Losi XXX-CR - Which Extra Parts to have?
11-27-2008, 05:33 AM
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Losi XXX-CR - Which Extra Parts to have?
Getting into the Losi XXX-CR. Can people please put forward the parts that need replacing the most so I can have them on standby! Cheers.
11-27-2008, 05:59 AM
#3
Briguy: how do you like the xxxcr? Any tips or tricks during the build? How does it run on the track?
11-27-2008, 06:26 AM
#4
I love it ! Best Losi 2wd buggy yet , IMO . I ran 1/2 oz of weight in front of servo and 1/2 oz on the front bulkhead . When switched to lipo I put 1/2 oz on the chassis right next to battery channel on both sides , rear and front . For the tracks I run at I think it handles great . The proper tires/foams play the biggest role though , without them it won`t matter what setup you use . Which goes for any RC . Other then Lunsford stuff mentioned earlier , about it .
11-27-2008, 02:29 PM
#6
Ballstuds are the most replaced item on my XXX-CR. Must be why Losi put so many holes in the rear hubs and shock tower.
11-27-2008, 03:31 PM
#7
I just got my xxx cr too! Thanks for the info!
11-27-2008, 06:11 PM
#9
when i had mine i kept the standards like an arm set, carriers and spindles (f/r) but remember rear block parts. often forgotten but crucial
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11-27-2008, 06:13 PM
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11-27-2008, 06:14 PM
#11
the guys at my local track have been bending the rear hinge pin brace so i would reco one of those, but then again i dont run a losi sorry.
11-27-2008, 07:59 PM
#12
I've been running the car pretty hard since it came out. Maybe I can give you some insight into the parts you might want to have on hand. Every car is going to have a weak point when you hit something so it becomes a matter of where each company isolates that weak point in the design of the car to determine what is going to break the most often.
Front arms are good to have. I've broken a few of them. I found a graphite front arm can hold up quite well. Have extra rear hubs on hand. Any vertical ballstud setup is going to break ballstuds. I'd run a titanium ballstud in the rear hub. The nice thing about the rear hub is that you can switch sides after you break a ballstud and still use the hub. They are universal as to which side they can go on.
Honestly, outside of those two parts, I can't say I've broken much of anything else. Maybe an occasional turnbuckle. I find the car to be very sturdy and anytime that I've broken the car I definitely deserved to break it.
Good luck and hope you love the car like I do!
Front arms are good to have. I've broken a few of them. I found a graphite front arm can hold up quite well. Have extra rear hubs on hand. Any vertical ballstud setup is going to break ballstuds. I'd run a titanium ballstud in the rear hub. The nice thing about the rear hub is that you can switch sides after you break a ballstud and still use the hub. They are universal as to which side they can go on.
Honestly, outside of those two parts, I can't say I've broken much of anything else. Maybe an occasional turnbuckle. I find the car to be very sturdy and anytime that I've broken the car I definitely deserved to break it.
Good luck and hope you love the car like I do!
11-29-2008, 09:43 PM
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GOT EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING YOU NEED VERY CHEAP
PM FOR INFO AND PRICES
and will trade for other items
11-30-2008, 07:13 AM
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Tech Master
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I have about 4-months of racing on my XXX-CR, only broken a single front arm. As for maintenance, only a single diff rebuild to date. A few of the stock balls inside the diff actually broke. I have replaced all with Ceramic balls.
Ballstuds: Following the advice from the guys in the LHS, I replaced all the stock ballstuds with the Losi Titanium ballstuds. I was informed at the time of purchase that all the stock ballstuds break easily, and it not replaced with the Titanium ones, I would also be replacing the part that the stock black ballstud broke off within. Following that advice, I never installed the stock black ballstuds and used Titanium on all suspension links from from the get go, and low and behold, NEVER broken one yet.
LOL - I used one of the Losi stock black ballstuds on a hard to reach spot on my AE T4, and sure enough, that damn Losi ballstud snapped and I had to replace the front shock tower.
Ballstuds: Following the advice from the guys in the LHS, I replaced all the stock ballstuds with the Losi Titanium ballstuds. I was informed at the time of purchase that all the stock ballstuds break easily, and it not replaced with the Titanium ones, I would also be replacing the part that the stock black ballstud broke off within. Following that advice, I never installed the stock black ballstuds and used Titanium on all suspension links from from the get go, and low and behold, NEVER broken one yet.
LOL - I used one of the Losi stock black ballstuds on a hard to reach spot on my AE T4, and sure enough, that damn Losi ballstud snapped and I had to replace the front shock tower.