XRAY - Model racing cars

I tried something new on my 05 this weekend and the car was twitchy, what i did was went from 30wt shock oil in the front to 50wt and the rear was 30wt, what i want to know will the oil change it did was the cause for the twitchy feeling, the car just did'nt handle good, i was on carpet with purple front and violet rear.

[quote="teamgp"] And I assume the 30wt in the rear was associated as well.

If the front is over damped (using thick oil or too many piston holes closed), and the front tire compound provides enough traction, then the car will feel twitchy. The front suspension will not be able to absorb some of the initial steering input and the tires are almost always in a loaded state.

If you would like more help with your setup, post it in the setup sheet section for us to take a look at. [/quote]

No the rear was Xray 30wt, thank you for the info, i think the oil was too thick because the oil i use before was good, until i switch to the Serpent shock, now what i am going to do is try different wt oil until i get the right setup with the Serpent shocks.

thanks for the tips the qualifiers and race went very well and the car was easy and quick. Didn't get round to using the 3mm deck , but the roll center changes, increasing the front and decreasing the rear dramatically changed the balance of the car. A very satisfying weekend overall!

I know this question may be a little off but i want to know anyway, on carpet technical with the straight about 98 feet would the 2.5mm work better than the 3.0mm? there is more 180deg turns than straight, there is only one straight anyway.