RCRLMichael 11 Posted January 11, 2022 Hello all, I've recently completed the build of my Racing Fighter (for those who want to check it out, I'll leave a link to the video below). The car turned out great and I'm very pleased with the results, however the front end sits a bit low. I need to adjust the length of the CVA dampers that came with my kit, however I can't find anywhere in the instructions what the damper length should be. Does anyone know the correct damper lengths, particularly the front dampers? I've checked Tamiyabase.com and they don't have the information. Thanks very much in advance. Cheers! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matisse 1607 Posted January 11, 2022 If you built them as per the manual then they should be fine. Arms level is a good place to aim for as it will allow travel in both directions to soak up bumps. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderDragonCy 8116 Posted January 11, 2022 The front dampers should be built with no spacers inside the body, and the long eyelet screwed on the end. This gives a length of 70mm eye to eye. If the front sits a bit low with those soft springs, add a preload spacer to lift it up a bit. These are the c shaped collars on the damper parts tree. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RCRLMichael 11 Posted January 11, 2022 5 hours ago, ThunderDragonCy said: The front dampers should be built with no spacers inside the body, and the long eyelet screwed on the end. This gives a length of 70mm eye to eye. If the front sits a bit low with those soft springs, add a preload spacer to lift it up a bit. These are the c shaped collars on the damper parts tree. According to the instructions, the front dampers are supposed to use the short eyelet, not the long eyelet (the long eyelet is used on the rear dampers). I've measured the front dampers on my Racing Fighter and I get an overall length of 70mm. Centre of eyelet to center of eyelet is 63mm. As for adding collars, I've tried that and it doesn't seem to increase the front ride height at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderDragonCy 8116 Posted January 11, 2022 My DT03 has always used the long eyelets and works great. Seems the obvious way to lift the front. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderDragonCy 8116 Posted January 11, 2022 2 hours ago, RCRLMichael said: According to the instructions, the front dampers are supposed to use the short eyelet, not the long eyelet (the long eyelet is used on the rear dampers). I've measured the front dampers on my Racing Fighter and I get an overall length of 70mm. Centre of eyelet to center of eyelet is 63mm. As for adding collars, I've tried that and it doesn't seem to increase the front ride height at all. You definitely need the long eyelets. Check out this photo of a racing fighter black edition Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RCRLMichael 11 Posted January 11, 2022 I've just figured out the issue. I indeed had installed the shorter eyelets instead of the longer eyelets as suggested earlier. Poor instruction reading on my part. Rookie error! I've swapped to the longer eyelets and all is good now (although I will admit, I liked the way the buggy looked with the low front-end). Thanks for the help everyone! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
