I was driving my Epoch spec 2 and noticed that it had a tendency to hop in the rear when it was about to brake traction on a tacky surface. I began to look it over and deciced a softer spring would help! So I got one fromthe hardware store and installed it. Checking the car out by pushing down on the rear to see if the spring felt softer. I noticed that if you lift the back of the car the rear wheels came of the ground with no suspension travel.
I then knew that this thing need to float a bit on the suspension! Any one that has had racing 1/10 scale cars know you need suspension travel in both direction. This is to keep the tires on the ground. Now the mod!
I cut on coil and bent the end so the inside dia. was close to the screw in the the t-plate. I then put this coil in between the bottom of the t-plate and the screw head with some adjustment I got it all right.
Now I can lift the rear of the car a good 1/8" -1/4" and still have the wheels on the ground. The combo of this and a softer sping has got me glued to the track!
Try this out and let me know. My camera is not good with close ups so hpe I gave enough detail.
The car sits like normal and is still adjustable from the screw.
The most important thing I found is to stiff or to many coils lets the screw head hang to low and kills clearnce. It just needs a small coil. of a soft spring.
Oh yea this would work on the front but I do not see the need for it, being the car never unloads the front in turns. The coils are bound on the outside wheel of a turn the inside may lighten up its load but it won't lose contanct with the track. I have the car now where it is balanced in the turn maybe a small push but not noticable. In the R/C car racing apush is far better then the thing being lose in the rear. You can burp the throttle and it will hook. If it is lose by the time you relize the rear is coming around it is to late to correct it and maintain a line at speed.
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