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BEFORE RUNNING YOUR STREET WEAPON
for the first time,
you
should run
down
the following checklist-
in order
-
and
complete
the listed
tasks.
l'm
sure you're
anxious to get
out
and run your Street Weapon now that it's
builL but following this simple checklist will help to make
your
first run with the Street
Weapon
much more
enjoyable.
1. Adjust the rear differential
See
Adjusting
The Differentials
in the tips section.
2. Adjust the front differential
See
Adjusting
The
Differentials
in
th
e
tips
section.
3. Check the one-way/clicker adjustment
Ensure that the one-way/clicker
is
locked
in
place
and
that all four tires tum when turning the front
or
rear tires.
lf
running the
one-way/
clicker
unlocked,
see
T71e
One-T#Ly!Clicker
section
of
the tips.
4. Check for free suspension movement
All
suspension
arms should be very free. Any binds
will cause
the
car to
hand
le
poorly.
The steering
should also operate very freely.
5. Set the rear ride height
The
rear
ride height
should be
set so
that
the
cha~
sis
is
1
/4"
above the surface. See the
Rear Ride
Height
section of
the tips.
6. Set the front ride height
The front ride height should be
set so
that the chas-
sis
is
1 /4"
above the surface. See the
Front Ride Height
section of
the tips.
7. Adjust the camber
The
front
camber should
be
set
to
1·
1/2
degrees
of
negative
camber (top
of tire points in) at ride height.
Adjust
the front
camber
with the
tire turned straight
ahead. The
rear camber should be set
to I
degree
of negative camber at
ride height.
See the
Camber
section
of the
tips.
8. Adjust toe-in/toe-out
The front tie
rods
should
be adjusted
evenly
until
the front tires have 1
degree
of toe-out.
9. Check body for clearance
Make
sure
t.hat the body
does not interfere
with
the tires.
Turn
the front
tires
aJJ the
way
both
direc-
tions
to
ensure
that
the body does not hit
th
em.
The
bottom edge of the
body,
when
mounted
on
the
car,
should have
at
least
l/4"
ground clearance.
1 0. Set transmitter trims
The
steering
trim tab on the transmitter
should
be
adjusted
so
that the car
rolls
straight
when you are
not touching the steering wheel/stick.
T
he
throtlle
trim tab should
be
adjusted so the the
car
does
not
creep
forward
when not applying
throttle. Also,
make
sure
l11al
there
is not
too
much brake being
applied
when
lhe trigger/stick
is in neutral.
TIPS FROM THE TEAM
ADJUSTING THE DIFFERENTIALS
The differentials should be adjusted before running
your
Street
Weapon
for
the first lime. To adjust the front differential, remove the fon\rard access
screw
(installed in Step 8,
Bag
H)
and insert a
1116" Allen wrench in the hole. Slowly rotate the front wheels
backwards
until the hole
in
the
main shaft aligns with the
AJJen wrench. Once the shaft is aligned,
imert
the Allen \\-Tench all the way
through l11e shaft
and into
the
support
in
the
chassis. With the wrench
in place
the main
shaft
cannot
be turned. Hold
both
front tires and
try to rotate
them back-
wards.
If
the
tires can
be rotated
ea~ily,
the cliff is
too loose.
To
tighten
the cliff, insert the
second
1
/
16"
Allen wrench
in
the left outdrive of the front
differential.
Slowly rotate
the
right
front tire until the slot in the cliff screw is
aligned
with
the
slot in the outdrive.
Position the Allen wrench
so that
it
is
inserted in
the
slot
in both
the
outdrive and the
ruff
screw. Slowly rotate lhe right tire
clockwise
about 1/8 tum.
Rotating
the right tire clockwise with the cliff
screw
held in place by the Allen wrench will tighten the
cliff.
Check the ruff adjustment again
as described above.
When the
diJT
is
properly adjusted, the tires
should
be VERY
rufficullto rurn. You may actually hear the front bell skip.
D
on 't
repeatedly
skip
the
front
belt with the main
shaft
locked
in place.
D
oing so
may cause the teeth
on
the pulleys
and/
or belt to become rounded,
reducing belt life.
Once
the front
differential is properly adjusted, remove the Allen wrench from the main
shaft
and replace the access screw.
The
rear
differential
is
adjusted in a similar fashion.
Remove
the rear access screw
(installed in
Step 8,
Bag
H)
and
insert
the Allen wrench
into the hole,
through the
hole in the idler
shaft, and
into
the support
in the
chassis.
Turn the rear
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