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V12-CE SETUP MANUAL

The holes you use to bolt the wish-

bones to the front plate depend 

on the type of track you run on 

and how you like the car to han-

dle.  Wide wishbone spacing helps 

prevent grip roll in the fast sections 

but reduces steering a bit through 

slow, tight sections of tracks; a 

long wheelbase promotes stabil-

ity at high speed while a shorter 

wheelbase allows faster changes of 

direction.  At this point many driv-

ers ditch the self-tapping screws 

that come in the kit and use slightly 

longer (12mm) button head M3 

machine screws to give a stronger 

mount when fixing the wishbones 

to the plate.  Since the 4 holes for 

each screw are quite close togeth-

er you should also use a relatively 

large diameter M3 washer under 

the each of the screws’ heads to 

help spread any loads.  For the 

time being, screw them all down 

tight.

2.A. FRONT END

In this case, wishbones set to 

“long and wide”.

M3 washer between screw 

head and plate.

NOTE: do not use less than 2mm 

spacing on the rear two screws 

– doing so will allow the head 

of the rear screw holding the 

wishbone to the front plate to hit 

the chassis and tweak the front 

plate.

Now, add the central screw, but do 

not add anything between the front 

plate and chassis - we have found 

that having a bit of flex in the plate 

gives better front bite mid-corner 

and more even tyre wear.  Tighten 

the screw’s top nut so that it com-

presses the plate to give about 1.5’ 

camber.

2.B. FRONT END

1mm thick washer under front bolts.

No washer under rear bolts.

Standard Nut

M3 “Low-Profile” nut is about 1mm 

thinner than a standard nut.

Summary of Contents for V12-CE

Page 1: ...V12 CE SETUP MANUAL V12 CE SETUP MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...one is not 100 essen tial but most drivers agree that you will get a better driving car if you install one 1 PARTS PREPARATION On the CE chassis the wishbones mount directly on the front suspen sion plate They must be mounted flat on the front plate and the other way up from the standard V12 kit Mount them with the lugs facing upwards Do not add shims or washers under the front end of the wishbone...

Page 3: ...lso use a relatively large diameter M3 washer under the each of the screws heads to help spread any loads For the time being screw them all down tight 2 A FRONT END In this case wishbones set to long and wide M3 washer between screw head and plate NOTE do not use less than 2mm spacing on the rear two screws doing so will allow the head of the rear screw holding the wishbone to the front plate to h...

Page 4: ...ck that kingpins and stub axels are straight and replace any defective parts 2 C FRONT END Ride Height of left and right stub axels must be identical Approx 2mm of spacers under the pivot ball to eliminate bump steer This is almost identical to all other V12 kits the only difference is the damper tube Assemble the pod and add the damper tube s ball stud axel bearings and diff Some times the rear p...

Page 5: ...lp stop chassis denting If you are using large diameter rear tyres 50 52mm diameter then a 1 0 1 5mm thick washer under the front pivot ball can be a good idea With tyres this size you ll have to loosen the rear springs right off to get 3 5mm ride height This will give you a nice wide gap between the bottom of the rear pod and the top of the chassis but can in fact bring the bottom of the rear pod...

Page 6: ...e of oil thickness diff tightness and spring rate Always keep the damper tube topped up with oil NOTE There is a difference between the units used to measure oil thickness WT is not the same as CST so 30 000wt oil will be different to 30 000cst oil 30 000wt oil is good on larger faster tracks and down to 12 000wt is good if you need faster weight transfer and quicker steering response on tight tra...

Page 7: ...oltage booster fitted Not eligible for National racing as it has no blinky mode Motors can be any 13 5t from the BRCA EB list there is no restric tion of price any more Popular choices are the HPI Flux Fusion Exceed Team Powers Plutonium The lexan battery tray that comes in the kit will take most varieties of 1s LiPo cell and offers a degree of extra protection too Mounting the cells in the design...

Page 8: ...ing assembled mount the track rods onto the servo saver and then mount that onto the servo itself Position the servo so that the track rods are perpendicular to the centre line of the chassis and this will give you reasonable Ackerman change 6 SERVO Lexan shells are lighter ABS ones can be a little tougher Some good and popular choices are Lotus GT1 most front end down force of the common shells G...

Page 9: ... level and driver preference The JAP range are good shore ratings are a good indication of grip with low shores 38 for example giving more grip than the harder 52 shore JAP Medium fronts are actually the softest and offer most grip Start with a pair of 44 or 46 fronts and get a pair of hard JAP 50s and some softer JAP Medi ums so you can test what works best for you ADDITIVE Be careful UFRA Pinks ...

Page 10: ...ust your ride height and chassis tweak more on that in a moment As the rear tyres wear down you will have to change the spring tension again or change the axel bearing cams if you have the ad justable alloy pod Always leave at least 1 2mm clearance between the bottom of the rear pod and the top of the chassis when the car is resting at its given ride height Less than this and the pod will hit the ...

Page 11: ...both front and rear slide at the same time this is your Grip Balance Point Once you have this point mark it on the chassis and then measure from here to the rear wheel axle line Move any ballast weight about to get the 46 60 split Motor is spaced away from the rear pod in this case about 4mm Use the 1 5mm holes in the front rear of chassis to test for balance MOTOR GEARING Brushless motors are mor...

Page 12: ...nt end of wishbone plate QUICK SETUP FRONT UFRA Pink Medium or Contact 32 shore tires trued to around 49mm diameter edges well rounded again and full width additive Silver Medium springs 20 000 30 000wt damper oil Diff set to medium Motor spaced 4mm away from motor pod 3 2mm ride height Gearing on 1s LiPo 13 5t motor HPI Flux 54 56mm rev THANKS GOES OUT TO JAMES GARRETT JOHN PARKER OTHERS HAPPY RA...

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