US indoor Championship - Cleveland

CEFX
Phoenix - Josh Cyrul / Mike Blackstock - US indoor Championship -
Cleveland - 25.11.2007 -

.018 front springs w/ 30K Kyosho

10 degree blocks w/castor shims 1/1

1 degree camber

1 degree toe out

3.5mm ride height

Jaco Double Pink Prism @ 1.64 w/ 30% Paragon

.072 t-bar w/ only 2 screws

Hot Bodies center shock w/40wt & Green spring

.020 under the front of the t-bar

Kyosho 15k in the tubes

Rear width @ max

4.0mm ride height

Jaco Magenta Prism @ 1.70 w/ full Paragon
Mike
Blackstock
.020 front springs w/ Kyosho 15K

10 degree blocks with both shims in the back

1.5-2 degrees camber

1 degree toe out

3.5mm ride height

Jaco Double Pink Prism @ 1.64 w/ 30% Paragon

.062 Bias cut t-bar w/ all four pod screws

Hot Bodies center shock w/40wt & Green spring

.020 under the front of the t-bar

Kyosho 15k in the tubes

Rear width @ max

4.0mm ride height

Jaco Magenta Prism @ 1.70 w/ full Paragon

Meaning
of ".018 front springs w/ 30K Kyosho", where using the 30k
Kyosho lube?
Just put a little bit of the grease on
the king pin under the suspension ball. Then move the king pin up and
down a few times to work the grease into the pivot ball. Push the king
pin up until it's flush with the bottom of the pivot ball and wipe off
the excess grease. Slap the spring on and it's good to go. Don't put any
grease on the top side of the ball as it will cause the steering block/king
pin to "stick" to the top of the pivot ball. This usually
causes a strange initial understeer that is really inconsistent.

What
do you use for t-bar spacers and how thick are the spacers?
I use some of the TC aluminum ball stud
shims to space the t-bar/bottom plate. Normally, I run 2mm (.080")
with a .062 t-bar. If you want more steering (sometimes may traction
roll) you can run 2.5mm (.100"). Normally, out of the box we start
with 2 of the nylon .030 spacers for a total of .060 (1.5mm). This is a
safe starting point that usually gives a little bit of understeer.

What
do you feel the washer under the front t bar pivot ball does for the
car?
Usually, adding a spacer under the front
of the t-bar makes the car more aggressive (more steering) in the center
of the corner. In stock, we normally can run more shims (thicker) due to
the fact that you aren't lifting on and off the throttle so much.
Modified, we usually run about 1/2 the amount that we would in stock due
to the heavy acceleration and deceleration.