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DAMPENER PLATE MAINTENANCE
It is very important to keep the dampener plates CLEAN and lubed for
each race. We recommend using the Associated #6636 diff lube that came
with your kit, or Green Slime from R/C Performance Specialties.
DAMPENER PLATE ROLL STOP INSERTS
#4518,
are included with your kit. There are two different size roll stops. Each
stop will control the amount of roll that the chassis can make during hard
cornering. The stop with the smallest side to side opening (in the middle)
will reduce the chassis roll the most. This stop insert will make the car
change directions VERY quickly during cornering. The second roll stop
insert with a slightly larger opening will have slightly less of this effect. No
roll stop insert (which is what we recommend for a starting setting) will be
the least aggressive for steering during hard cornering.
WARNING! You must
pay very close attention to tire diameter when using either of the roll stop
inserts. This is because any difference in tire diameter (side to side) may
cause the dampener post to rest against the roll stop insert. We do not rec-
ommend these inserts for oval racing.
T-BAR FLEX
Look at the back end of the of the T-bar at the "T" shaped section. You will
see there are three holes which can be used to attach the T-bar to the lower
rear pod plate. You have assembled your car using only the two outermost
holes. This setup will make the rear suspension very active (soft) front-to-
rear with very little effect on the side to side stiffness. Your car will have
REAR AXLE HEIGHT
ADJUSTERS
Your car comes with four sets of rear axle height
adjuster inserts. These inserts allow you to raise
or lower the height of the back of the car without
changing tire diameters. Even though there are only
four offsets, three can be rotated 180° for a total of
seven different axle heights as shown.
The #4-up position allows you to use the maximum diameter tire and the #4-down position requires you to
use the minimum tire diameter. This adjustment allows you to get more useful life from a set of tires by
adjusting axle height as tire diameter decreases. You can also adjust the overall height of your car for high
or low traction conditions.
INCREASING STEERING
To increase steering, replace the stock #8421 steering blocks with the optional
#8441 inline steering blocks and #8443 axles. This will make the car steer very
aggressive.
SETUP SHEET
The next page shows Team Associated’s
setup sheet for your car. Copy this form and keep
a record of the settings you used for a particular
track. This record of your settings will make it easier
to set up your car the next time you race at that
track, as well as compare differences between tun-
ing adjustments. This is a feature that our Team
drivers take full advantage of.
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more rear traction and will accelerate through bumps better than if you were
using all three attachment holes. Try using all three attachment holes when rac-
ing on smooth, high traction conditions.
FRONT RIDE
HEIGHT
To obtain your desired ride height,
you can place a thick #3323
spacer under the lower sus-
pension arm. To raise the car,
take away spacers, and to lower
the car add spacers.
SAVE THIS BOOKLET!
More than an instruction man-ual,
its also a handy pictorial supplement
to Team Associated’s RC10L catalog.
Refer to this manual for part num-
bers and description when ordering
parts or explaining problems for cus-
tomer service calls.