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Slayer
Basic Tuning Adjustments
Alignment Settings
The alignment settings are critical for optimizing the performance
of Slayer. Adjust your alignment as carefully and precisely as you
possibly can.
Toe Adjustment
The wheels can be adjusted to
point straight ahead or have a toe-
in or toe-out setting. To help you
remember, look down at your feet.
For toe-in, your feet point towards
each other. For toe-out, your feet
point away from each other.
The toe angle of the front wheels
can be adjusted by varying the
length of the toe links that connect
the steering linkage to the front
axle carriers. The toe angle of
the rear wheels can be adjusted
by varying the length of the
metal toe links that connect the
rear bulkheads to the rear axle
carriers. The front toe links and
rear toe links are equipped with
turnbuckles. The lengths of the toe
links can be adjusted by turning
them with the included turnbuckle wrench.
Toe Base Factory Settings
Front:
0-degrees
Rear:
1-degree toe-in each side
Under certain conditions, toe-in can be increased to a maximum
of 3 degrees.
Static Camber Adjustment
The wheels can be set to have either
positive or negative camber (see illustration
below). The camber angle changes as the
wheel moves up and down through its
range of travel. Static camber is the camber
angle at the wheel when the vehicle is set at
its normal, stationary ride height.
The suspension pivot balls located in the
axle carriers adjust the static camber. The
pivot balls are protected by blue dust plugs. To adjust your static
camber, insert the supplied 2.5 mm hex wrench through the slit in
the dust plug and engage the end of the pivot ball (compressing the
suspension until the arms are parallel to the ground will allow for easier
hex wrench engagement). The upper pivot ball is normally screwed all
the way in. Negative camber is achieved by screwing the pivot ball of
the lower control arm out.
Note:
When camber is changed, the toe
angle of the wheel has to be reset.
Static Camber Base Factory Settings
Front:
2-degree negative camber each side
Rear:
2-degree negative camber each side
For caster, roll center, and
optional rocker arm tuning see
Advanced Tuning Adjustments
on page 40.
0
o
0
o
0
o
0
o
Positive camber
Negative camber
0
o
0
o
0
o
0
o
All of the toe links are installed
on the truck so that the left
hand thread indicators point
to the same direction. This
makes it easier to remember
which way to turn the wrench
to increase or decrease toe link
length (the direction is same at
all four corners). Note that the
groove in the hex indicates the
side of the toe link with the
left-hand threads.
Left
Hand
Threads
Right
Hand
(Normal)
Threads
Decrease
Length
Increase
Length
A camber gauge (available
at your local hobby shop)
can be a useful tool for
alignment setting.
