dan-o

iTrader: (105)

I guess I will have to check mine after a few runs.? This shock design has been around for a long time.... What if after you run and the rebound returns you release that extra pressure? By cracking open the bleed screw.

Vinny Cancilla

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I'm using emulsion with 1mm limiters front and rear.

ColourGhost

I let the air out every 1-2 hour. I run 3 limiter inside front, and 2mm inside rear. I can build Xray xb4 or kyosho rb6 with no problems, but the HB D413 is a no go for me. Other shocks you can build "dead" - no shaft movement up and down. My experience with these are that you can start with no rebound, and the shaft get sucked in almost all the way, and after 2 hours of racing it's the other way around , -they come out pretty fast when removing the spring.

snwchris

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I just rebuilt my emulsions last week and that was after running them for 3wks. They had zero rebound and did not suck in either. I'm knidof curious when I get home tonight to check and see how they are.

Yodah

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I have the Exotek rack my slop is completely gone in the steering rack. It replaced the rcshox version.... I also have the exotek center diff cap, being made of aluminum is WAY better than stock. You don't have to worry about the screws literally pulling completely through the holes like on the thin stock plastic cap when you tighten it down.

ironzgti35

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Most of the slop in mine seems to be in the rod ends and spindles, not the rack.

iScream

iTrader: (12)

Not in my experience. The RCShox ackerman bar removed as much as can be removed from replacing the bar but still left a significant amount of slop.

The rest of the slop up front seems to come from the loose fitting ball cups, loose caster/steering block bushings and loose fitting front axles.

iScream

iTrader: (12)

But you're not bitter, right?

I made it through another day of racing Sunday, complete with some traction rolls that made the buggy tumble, a couple head on bumps into pipes and boards, and being hit from just about every possible angle by aggressive drivers. Managed to pop a shock off the tower once and pop ball cups off twice.

I must be the best smartest crasher out there to not break such a fragile part as the tower brace.

This was said with a little sarcasm but mostly good humor and I was smiling while I typed it. See, here's a nodding smiley face to prove it.

iScream

iTrader: (12)

I'm curious about what made you want to replace the RCShox ackerman bar. I'm really happy with mine.

John Myall

Maybe try the Extock spur gear/diff cap, I've not got a D413, but found most of the noise of my old Durango 410 came from the spur gear, not all of the std ones were round, swapped to a machined RW or RDRP one & it was a lot quieter, might be the same for the D413.

VegasHB

Finally finished my 413. Spent too much time trying to wire it up nicely. The receiver always looks a mess so I made a plastic cover out of a product package and some velcro, added some carbon decal lipstick. Paint job was terrible but I dressed it up with some graphics i got off the kit box and printed to vinyl. Finished it up with a matte finish using Valspar glass frost spray to hide my terrible paint job overall. The ebay special heat sink on the motor actually works great and fits perfect using the proline body.

Used B5 ball cups everywhere, just one less part I need to worry about carrying in stock and they fit great with less slop overall.

RENOV8R

I ordered the Exotec strictly for the bling. No comparison. the RCShox is very functional, just looks like somebody sat on a stump and carved it out with a pocket knife. Also don't like the way the holes for the balls are recessed and only has one bearing per side.

muggy427

i found 2 in my pit bag

bds81175

iTrader: (20)

I'll give you......$1,000,000 for one of them.

boudin4evr

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my exotek took 98% of steering rack slop out but its in the caster blocks!