66LikesHot Bodies D413 1/10 4WD Buggy
12-30-2014, 07:32 PM
#6811
12-30-2014, 08:06 PM
#6813
12-30-2014, 08:15 PM
#6815
12-30-2014, 10:18 PM
#6816
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anyone have any issues with the front shock shafts? We have had the cars out twice and have been through four shafts already? We built them with the shock end unscrewed down to the top of the threads, I'm thinking we need to be screwing them all the way to the second line?
12-31-2014, 06:46 AM
#6817
Good morning, first post on this forum. Race 1/5 scale in the summer and 1/8 buggy in the winter. In the last year, most of our indoor tracks have banned 1/8 buggies as they are too hard on the tracks, so I just picked up a 413. Browsed the interweb and found this thread and must say, glad I did. I'd already built the buggy according to what I've learned over the years and after going through this thread (skipped the first 100 pages of BS LOL) I've now got a "to do" list of about 35 items that need to be changed or tweaked. Worked on it 'till about midnight and here's what I've got so far:
Had some saddle packs so set it up that way, but after reading this it's now changed to shorty setup
Shocks: emulsion with Traxxas x-Rings, AE blue front springs & white rear. Have AE composite caps and standoffs but waiting to see if I have any problems with the stock ones popping off first.
Diffs: 10K, 80K, 7K front to rear
Plastic a-arm covers glued and front inside screw removed
2 degrees toe-out in front, rear - 2.5 degrees in
Battery - TrackPower 4600 mah 80 C shorty
Motor - Tekin Gen 2 6.5
ESC - Tekin RS Pro
Spektrum Sr3100 RX & DX3R Pro TX
Tessmans set up as per manual for now.
Figure this should be a good starting point until I get to the track and feel things out but if you have any suggestions, let me know.
Track is fairly small medium bite clay, tight and technical. All the guys there are running Losi, AE and the odd Durango but nobody has a D413. I think they're in for a BIG surprise!! Cheers, Tim
Had some saddle packs so set it up that way, but after reading this it's now changed to shorty setup
Shocks: emulsion with Traxxas x-Rings, AE blue front springs & white rear. Have AE composite caps and standoffs but waiting to see if I have any problems with the stock ones popping off first.
Diffs: 10K, 80K, 7K front to rear
Plastic a-arm covers glued and front inside screw removed
2 degrees toe-out in front, rear - 2.5 degrees in
Battery - TrackPower 4600 mah 80 C shorty
Motor - Tekin Gen 2 6.5
ESC - Tekin RS Pro
Spektrum Sr3100 RX & DX3R Pro TX
Tessmans set up as per manual for now.
Figure this should be a good starting point until I get to the track and feel things out but if you have any suggestions, let me know.
Track is fairly small medium bite clay, tight and technical. All the guys there are running Losi, AE and the odd Durango but nobody has a D413. I think they're in for a BIG surprise!! Cheers, Tim
12-31-2014, 08:31 AM
#6818
It's great to see that there is another D413 in Canada, unfortunately the setup in the manual is pretty old, at the time that setup was used we had only about a month on the car and we were still learning. By the description of the track I would start with my Gunsmoke setup on my website. As far as the AE shock springs go, I'm not sure why so many people like to use the AE springs, Torrance worked very hard at making the HB springs super consistent with very small weight increments between each spring to so you can basically get your car dialed in in any way you want. I would strongly suggest giving them a try, before we had the HB springs we used Kyosho springs but found the HB springs more consistent with a better feel on the track.
12-31-2014, 08:40 AM
#6820
anyone have any issues with the front shock shafts? We have had the cars out twice and have been through four shafts already? We built them with the shock end unscrewed down to the top of the threads, I'm thinking we need to be screwing them all the way to the second line?
12-31-2014, 09:22 AM
#6821
It's great to see that there is another D413 in Canada, unfortunately the setup in the manual is pretty old, at the time that setup was used we had only about a month on the car and we were still learning. By the description of the track I would start with my Gunsmoke setup on my website. As far as the AE shock springs go, I'm not sure why so many people like to use the AE springs, Torrance worked very hard at making the HB springs super consistent with very small weight increments between each spring to so you can basically get your car dialed in in any way you want. I would strongly suggest giving them a try, before we had the HB springs we used Kyosho springs but found the HB springs more consistent with a better feel on the track.
BTW I've seen some posts saying this car is hard to work on. I changed the whole set up from saddle to shorty last night in roughly 1 hour. I find it fairly easy to work on. Hard is replacing tranny gears on a Baja 5SC
12-31-2014, 09:43 AM
#6822
[QUOTE=Wildcat1971;13613120]they are the traxxas blue ones.
I use these. A few other members have also used them with out issues.
I hate buying a whole rebuild kit just for the o-rings, but the bonus is they come with a bunch of .5 mm spacers that you can use for tuning also. They just aren't the pretty orange ones
I use these. A few other members have also used them with out issues.
I hate buying a whole rebuild kit just for the o-rings, but the bonus is they come with a bunch of .5 mm spacers that you can use for tuning also. They just aren't the pretty orange ones
12-31-2014, 01:37 PM
#6825
anyone having much luck with the gunsmoke setup?