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Adjusting Your SportMaxx
Once you become familiar with driving your SportMaxx, you
Factory toe-in
might need to make adjustments for better driving performance.
settings can be
achieved by
Adjusting the Slipper Clutch
installing the rod ends on
The SportMaxx features an adjustable slipper clutch on the spur
the turnbuckles until they
gear to help protect the drive train from sudden shock loads
bottom out against the
(such as landing off of jumps with the engine at full throttle).
shoulder. If you desire
Under normal conditions the slipper clutch should not slip.
more toe-out, the tips of
Before adjusting the slipper clutch, turn the model off. Do
the rod ends must be
trimmed to allow them to
not adjust the slipper clutch while the engine is running.
screw down further onto
the turnbuckle threads.
Use the supplied glow plug (universal) wrench to tighten the
slipper nut (clockwise) until it stops, and then back the nut out
1/4 of a turn. If you notice any decrease in performance after
making changes to the slipper clutch adjustment, then it may
be too loose. The slipper must not be allowed to slip during
normal acceleration or the slipper could be damaged.
Adjusting the Toe-in
Your SportMaxx comes from the factory with zero degrees of toe-
in in the front, and one degree of toe-in in the rear.You can adjust
the toe-in on the front and rear of the truck. Set the steering trim
on your transmitter to neutral. Now, adjust your steering
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Adjusting the Camber
Two pivot balls are accessible through
the spokes of each of the wheels on
your SportMaxx. From the factory, the
pivot balls are completely tightened
into the suspension arms, which give
each of the wheels –1˚ of camber.
Unscrewing the bottom camber pivot
ball with a 2.5mm hex wrench will
increase the wheel's negative camber.
You should not adjust the top pivot ball; unscrewing it will
increase positive camber and will also change the wheel's toe-in.
Adjusting the suspension
turnbuckles so that
The SportMaxx has adjustable suspension so that it may be
both front wheels
optimized for different kinds of terrain and driving styles.
are pointing
straight ahead and
Fine Tuning the Shocks
are parallel to each
The eight shocks (oil dampers) on your SportMaxx have
other (0 degrees
tremendous influence on its handling. Whenever you rebuild
toe-in).This will
your shocks, or make any changes to the pistons, springs or oil,
ensure the same
always do it carefully and in sets (front or rear). Piston head
amount of steering
selection depends on the range of oil viscosities that you have
in both directions.
available. For example, using a two-hole piston with lightweight
Adjust the rear toe
oil will give you the same damping as a three-hole piston with
control links so
heavier oil. We recommend using two-hole pistons with a range
that the rear
of oil viscosities from 10W to 40W (available from your hobby
wheels have 1˚ of
shop). The thinner viscosity oils (30W or less) flow with less
toe-in.
resistance and provide less damping, while thicker oils provide
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