New fast DIY steering mod for my ARD CER D11

A quick way to get more angle out of my steering ... I'm surprised myself that worked lol.. streetjam OTA-R31 steering and Square "steering extension" for TA05 VDF. Still needs some fine-tuning but already looks pretty good :)

And dont mind the huge ackerman, the front spur wasnt centered yet, so this is with like 1-2° toe out which i will not leave lol. Will post more pics later after setup and stress-testing.

ARD Setup sheet

Make: ARD Alex racing design
Model: CER D11

Date: 6.11.11
Track surface: asphalt, polished concrete, carpet
Tire: T-drift, StreetJam Hard 45°
Motor & ESC: LRP Vector X12 Octawind 8.5T sensored with SPX super reverse ESC

Front

Camber: -10°
Toe: 0°. when pushed down it gets a little toe in, maybe 0.5°
Kick up: 1mm
Caster hubs: 7°
Ride height: 8mm
Springs: stock ARD springs
Bumper weight: none
Sway-Bar: none
Shock Oil: Tamiya #400
Other: Street Jam OTA-R31 suspension kit, shocks as vertical as possible

Rear

Camber: -8°
Toe: 0
Kick up: 1mm
Ride height: 1cm
Springs: stock ARD
Sway-Bar: none
Shock Oil: #300
Other: shocks as vertically as possible again, slow rebound mod

Drive Train

Front: 38
Center: 14 / 21
Rear: 32
Spur: 120
Pinion: 32
Other: using stealth CS (no new belts)

ARD CER D11 OTA-R31 Steering mod + Countersteer

Finally got my new parts for the CER... Now I have higher CS-ratio (1.8CS) and better Steering (OTA-R31 suspension set).... Really like the new look and feel of the part, fits very well... can't wait to test drive it ;-) 

 

The Destruction :D

First I had to disassamble nearly everything... but it didnt nearly took as much time as I thought it would.. the layout of the CER is much simpler then the one on my VDF... Only have to unscrew like 10 screws to remove the whole front bulkhead and engine mount...I like that :) 

then I cleaned the front one way with WD-40. I already disassembled everything so I was like: "well, why not clean it when I'm at it".. runs a lot smoother now then before... I also shimmed the front oneway and the rear spool with spacers to reduce play. So far I really like the "new" feeling.. cant wait to get it on the track. 

New pulleys... D-like 38T pulley for the one-way, 14T center one-way and Square 21T pulley for center-rear. Too bad I havent found a black Square pulley in stock, but this blue one will do for now.

OTA-R31 suspension set installed. I use it in the front and back to replace the kinda weird ARD CVDs which have (imo) bad aftermarket support in case you break something (like I did). I had to use quite a lot of spacer (from tamiya) but after all that work the reward was great. Much better steering concept from Streetjam IMO...only thing I'll eventually MAYBE change are the CVDs... Angle is great though, all the pictures here aren't even with maxed angle, but I haven't connected the servo rod yet, so it already "swings back" a bit when I took the photo (because of the caster)...

I run now:

~80% CS
a LOT of camber back and front (-10° would be my first guess) to fit the CVDs and my new VIP Drift car WIP :P
and finally lipos to reduce the weight even more.

I really can't wait for the next driftsession because I wanna see how it'll affect the chassis.

My Counter-steer drift setup

Currently running 108% setup (aka 2.08 or 208%)
Drives pretty stable, will make a video if I find anyone who can hold a cam :D

So, here's my setup 

Make:  Tamiya

Model:  TA05 VDF
Date:   11.01.2011
Track Surface: everything, mostly concrete, asphalt
Tire:  HPI T-Drift
Motor: Team Orion exp2 14T
ESC:  Team Orion exp2
Servo:  Carson CS-9 High torque servo
Battery: 
LRP 4200 NiMh
LRP 4600 NiMh