i don't know what is a good staring setup for asphalt oval.

What setup do you have on your car now? what car are you running. how big is the track? what class do you plan on running? If you are already running a class what is the car doing?

i have no setup right now. the car is a 12l4 and all i have done to the car is put the Batteries on the left side.the track is about 50ft by 30ft asphalt no banking and the clase is 27t.

Since this is posted in the oval section - I'll assume it's an oval track, and you'll be using an oval body...

It sounds like you are just starting out w/ oval and r/c...

Does the car have a wing on it? If not, I'd suggest putting a wing or at least a spoiler on the body (depending on how clean the surface is...is this an actual track, prepped to race on?) I'd figure on a spoiler 1 - 1.25" inches tall, if a wing isn't available.

Tires - probably a pair of green or pinks for the rear and the left front, and either something like a blue or purple for the right front.

Adjust your rear shock spring tension so there is more tension on the Right Rear shock, causing the Left Rear tire to be a little heavier... the heavier, the less the car will tend to spin out -

If you have a decent radio - you may want to dial down, or turn down the steering rate (End Point Adjustments) to limit how much the servo lets your wheels turn....this is something you can play with as needed based on whether the car spins out or fails to be able to make a turn (understeer)

The best thing would be to get help at the track (if possible) tracks are all different, and cars handle different depending on who's driving them and their experience....

wear do i need to set the Front end geometry

...set your toe as straight as possible, kick a slight amount of camber, and adjust it based on tire wear..

I'm not sure what rate springs guys are using in 12th scale, I would guess something like a .018 lf and a .020 rf, something fairly soft, with the rf just a little harder...to start anyway.

12th scale cars can be pretty sensitive and twichy....

Checkout the Mav guys they have a bunch of setups on the web site. http://www.swiftracingproducts.com/


Jake's '05.5 Maverick Set-up

Flat Asphalt 19 Turn Setup for the ‘05.5 Maverick H.E.

Front Tires: LF Pink, RF Purple (BSR)
Diameter: 2.22
Full traction compound, Stick-Et
Front Spring: LF Silva Silver, RF Silva Black
Kingpin Lube: 30K
Upper Arm location: SRP Blocks, LF middle hole, RF bottom hole.
SRP Caster spacer on Left side
Caster: LF 0, RF 2
Camber: LF +1.5, RF –2
.020 shims behind LF tire, nothing on RF
Trail RF arm .040 back of LF arm
Rear Tires: LR XX Pink, RR XX Pink (BSR)
Diameter: 2.22
Full traction compound, Stick-Et
Center Shock: HPI, 70wt, #2 piston, Silva Copper Spring, mounted 2nd hole down on Maverick mount
Side Shocks: LR 32.5wt, red spring, RR 32.5wt, gold spring
Tweak: Start with 12.5 on LR, add some to hook it up, take some out to loosen it up, coming off the turn.
T-Plate: Silva Concepts, Med/Soft spring steel, mounted offset.
Rear Steer: #2 Slug
Pod: ‘05.5 version
Droop: 1/8”
Rear Tire Spacing: .020” behind RR, space LR so that the car drives off the turn the way you would like. Pull it in to loosen the car, move it out to hook up the car. Usually start LR tire 1/8” away from upper pod plate.
Battery: All the way out, middle of the 2nd cell slot lined up with 2nd t-plate screw. If this is too aggressive, move the tray back 1/8”
Tray: ‘05.5 version
RX and ESC mounted on the tray.
Wheelbase: Long at the pod, front is slightly shorter than middle
Body: Protoform Charger
Wing: Thunder small, w/Darkside mount

Notes: The car is very fast and predictable with this setup. Works very well on our local flat tracks, ranging from 200’ to 240’ drive lines.

Tune with tweak, LF and LR spacing, that’s how close this setup is most of the time. You results may vary, depending on surface, driving style and build quality. PLEASE e-mail me if you have any questions.
JPHRacing001@aol.com