Setting Up The Chassis; Configuring The Camber - Conrad REELY NEW1 Notice D'emploi

10. Setting up the chassis

Before the first test drive, the chassis must be checked and, if necessary, adjusted.
The relationship between chassis setup and driving behaviour is very complex and beyond the scope of these operat-
ing instructions. For this reason, we can only show the setting options provided.
For further information, refer to relevant specialised magazines as well as comprehensive reference books on the
subject matter.
a) Configuring the camber
The camber is the inclination of the wheels as viewed from
the front (vertical).
A negative camber means that the wheels have their up-
per edges facing inwards (see Figure 2A).
A positive camber means that the wheels have their upper
edges facing outwards (see Figure 2B).
The configuration of the wheels in the two illustrations
shown in Figure 2 is exaggerated to clearly show the dif-
ference between a negative and a positive camber.
Extreme settings should be avoided when configuring the model vehicle.
A negative camber on the front wheels increases the cornering forces of the wheels when performing turning manoeu-
vres. The steering responds more directly and the steering forces are lower. At the same time, the wheel is pushed
onto the axle leg in the direction of the axis. This reduces axial bearing clearance and makes the driving behaviour
smoother.
A negative camber on the rear wheels reduces the tendency of the rear of the vehicle to swing when turning corners.
However, a positive camber reduces the cornering forces of the tyres and should not be used.
The rear axle can be configured by adjusting the length
of the upper suspension arm (1). Because the adjusting
screws of the upper suspension arms have left and right-
hand threads, there is no need to remove the suspension
arms for adjustment. Just turn the screw either to the left
or right to adjust the length of the suspension arms.
If necessary, remove the screw on the steering knuckle
(2) and screw it into another hole. The adjusting screw of
the suspension arm can then be used for fine adjustment.
If you place the model vehicle on a flat surface, you can
easily check whether a wheel has a positive or negative
camber by using a large triangle ruler or an angle.
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Figure 2
Figure 3