RC Mod spring suspension
 

i saw it on rc mod.com heres the link:http://www.rcmod.com/mod_sussprings.html


will this make my car better performing(handling)?

some people have said that they handle better with them....they also lower ur car too so u get a 2in 1 effect there...if you want to improve steering alot add another steering spring so u have two...it helps...and you could also add rare earth magnets

plus if you use ultra stiff springs more power will go to the ground on the front wheels

do ya think pen springs will work?(cut to size)

I'm a convert to slot car tune up kit suspension springs.
All my ZZs have springs, as well as my Bit/MS clones.
Handling improves big time for speed-modded cars.

Pen springs tend to be made of steel, so they affect the steering system.
They also are a little large.

The good springs fit the steering knuckles perfectly.
The only thing you do is shorten them for steering play.

This is about the best pic I have of the results:

hmmm, i see strider's back for a couple posts once in a while :D... i was wondering... me and swavey were lookin for springs, but we cant find any of these.... slot car tune up kits... should a normal LHS have them? or... where should we be looking? thx!

Local Hobby Shop for me.
I hang in the Zip Zap area nowadays.

I have to add that the spring suspension mod was here first.
http://www.questformadness.com/

I still have a couple of custom spring sets left for sale.

Check it HERE


ph2t.

save your self some time and money and just buy some "magnet wire" from radioshack, then wrapp it around a micro precision screwdriver like anywhere from 7-15 time depending on the gauge and how you like that springyness, and when you're done with the wire you can use it for any other project you want as it is very small, or you can just tear apart a small hobby motor

The problem there is that magnet wire isn't rated for use as a spring, and will sag over time.
Unwind one of those springs sometime, it's different stuff.
IMO It's worth spending a few bucks to get good consistent performance on this one.

wont center
 

ok, i tried the mod and it didn't work, the steering wouldn't turn because of the springs. I then decided to give it up and put it all back together, but wen i did the car doesn't center anymore. Wuts wrong?

spring suspension
 

ok, so when i added my spring suspension to my BCG, i decided to go ahead and learn the whole suspension system. On the steering mechanism inside the suspension box, there is a little spring that keeps the wheels centered when no direction is pushed on the controller. if you lose this spring, it causes your car not to center out when no direction is pressed on the controller.

I attached a crappy drawing to maybe help you understand what im talking about.

The only way i can think of how to fix this is to bend a wire yourself to match it. Unless you can order that part from somewhere, or worst-case: buy a new car and take it out of there.

Sorry to hear this happened.:(

found another solution
 

hah, right after i posted that reply, i found a better solution of www.questformadness.com. It also has real pics and not my terrible paint drawing skills.;) just click http://www.tinyrc.com/qfm/racing/mod_05.htm#17 to get there. hope this helps

Thanks a lot for that link. I found out that the spring was still there, it was just all bent up, so I straigtened it as much as i could but it still doesn't center well, is there anything else that could have happened? Im tryin to add in any details:

I lost the little scew that holds down the front cover for the suspension area.

The centering spring is slightly bent.

The magnet came unglued.

Would any of those things affect the cantering? All I could think of would be the screw, because the magnet might line up with the screw or something. Any help would be appreciated.

The screw that holds the suspension box closed has nothing to do with steering, ive driven my bits just fine without it. I'm also having steering problems now with my GTR with Spring suspension. Only the problem isn't centering, its just that it turns right a lot harder and turns left very slowly and loosely. This could be because the springs i used are steel and attracted to magnets, but even when i take the springs off this problem remains there.

Suspension is a weird thing to mess with sometimes , when I open up the suspension box,take it all out then reassemble it, it handles completely differently.

The only thing i guess i could suggest is to double up onyour steering spring, (someone suggested this earlier) ofcourse that wouldmake your car not turn as hard (aimed more towards drag racing) but would help centering, and reduce spin-outs.

NOTE: i did the spring suspension mod , in conjunction with tab lowering, which sometimes reduces the amount that the stabisus can give-way, therefore making turns less tight.

A little off topic, but check out the suspension mod i just did to my pennzoil GTR

It's now in top drag race condition, handles perfectly.

Damn, this sucks, my car doesn't work and I really dont want to buy another car. Thaks alot nitrous for all your help, but nothing works. Any more ideas would be apprecieated.