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XEVO UPDATE When the XEVO was first released, the gang at rc-mini were all very excited by the prospect of a new approach to an M-Chassis. Some of us saw it as the car that the M05 ‘should’ have been. After we had a few of the XEVO’s built, and track tested them (as per Tim’s instructions!) , one thing that was very noticeable was the front droop caused the car to behave very strangely. Under acceleration, the front would lift, it would dive under brakes, and whilst cornering it would give the car a pronounced lean that made exiting one corner and setting up for the next a very imprecise (if not entertaining!) experience.  | This is the finished install, see below for how-to
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Prior to the Australian Mini Nationals, a few of us had discussed various ways of limiting the front droop. Some thread trawling and emailing saw me eventually get in contact with some of the XEVO Factory drivers at TITC and they suggested the XEVO Factory had a prototype upgrade kit to limit the droop. Clearly, I needed one (or two!) of these prototypes! A few (ok, a few dozen!) emails later, and Michael and Wen, the guys that run XEVO, had a package on its way to me! Unfortunately, due to these parts being still in the pre-production stages, it meant that instructions were non-existant. So, for the benefit of all of you that have droop issues, here are some tips, and pictures, on how to limit your droop! Step One:
Items needed – 10mm thread, 12mm screw, Alloy Mount, Ball cup (not supplied), 1.5mm spacer (not supplied).
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-Screw the 10mm thread into the alloy mount (about half way) place the 1.5mm spacer on, then thread on the ball end.
-Screw the 12mm screw into the lower hole – this will be the limiting screw that controls the amount of droop.
- Repeat again for the other side.
Step Two:
-Remove the front upper arm. Make sure the old arm and the new one with the droop limiter are the same length.
- Remove the ball end from the inner mount (the new arm requires a longer screw) Step Three:
Items required: Copper Sleeve and 12mm screw- -After removing the short 5mm screw, replace it with the 12mm screw
-Insert the copper sleeve inside the alloy mount Using the original ball end, screw onto the end of the 12mm screw to secure the new droop limiter.- Connect the outboard ball end YOU’RE DONE! The screw can be used to limit the amount of droop – depending on track conditions.
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