Below you will find explanations for all setup options.
Tire Pressure: Is basically the equalizer for the end of the racecar. You usually want to start out on 12.0 on all tires. The higher the pressure the longer the tire will last, the lower the pressure the shorter time they last. At the end of the race your tires should be a yellow/brownish/orange. If the tire is red at the end of the race you should raise the pressure on that tire.
Brake Strength: Brake strength is like a stabilizer of your tires. Starting left front to right rear. The more brake strength on the left front will help you turn, at the same time the front right the more you have will equal out and the car won't turn as much. Basically the left and right rear should be the same the more you have will slow the car down, even though you don't use the break that much .The break still drags when you let off the gas.
Tire Size: Is a big thing .You want to run the smallest tire you can with the highest RPM you can get. You want to start the front tires at 84.0 and work your way up or down. If you make the left front smaller than the right front it is like stagger and it helps you turn better. You want to start the rear tires at 100 and work your way up or down. Mostly down on left rear. Right rear is like anchor the higher the size the better you will turn. Which is called stagger.
Tire Compound: This works with your tire pressure. The wetter the track the softer the tire you should use. Softer tires are the best to use. They stick better. It depends on the weight which tires get hot and last longer. The harder the tire the longer they last. The end of each race the tires should be a Brown/Green/Orange color. Red is very bad! The redder the tire the more control you lose. The harder the tire the more tracking you get and may pull wheelies on the start and coming out of corners.
Torsion Bar: Is a big part of the setup! The left front and right front helps you push or stay tight depending on the degree of the set. The more you go up on the bar the set will have more of a push. The lower you go on the bar, the less push you will have. Left rear the higher you go the looser the set the lower you go the more push you get and make it push. Right rear you want to run as low as possible. The higher you get the tighter the car (more push).
Travel: It is like tying down the car. The rear Tires you should run as low as possible (5.0). Front should start out at 12. If it feels like the front is coming off the ground you should lower it. Be careful of lowering it too much, it will slow the car and or make it spin out.
Compression Rate: First put them all on .20. The left rear is the most important. The Left rear will help you turn the car. If you go to high you will spin out! The shorter the track the higher you will go (left rear). Right rear if you don't get enough from the left rear add a little to the right rear. This will help it turn better. Left and Right front if you want some bite add some to it (if the front is sliding coming out of corners), most likely on shorter tracks to get more bite. (Increments of 5's or 1's)
Rebound Rate: Is to make the car squat or not squat. Mostly here you will work with the rear the more you add to the rear the more the car will squat. You DO NOT want to move the front. Keep that as low as it goes. By making the car squat you get more traction. Squatting the rear end will not let the front end come up off the ground and give you more traction coming out of the corners.
Chassis & Weight: The weight is the most Important thing on the setup! If you want forward push coming off the corner you want to add weight to the right front. The left front adding weight here will give you some bite coming off the corner. (Like tying down the front end) Right rear is more for sliding (counter Balance). Left Rear more weight given here helps turn the car.
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