A CRC Carpet Knife with metric hardware, the MetriCKs. (pronounced 'metrix'). Finishing 1-2 at both the 2024 Snowbird and Canadian Nationals, the new car sets a new 'metric' for performance, durability and affordability.
In the front, the MetriCKs features CRC's Ultra-tune suspension. Just change the lower C/C plate (caster/camber plate) and your caster and camber are perfectly set. A '4 -1' plate gives you 4 degrees caster and -1 camber. Switch to the 5 -.5 plate and you have 5 caster and negative .5 degrees of camber. Go smash a bunch of barriers, and your caster + camber settings are still the same. We will have a plethora of different combinations available. And this is from Team CRC, so the price for optional C/C plates will be affordable. Throw your expensive setup gauge in the garbage, you wont need it.
With a simple and quick change of the C/C plate (caster/camber), you can set caster and camber with precision and ease. No setup station, no guessing, no fiddling. Perfect camber and caster is machined into the pieces.
Speaking of smashing into barriers, a new, flexible 3d printed bumper will help you bounce off the barriers mentioned above. The open design of the bumper increases front downforce.
We have 6 different front springs available for the car. Ranging from .4mm to .65mm, these springs made with precision from the best material available. The springs will mount over the CRC straight 5mm king pin and should fit other cars as well (A12 and Prodigy).
The Ultra-tune front end uses the durable 1/8 x 5/16 wheel bearings. These bearings are much stronger than the 3/16 x 5/16 bearing found on many other cars.
The front mounted side-to-side roll springs separate the roll stiffness from the center/bump stiffness. For those traditionalists that like the side springs in the rear, there is a provision to mount the side roll springs in back. The MetriCKs features an easy to adjust rear center spring for preload, setting battery height and bump stiffness.
Super easy battery height and droop adjustment. From the top, with a simple hex head, the center preload is adjusted to alter the amount the car 'sags in' when race ready. From the bottom of chassis, a simple twist of a wrench on the limit set screw adjusts the 'extension' or down travel of the car. Super easy to see and adjust.
Another goal is low center of gravity. With the MetriCKs, the tungsten weights fit LEVEL with the chassis bottom, not stacked on the chassis or battery plate. We put the ballast at the very lowest position possible. Literally on the same plane as the bottom of the car. Because this car is so lightweight (needing lots of weight) and the ballast is so low, the center of gravity of this car is extremely low. Speaking of tungsten weight, we will have it available, but it is a common tungsten ballast available in many hobby stores, super affordable and easy to get. Keeping with the CRC tradition, high performance at a great price.
Dual linear dampers are super easy to set, change and maintain. The reservoir of damping grease is protected by an easy-to-remove seal from above. Using a line a diff/damper greases (preferred over silicone fluids), the dampers are leak free and easy to maintain and keep consistent.
The car features super strong, precision machined motor plates with a very low center of gravity. Two locking hubs clamp onto a lightweight differential axle which makes is less costly to switch to a differential. Just add a diff hub and bearing to affordably switch to a differential, perfect for the popular GT12R class.
