ARD CER torque rods

It's not a secret, that ARD has some play in front suspension arms and C-hubs. Not critical at all, but still a bit frustrating. 

Some time ago, I saw this mod on one of Malaysian (or somewhere in that Area) forum. As I was explained then - it increases the stiffness of the whole front, and removes all of the play. I was surprised, how stiff the chassis became. 121 Spur clearance is pretty tight.

 And it almost does not influence the suspension work at all.

ARD CER D11 CVD mod: the cheap way

SO, I have finally finished the steering mod. It's the simplest and cheapest way to give your CVD's a few more degrees of lock. Basically you just have to shave off the material that stops the dog bone from moving further into the cup. Simple as that. Also, had to shave off some material from C-hubs. 

I think the increase is around 2-3 degrees. Is it enough - judge for yourself.

Alex Racing Design CER D11 Plustoyo

Finally, holidays have arrived, and I had some time to clean my chassis properly, and rebuild it with thread lock, which, how I understood in the process, was a total must. 

After 4 months of using the chassis, I can say, that it rides really great. Weight balance and weight shift possibilities are amazing. The only downsides for me, are a bit weak rear CVD's and not enough steering lock.

Chassis updates

New parts arrived today from ARD japan. Great service as always, surprisingly fast delivery, and great quality parts.

More red means more awesomeness. That's why i ordered a bumper brace to match the chassis. Should be a bit practical too, since it weights more than the plastic one.

Also, got some spares to keep me calm during the championship. It will also allow me to test-modify my CVD's safely. Stay tuned.

ARD CER cs 1.88

Finally, my Yokomo 10.5T motor (as needed for D1-10 participation) arrived, along with some useful spacers.

First of all, I got rid of all play in the arms and in the bulkheads. What a sweet feeling of stiff chassis.

Then, with  another spacers, I managed to mount the 21 Square pulley. Funny thing, that ARD comes with a oneway FC pulley because there is no mounting point on the Shaft. Will probably have to change the shaft to D-like Re-R, to fit smaller fixed pulleys.
Anyway, now having a 1.88CS. had to grind some material off the motor (similar to the picture above) to fit the pulley with 121-31 Spur-pinion gearing.

And of course, a lovely velcro to match the chassis color scheme. Only one for now(