Tj's MR03 latest setup (updated 3.12.10)

Updated on 3.1.2010 & 3.12.2010. Please see bottom of this page.

The best part of not being sponsored by any manufacturer is the fact that I can run whatever works for my driving and not having to worry about promoting something that does not work for me. What I have listed below are parts that works great!

MR03 Set-up (02/23/2010)

Front:
PN aluminum upper arm
Reflex Racing kingpin polished (mirror finished on a lathe/machine)
Kyosho stock knuckles
PN blue shim under knuckles
PN shim/washer on top of delrin ball
MR02 white springs (regular height)
Atomic cup/limiter
Atomic aluminum front clip
ATM dish wheels
FPR front wheel spacer
PN front ball bearing
PN 20 slicks

Rear:
PN carbon fiber #4 T-bar
PN 94-98mm v1 motor mount
PN ultra light diff shaft
QTEQ diff kit
PN ceramic balls (5x only)
PN limited slip spur
Kyosho pressure plates
ATM dish wheels
PN 6 radials
PN ball bearings
PN 70 turn motor
PN 13 tooth pinion
PN damper disc v2 (polished with 1500 grit)
PN damper post
PN DDS spacer/shock mount
ATM damper plate (polish with 1500 grit)
ATM top shocks
PN MR02 regular heigt spring (for top shock)
PN blue top spring
PN red bottom spring

Body:
SC430 white and autoscale black test body

Battery:
R1 750 matched and charged at .8 - 1.5 volts

Transmitter:
Futaba 3PKs

Others:
PN ti screw all around
AE stealth diff grease
Tamiya silver 2mm lock nuts
ACER bearing oil
servo pot fix
Motor wire direct solder
board->battery tab direct solder
ICS settings at defauly
PN tire gluer (to balance tire)

Update 03.12.2010:
Pic below is to show you how much play I have on that top shock. Notice the other end of the spring is not touching anything. I have about 1mm of play. This is used to absorb the bump on the track.

Updated 03.12.2010:
In this pic, noticed the red spring touching both end. This is when full throttle is applied. The rear end will squat to a certain point and it'll transfer the weight in the front to gain your on-power steering. Cool eh?

update: 03/01/2010!!!

I have been running this set up for about a week and check out what I found out with this set-up...

I'm not sure if you guys can see that but in the middle section of my kingpin, I have scratch mark. The scratch mark was coming from the washer that I placed on top of the upper arm where the MR02 spring sits.

I had flipped the cup/limiter. Remember to use plastic cups not aluminum. Atomic white plastics would be preferrable but I dont have one at the moment. Also, cut the cup just enough to not have the spring sit in its place. This way the contact surface of the plastic cup/limiter is not so much. I will take more pics tomorrow.

I use to do my MR02 cup this way. I don't know why I didn't do it this way in the first place. Anyhow, the cup will still rub against the kingpin. This is normal as long as it is plastic rubbing against metal rather than metal against metal.

Another Update! 03.12.2010:
I slice the ATM delrin cup but couldn't cut it on a right angle so, this is what I have on my settings. I've had this set-up for a week and I have zero binding issue so far.

I hope my tuning tips and blog helped some of you guys and for those of you that are lazy to read, well dont be. This is why I started doing blogs and tuning tips. Also, if you need help, please dont be afraid to ask.

You can follow this as your base line. Fine tune from here.  Thanks for looking!

-Tj Macabuhay