Testing camber with the
camber gauge
Raise or lower
the ball end
by adding or
subtracting
washers here
STEERING BLOCKS
The included trailing steering blocks (# 9581)
should be used in most cases. The Team es-
pecially recommends the trailing blocks on
high-grip or “blue-groove”.
Changing to the optional inline steering
blocks (#9577) will give the car an overall ag-
gressive feeling. Steering entering and exiting
the corners is increased, but straight line sta-
bility is slightly reduced.
TUNING & SETUP TIPS
These steps prepare your buggy for maximum performance
CASTER
Caster describes the angle of the kingpin as it
leans toward the rear of the vehicle. Positive
caster means the kingpin learns rearward at
the top.
The supplied 25° caster blocks (#9580)
are recommended in most cases. For more
corner entry steering and less exit steering, try
the optional 30° blocks (#9593).
The optional 20° blocks (#9592) will give
you more exit steering and less entry steering.
FRONT CAMBER LINKS
Changing the length of the camber link is
considered a bigger step than adjusting the
ball end height on the tower. Shortening the
camber link (or lowering the ball end) will
give the front end less roll and quicken
steering response. Lengthening the camber
link (or raising the ball end) will give the front
more roll and slower steering response.
Longer camber links are typically used
on high grip tracks and shorter links tend to
work better on med-grip loose tracks.
Raise or lower the ball
end by adding or sub-
tracting washers here
CAMBER
Camber describes the angle at which the tire
and wheel rides when looked at from the front.
Negative camber means that the tire leans
inward at the top.
A good starting camber setting is –1°. Use
the included #1719 camber gauge to set your
camber as shown. Positive camber, where
the top of the tire is leaning out, is not recom-
mended.
FRONT TOE-IN
Toe-in describes the angle of the front tires
when viewed from the top. With toe-in, the front
of the tires point inward.
Zero degree toe-in (tires pointing straight
forward) is the setting that should be used in
almost all track conditions. Occasionally you
can increase turn in by adding a little toe-out
(front of tires point slightly out). Front toe-in is
not a typical tuning adjustment used by the
Team.
FRONT RIDE HEIGHT
Ride height is the distance from the ground to
the bottom of the chassis.
The standard front ride height setting is
with the front arms level (referred to as “arms
level”). Check the ride height by lifting up the
entire car about 8-12 inches off the bench and
drop it. After the suspension “settles” into place,
add or remove pre-load clips so that the left &
right arms appear to be flat as seen in the
following picture.
ANTI-SQUAT
Anti-squat denotes the angle of the rear arms
relative to the ground. Zero anti-squat means
that the rear arms are flat, parallel with the
ground. The kit setting is 3°, and can be ad-
justed by installing or removing the included
REAR CAMBER LINK
Changing the length of the camber link is con-
sidered a bigger step than adjusting the ball
end height on the rear chassis brace. Short-
ening the camber link (or lowering the ball end)
will give the rear end less roll and the car will
tend to accelerate or “square up” better. Length-
ening the camber link (or raising the ball end)
will give the rear more roll and more cornering
grip. Longer camber links are typically used
on high grip tracks, while shorter links tend to
work better on med-grip loose tracks. The kit
setting is the best compromise of cornering
grip and acceleration.
Upper shim (with one tab),
1°
Lower shim (with two tabs),
2°
shims underneath the arm mount.
The shim with 2 tabs is for 2° and the
shim with 1 tab is for 1°. You can use any
combination of shims to get 0, 1, 2, or 3° anti-
squat. Adding anti-squat tends to make the
car “rotate” more in corners, but doesn’t
handle as well through the bumps.
REAR CAMBER
Camber describes the angle at which the tire
and wheel rides when looked at from the back.
Negative camber means that the tire leans in-
ward at the top.
A good starting camber setting is –1°. Use
the included #1719 camber gauge to set your
camber (shown above). Adding a small
amount of positive camber, where the top of
the tire is leaning out, will tend to improve
straight-line acceleration on loose tracks.
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Front arms should be in a
straight line when ride height
is set as “arms level”
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