Welcome RSD's information database for our RSD6 Chassis Conversion kit for your TC6 and TC6.1 vehicles. In this database you will find information on set-ups, build tips and any developments that may come along the way. If you have any information to share, or have any questions, please contact us at: [email protected].
SET UP CORNER:
The following set-ups have been developed by RSD6 users. If you have a good one you'd like to share, we'd love to put it up on this page!
| DRIVER | TRACK & EVENT | SURFACE | Set-Up Sheet |
| Cristian Tabush | Mike's Hobby Shop -Texas EOS Rd. 3 | Medium to Medium High Grip | 
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| Cristian Tabush | RSD6.2 Short Shock Stock Set-Up | Medium to High Grip Asphalt | |
| Cristian Tabush | Club Racing | Medium to High Grip Asphalt |
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| Mike Gee | Middle River Hobbies- Club Race | Medium High Grip Carpet | |
| Cristian Tabush | Texas EOS Rd.2 - Hobby Town Austin | Medium Grip Asphalt | |
| RSD Team | Standard Set-Up | Medium to High Grip Asphalt |
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| Cristian Tabush | Standard Set-Up | Medium Grip Asphalt | |
| Canyon Thompson | Norcal Hobbies- Reedy Race 2012 | Low Medium Grip Asphalt | |
| Cristian Tabush | M&M Hobbies- Club Racing | High Grip Spec Tire | |
| Canyon Thompson | Fantasy World Track- Club Racing | Med High Grip Asphalt | |
| Aaron Morley | Ardent Raceway- Club Racing | Medium High Grip Carpet | |
SET UP REFERENCE AND MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION:
- SPRINGS:
Generally a softer spring in the front will give a bit more initial steering but less middle and exit steering. Conversely a stiffer spring will give a bit less entry steering, but more aggressive middle and exit steering.
In the rear a softer spring will give a little less aggressive steering coming into the corner, but more middle and exit steering (more rotation). When using a stiffer rear spring, you will experience slightly more turn in, but less rotation in the middle and exit of the corner.
| RSD SPRING CHART | ||||
| 12.5 lb/in (Teal) | 13.5 lb/in (yellow) | 14.5 lb/in (silver) | 15.5 lb/in (blue) | 16.5 lb/in (red) |
| Softest | Medium | Hardest |
- SHOCK OIL:
Shock oil is used to adjust 2 main things: Chassis Reaction and Total Grip.
-Chassis Reaction: Oil affects the way the car reacts to initial transmitter inputs. The heavier the oil, the slower the reaction of the car, the lighter the oil, the quicker the reaction. Additionally, the more grip the track has or the hotter the ambient is, the thicker the oil you will use as the additional grip will make the car roll more violently and the hotter temperature will cause expansion of the shocks and thinning of the fluid. If you use thicker oil in the front, the reaction will be slower, which will take away initial grip going into the corner as it will slow down the reaction time of the chassis. The opposite is the case when going with lighter oil. When using Thicker oil in the rear, the car will roll less, decreasing rear grip when applying throttle to the car. Again, the opposite is the case when using lighter oil.
-Total Grip: Oil can be used to adjust the total grip of the car. In high grip conditions you want to run thicker oil to take away grip. In low grip, you want to use lighter oil. Oil can also be a good tool when using softer than ideal control tires. Run heavy oil combined with a light spring to prevent tire over heating and maximize tire life.
With the RSD6 you will typically start with about 500cst oil F/R. Adjust from there based on the premises given above.
- ROLL CENTERS:
From our testing experience, it seems that with spec tires, the car makes more traction with the 0B Roll Centers than with the 3A. This would be in line with what John observed a while back as the roll center is closer to being on the ground. Remember, you are always looking for the most grip you can get at both ends of the car while achieving a balance of steering and rear grip. Under certain conditions this requires to run the rear roll center higher than the front to get the proper rotation. Almost never will you run the front higher than the rear.
Below is a Roll Center Chart that an AE Team Driver came up with, this is great for reference when tuning your roll centers.
- ADJUSTING ACKERMAN:
This is one of he most important adjustments for your car. Adding shims behind the steering bell crank ball ends, will reduce your ackerman (the outside tire will turn more) which will make your steering radius smaller and the car turn more sharply. This is especially important on tight tracks with a lot of hairpins. On carpet, due to the increased grip the tires generate, it is recommended to run more ackerman (less shims).
- REAR TOE IN
When
it comes to adjusting rear toe in, we usually follow one philosophy.
The less rear toe you can get away with, the better. When starting at a
new track we usually start with 3 degrees and adjust accordingly. If we
need more rear grip in the middle and exit of a turn, we increase it, if
the car feels like it does not rotate quickly (like you have to wait
for it) we decrease it.
The less rear toe you can get away with, the better your top speed is going to be and the car will usually have more corner speed. Don't over do it though, too little toe and the car will be very hard to drive and can spin out easily. To find a good point, keep decreasing your toe by 0.5mm until the car starts sliding too much, once it gets to this point, add 0.5mm again and call it a day. Typically, high grip tracks use less rear toe and low grip tracks use more.
- FRONT TOE ADJUSTMENT
Front Toe is used to adjust initial reaction of the car going into a corner. If the wheels are pointing outwards when looking at the car from the top, this is called toe out. If the wheels are pointed inwards, this is called toe in.
Typically, you never run anything but Zero toe to about 1 degree toe out. The more toe out, the quicker the reaction of the car going into a corner. However more toe out can cause the car to become a little unstable in a straight line. We usually run 1 degree out under most conditions.
- TRACK WIDTH (REAR)
Adjusting rear track width is a very important setting. The wider the rear is the less lateral weight transfer the car has, which makes rotation a little bit harder to occur. Typically you want to run your car wider on flowing layouts, where extra stability is beneficial. Wider rear track is also beneficial in High grip tracks, where you want to take away traction from the car.
When making the rear end narrower, the car will experience more body roll, which in turn allows the car to rotate harder on its axis. Typically, you want to run a narrower rear end when grip is lower and/or when there are very tight corners. A narrower rear end makes the car more agile, but harder to drive.
- TRACK WIDTH (FRONT)
Much like adjusting the rear track width, front track width can be instrumental when fine tuning your car. A wider front end will make your car more stable into the corner, but then pivot harder around the corner while a narrower front end will make the car turn in sharper but lose a little middle and exit steering. The narrower front track should make the car feel more direct, while the wider front end will make the car feel a bit vague.
Most of the time you should use wider settings for carpet and super high grip asphalt and narrower settings for asphalt settings and lower traction tracks.
- ARM SWEEP (Inboard Toe Out) (FRONT)
A lot of set-ups lately call for "arm sweep". Arm sweep is typically defined as the front hinge pins being wider than the rear hinge pins on the front arms. Arm sweep will typically decrease entry steering a bit and it will gain middle and exit steering. This is a good setting to use to make the car easier to drive, especially in high grip conditions. Many times this change is very, very subtle.
RSD6 BUILD TIPS
Below are some tips that we have found out along the way that can help you tune your RSD6 Chassis better.
- MOTOR MOUNT INSTALLATION TIP:
- SERVO INSTALLATION TIP:
Make sure you use some washers underneath the servo mounts to space them up as the chassis was designed to be used without servo tape.
