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Old 08-31-2014, 06:37 PM
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What does the shorty conversion give?
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Originally Posted by PoorBoy534
Another pic.
is the center brace just backwards?

How does it drive..

Need a picture of the bottom..
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Originally Posted by nerdling
What does the shorty conversion give?
For me, driving mostly outdoors on big rough tracks,the weight reduction you get with the shorty mod would be useless. We spend most of our time adding weight to the XB4 to get it to handle the rough stuff well.

However, if you run on a med/ high grip smooth track then the benefits of reduced weight and adjustable weight distribution with the shorty could be beneficial.

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Originally Posted by MaricopaAgent
is the center brace just backwards?

How does it drive..

Need a picture of the bottom..
Yea it's flipped over. But running the whole length carbon fiber upper deck. Racing it this friday I'll let you know how it does .I race indoor clay med to high traction.
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Originally Posted by BentKa
Only for saddle packs so far.

Malin ran the center diff again this weekend on high grip astro at the Swedish National Championship.

Worked really good with 8000 cst front & rear with 1.000.000 cst in the center

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This new center diff eliminates the slipper correct? From my reading, the slipper is being used to protect the ring/pinion gears. With the gear diff in the middle, I would think the ring/pinion gear issues would increase. I would hope a new steel ring/pinion would be in order with the center gear diff.
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Originally Posted by Wildcat1971
This new center diff eliminates the slipper correct? From my reading, the slipper is being used to protect the ring/pinion gears. With the gear diff in the middle, I would think the ring/pinion gear issues would increase. I would hope a new steel ring/pinion would be in order with the center gear diff.
yeah the have been saying since Nov of 2013 that they are COMING SOON with steel ring and pinion gears , I guess xray is on the same calendar as Hot Bodies lol.

I even wrote xray asking whats the deal and that its been "coming soon" for almost a year now. All i got back was so BS about xray only wanting to release products that are 100%. Very very unsatisfied with xray right now.
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Originally Posted by randy0025
yeah the have been saying since Nov of 2013 that they are COMING SOON with steel ring and pinion gears , I guess xray is on the same calendar as Hot Bodies lol.

I even wrote xray asking whats the deal and that its been "coming soon" for almost a year now. All i got back was so BS about xray only wanting to release products that are 100%. Very very unsatisfied with xray right now.
Well, I am thinking about getting a 4wd buggy, because locally that class has been fairly stable. I have owned a few in the past and they all have their pros and cons. Right now it is between the xb4 and the B44.3. I am really hoping the 2015 car can take shorties and has a center diff. If not, then I will probably go with AE.
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Originally Posted by Wildcat1971
Well, I am thinking about getting a 4wd buggy, because locally that class has been fairly stable. I have owned a few in the past and they all have their pros and cons. Right now it is between the xb4 and the B44.3. I am really hoping the 2015 car can take shorties and has a center diff. If not, then I will probably go with AE.
Non biased observation. The B44.3 looked really good when Cav was wheeling it at OC/RC a couple of weeks ago (with what looked like rpm arms) with that said I went with XRAY because I have had one before, know how good it is out of the box, and never had an issue with mine. When I sold it 4 months ago after having it for 4 months of constant running, it was still like new. Maintain it right and it's a way better car then the D413 ( which I had recently as wel, and all of its quality control issues).
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Originally Posted by Wildcat1971
Well, I am thinking about getting a 4wd buggy, because locally that class has been fairly stable. I have owned a few in the past and they all have their pros and cons. Right now it is between the xb4 and the B44.3. I am really hoping the 2015 car can take shorties and has a center diff. If not, then I will probably go with AE.
Would rather have a slipper over a center diff any day.
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I really want to stick with shorties. I run indoor on high bite and dont really need saddles. My 2wd drive cars use shorties and I like the idea of using swap-able packs in my cars. If the 2015 has the shorty option, then I will probably go that route. I have seen the xb4 take some serious abuse locally and they seem to hold up really well. The only thing I saw that I didnt like were the blown ring/pinion and the xb4 kept to digging into the surface more that other brands and cause some lawn darting. Otherwise they look stellar. I dont drive balls out nor care for low turn motors, so my issues with the diffs may be less than others. I would probably run a 10.5 motor with a modified 13mm rotor.
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Originally Posted by jpcopeland1
Would rather have a slipper over a center diff any day.
I run indoor only on high to medium bite. I have never run a center diff in a wheeler, so I dont know what if any advantages is has on high bite. I am sure on low bite it will be much better than a slipper.
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Originally Posted by Wildcat1971
I really want to stick with shorties. I run indoor on high bite and dont really need saddles. My 2wd drive cars use shorties and I like the idea of using swap-able packs in my cars. If the 2015 has the shorty option, then I will probably go that route. I have seen the xb4 take some serious abuse locally and they seem to hold up really well. The only thing I saw that I didnt like were the blown ring/pinion and the xb4 kept to digging into the surface more that other brands and cause some lawn darting. Otherwise they look stellar. I dont drive balls out nor care for low turn motors, so my issues with the diffs may be less than others. I would probably run a 10.5 motor with a modified 13mm rotor.
I ran a 6.5 in mine. Set the slipper correctly and never had an issue. As for batteries I run those cheap Reedy Wolfpacks. Plenty if runtime, and since I run low turn motors punch is of no concern to me
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I apologize if this has already been covered somewhere in this thread and I missed it. A local XRay sponsored driver shared this XB4 information with me this weekend so I thought I'd pass it along.

For those of you who may have experienced the drive shaft pins walking out of the axle/couplers, even protruding through the plastic retaining cups . . . XRay makes a threaded coupler that accepts a grub screw as well as pins with a flat spot for the grub screw to set. These were made for the XRay T3 & T4 cars, but will work in our XB4s. I just picket up a complete set of the XRay aluminum drive shaft cups so I'm hoping I shouldn't have an issue with the pins walking out any longer, but these are another option.

http://www.amain.com/XRAY-Driveshaft-Coupling/p12085

http://www.amain.com/XRAY-2x10mm-Dri...Spot-2/p158112
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@Wildcat - The 2015 XB4 should be out in the next few months, you may want to wait and see. My guess is that it'll have the center diff and metal bevel/pinions, but I have my doubts it'll be shortie compatible - of course this is pure speculation.

@Wease - Using one maybe two couplings ok, but to out fit the entire car would cost $75! Exotek CVD cups are maybe $15!
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I sure hope they have a new shorty pack chassis. If not im busting out the dremel tool for the mod
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