Carrera sprung front axle

[WB2]

Finally got around to unboxing a Ferrari 330 P4.
Having only dealt with later production cars, I was a bit shocked with the sprung front axle - the car looks like a drag car on takeoff.
Does anyone have a fix to take the spring out?
Quick and easy appears to be gluing a piece of plastic under the bushing to force the axle up.
Other ideas?

[goosenapper]

[Dangermouse]

My #24 P330 is hard to beat when we race these. Only mod I have made change to urethane tyres. I can't recall if they are my own copies of the originals or from Paul Gage.

[goosenapper]

[Cincyslots]

[Dangermouse]

Does it make a difference in performance? (looking for that extra 2/10ths of a second :))

[WB2]

Oops. I forgot to call Bruce today.
One of the AZGR guys said he drills and taps a hole beneath the bushing, then uses an M2 set screw to push the bushing up.

I don't know about improving performance, but it has to improve the looks.
As stock, the nose is very high in the air. Looks much better with the spring out.

[Cincyslots]

Obviously if you're in a racing group, every little bit helps. Do you want to race or win? The best part about Carrera car is that the tunes needed cost you virtually nothing!

Bruce

[Dangermouse]

Well I pulled mine apart and it looks like the person I got it off removed the springs - there is a little bit of up and down slop in the axle so I will investigate a way to remove that. I will attack my GT40s next.

Do the 917k and 512s have this - it didn't feel like they did.

cheers
David

[WB2]