|
Post by AgainstTheGrain on Dec 2, 2008 10:13:42 GMT -6
Hello,
I have been coming to this site for information and ideas for a long time. My son and I have done pretty well the last few years racing PWD cars.
My question concerns canting nickel plated grooved axles.
I purchased them last year for my car this year and had not considered canting them then. I'm not concerned about the nickel plate as much as I am the grooves. The wheel bores will be between .099 and .10 in diameter and the axles are between .089 and .090.
I will be bending the axles to cant the wheels and I will have a raised wheel. According to the rules, I will be using graphite.
Thanks in advance....just not sure if a grooved axle is well suited for canting.
Dan
|
|
Sappington R
Head in the Pine
"The Sappster" 10oz
Posts: 210
|
Post by Sappington R on Dec 2, 2008 10:38:23 GMT -6
Hello Dan, welcome to the board with your first post. I don't have the same expertise as some of the others, but from what I've read and seen, an canted axle with a groove probably won't perform any differently than a non-grooved canted axle, because the angle will be creating 2 contact points & thus the grooved part wouldn't make contact anyway- (at least in theory) 3CubDad has posted on this several times- He may be the one to ask. Nevertheless, canting is a very good speed tip because you will be taking tread off the track and reducing the coefficient of friction- just like you did when you made a three wheeler- vs. 4 wheeler- it dropped by 25% With that said- be sure to check you Scout rules very carefully because some districts require the tread to be flat to the track and the bores/axles to run parallel to the track also (at least to the naked eye ) The DerbyWorx Rail Rider Tool is very nice to add 1.5 or 2.5 degrees- very consistent and easy to use. I hope this helps! Happy Building!
|
|