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| Author: | Nigel-James [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:13:55 ] |
| Post subject: | Droop! |
How does droop effect a cars characteristics? What effect does having more droop have? What effect does having less droop have? Can you have too much droop or too little? I am setting up my 808 for the first time and I am following the set-up sheet found in the forums knowledge base. It advises to use -2 droop on the front and the rear, is this a good starting point? The track I race on is:- - Dry - Dusty - Bumpy - Hard - Tight Cheers Nigel James |
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| Author: | pickle311 [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 18:27:30 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Droop! |
Droop effects suspension travel and weight transfer. The rougher a track gets, the more droop I run so that the wheels can stay in contact with the ground more. You can't get traction when the wheels aren't on the ground. On a smooth track, I run less droop because it isn't needed. Also around here, the smooth tracks tend to have more traction. So I also use the decreased droop to offset the added weight transfer from the increased traction. It's all about finding that balance and I don't make drastic adjustments to my droop. 3 to 4 mm max for me typically. Experiment and see what you like. Droop is a quick and easy change. Go to a track and run full droop for a tank. Bring it back in the pits and take out 5 or 6mm then run another tank. A big adjustment like that will allow you to feel the difference and help you understand the feel better than reading what others have to say. You say you run on a dry, bumpy track. I personally would start somewhere near full droop and decrease until you find that sweet spot. I doubt you will decrease it much though. |
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| Author: | Nigel-James [ Thu Oct 06, 2011 13:08:57 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Droop! |
Thanks for explaining. Your idea of starting out with max droop and decreasing it until I find the sweet spot is a good idea. Cheers |
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