on the speed - controller is not much important. I set the limit to 70 Ampere. I set the Hydra-Clutch, so that if you press down the rear axle the Hydra-Clutch and the wheels spin.

YOKOMO WORKS and YZ-10

The wolrdwide best Tuning-Part for the YZ-10.

THE S.P.O.R.T. CHASSIS

Including:

1 x CAD and CNC produced graphite chassis

two different wheelsbases are possible:

original and long wheelbase ( 1,2 cm longer then standard for a smooth drive on bumpy tracks or jumps )

9 batterie slots for 6 possible batterie positions ( best handling on the front position )

holes for servo fixing PS 1001, 1002 etc.

stressvector optimized design for highest stiffness and lowest weight

1 x CNC drilled upper graphite chassis plate for long wheelbase

2 x graphite battery plates with screws and nuts

1 x long rear special - drivebelt for long wheelbase and best efficiency

$ 199,--

Spare part for S.P.O.R.T. - Yokomo - Chassis: Rear long special - drivebelt

$ 6,--

Tuning - Shock Towers for Yokomo YZ 10

graphite front shock tower rear ( lowest airdrag and progressive suspension due to inclined shock position and holes for the best wing mount from Kyosho part no.UMW 1 )

$ 29,--

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