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steering, and reduce chassis roll.
• Softer springs: Makes the car feel as if it has a little more
traction in low grip conditions. Better for bumpy and very large
and open tracks. Springs that are too soft make the car feel
sluggish and slow, allowing more chassis roll.
• Stiffer front springs: Makes the car more stable, but with less
front traction and less steering. It will be harder to get the car
to turn, and turning radius increases. The car will have much
less steering at corner exit. Very stiff springs are preferred on
very high-grip tracks, or if the track itself feels tacky or sticky.
• Softer front springs: Makes the car have more steering,
especially mid-corner and at corner exit. Front springs that are
too soft can make the car oversteer (lose rear grip).
• Stiffer rear springs: Makes the car have less rear traction,
but more steering mid-corner and at corner exit. This is
especially apparent in long, high-speed corners.
• Softer rear springs: Makes the car have more rear side
traction mid corner, through bumpy sections, and while
accelerating (forward traction).
Serpent Spring Tensions
Spring Preload
Spring preload should only be used to alter
ride height. For more information, see the
setup section for setting ride height.
Adjust the alu. spring collar on the shocks
so that the springs are only slightly
compressed when the car is fully equipped,
ready-to-run. To change the characteristic
of the springs, change to a softer or harder
spring rather than loosening or tightening
the springs as this only changes the ride
height.
Hint: File a small notch on the top of each spring collar so you can tell
when you have adjusted it one full rotation.
Shock Position
The upper and lower shock mounting
positions determine how much leverage
the lower suspension arm has on the shock
when compressing it, and how progressive
the suspension is. Different shock position
settings change how the shock reacts to
compression.
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