4wd touring tuning question

[mykrowyre]

I just read an article from a 1997 copy of R/C Car Action's "Radio
Control Touring Cars". In one article one of the writers for the
magazine claimed he was told by some of the pro drivers that 4wd tuning
is opposite 2wd tuning.. in other words, to get less steering, soften
the front or stiffen the rear. A lower ride height in the rear produces
less steering instead of more as we would expect. The author also
claims to have scoffed at the advice since it went opposite everything
he and others knew about 2wd tuning....until he tried it. He says it
works, but he doesnt understand why. Anyone else found this to be true?
It goes against all of the setup sheets, and tuning guides I have read.
Now, I havent found this to be true in my own experience, but I havent
really explored it either.

Tom

[Bob Seay]

On Tue, 14 Oct 2003 23:43:28 GMT, mykrowyre <mykrowyre@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>
>I just read an article from a 1997 copy of R/C Car Action's "Radio
>Control Touring Cars". In one article one of the writers for the
>magazine claimed he was told by some of the pro drivers that 4wd tuning
>is opposite 2wd tuning.. in other words, to get less steering, soften
>the front or stiffen the rear. A lower ride height in the rear produces
>less steering instead of more as we would expect. The author also
>claims to have scoffed at the advice since it went opposite everything
>he and others knew about 2wd tuning....until he tried it. He says it
>works, but he doesnt understand why. Anyone else found this to be true?
>It goes against all of the setup sheets, and tuning guides I have read.
> Now, I havent found this to be true in my own experience, but I havent
>really explored it either.
>
>Tom
No, from my experience, it works just like we think it should, if you
go to a stiff front spring, you'll lose some steering, & if you go
softer, you'll gain some steering.. That's what I've always gone by
when working on my cars, & it's worked fine for me....

[mykrowyre]

Bob Seay wrote:

>>Tom
>
> No, from my experience, it works just like we think it should, if you
> go to a stiff front spring, you'll lose some steering, & if you go
> softer, you'll gain some steering.. That's what I've always gone by
> when working on my cars, & it's worked fine for me....

Maybe the backwards tuning was specific to one car of the time... some
Tamiya car that had most of it's weight in the front? Who knows... but
it's totally backwards.

Tom

[mykrowyre]

> It does sound a bit like bunkum .. but I guess the specific 2wd setup would
> make a difference. We used to run Tamiya 2wd FRONT wheel drive cars for a
> while at our local club, and the setup was different, but not opposite to
> 4wd or rear wheel drive 2wd ..;)

Yeah. Sheeesh... If I wanted misinformation I'd have opened Cosmo
instead of RC Car Action... heh

Tom