How to setup overland for street race

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nikoilias
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How to setup overland for street race

is it a way to make a setup for an overland in order to race on-road???
I like my overland of road but is it possible to race with it in a flat road without "problems" on turns or hard turns?????

kill_that_body
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Re: How to setup overland for street race

kyosho sells low-down shocks for the overland, I presume these are usefull for on-road racing

nikoilias
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thanks a lot man !!!!!!!

thanks a lot man !!!!!!!

PurpleDucky
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Re: How to setup overland for street race

i would also suggest gettin a lower profile tire, get wider rims as well, because the center of gravity is high. try find a different body as well, seems to me that the original bodies add the high center of gravity

kill_that_body
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Re: How to setup overland for street race

you can't go much smaller in tyresize because the housing of the rear diff will touch the ground

madmax2
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Re: How to setup overland for street race

You want too what now !

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TNB
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Re: How to setup overland for street race

kill_that_body wrote:

kyosho sells low-down shocks for the overland, I presume these are usefull for on-road racing

There is also the "low-down" spring set. They do make a difference. I was racing last weekend using the oil filled shocks and although the surface used was the RCP offroad extension pack, the racers using the low-down shocks and springs sets were running much better while I flipped like crazy (of course, some of my problem is that I can't drive an Overland like an F1, duh). I could have probably used a lower weight oil, but I didn't though the oil-filled shocks appear to work great on "actual" jumps.

arch2b
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Re: How to setup overland for street race

the lowdown shock set is almost required for stability if your racing. body choice is also important. the longer and lower the better.
i've tired
pajero
land cruiser
bmw x5
mercedes g55
hummer h1

so far i think the worst has been the g55 and the best the x5 and h1. i hope to have the harrier and the porsche when it coems out for testing too.

from what i could tell, the land cruiser was one of the most popular during the cup races but then even the x5 was really new and not as easy to get.