adjustable turnbuckles
03-19-2007, 05:32 AM
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adjustable turnbuckles
Why do these cars come w/o adjustables? I'm shreading my tires on this car. Ugh. 10 tanks maybe, and its time for new ones.
Any suggestions on tires or turnbuckles?
Any suggestions on tires or turnbuckles?
03-20-2007, 11:51 AM
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RE: adjustable turnbuckles
ORIGINAL: hpi apollo
turnbuckles adjust the amount of camber and toe in
turnbuckles adjust the amount of camber and toe in
03-20-2007, 12:33 PM
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RE: adjustable turnbuckles
Adjustable turnbuckles aren't going to help you much on the tire issue, but I suggest the ones that GPM has...
I had adjustable on my 18ss, but the tool for both assembly and adjusting sucked ass, plus the plastic connectors broke like crazy.. I've had the GPM's for about 4months with no issues other than having to find/make a tool to adjust them.. But they work wonderfully and have survived a few bodyless crashes which are the worst kind.. lol
I would also suggest looking into an alignment kit at the same time, I don't have one and wish to hell I did...
I had adjustable on my 18ss, but the tool for both assembly and adjusting sucked ass, plus the plastic connectors broke like crazy.. I've had the GPM's for about 4months with no issues other than having to find/make a tool to adjust them.. But they work wonderfully and have survived a few bodyless crashes which are the worst kind.. lol
I would also suggest looking into an alignment kit at the same time, I don't have one and wish to hell I did...
03-20-2007, 02:25 PM
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RE: adjustable turnbuckles
You may want too look at a tire with a harder compound so they don't wear so fast. Also, what surface do you run your car on? I concur with TwistedGA^^^^; turnbuclkes will not cure your problem.
03-20-2007, 05:09 PM
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RE: adjustable turnbuckles
Venom-Racing has some very nice (to me teh n00b) hard compound wheel/tire sets, The owner of a local hobbytown said a lot of guys use them for drifting because once they go bald, they have zero grip... I can agree to that, but I never get grip much anyway, no matter what tire I have on, I always spin out.. Bleh, they come preglued and on some fairly nice looking wheels... (look really good deepdished)...
