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Old 04-25-2015, 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Socket
You need a different length dog bone for pucks and the +4 mount. We were doing the wider mounts months ago and discovered this. Now you have to find which dog bone will work with the pucks.

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I only have AE & Kyosho cars so my stock of comparison parts is limited....I took a Kyosho pucks diff and put it in the AE 3 gear. The Kyosho outdrives are longer/wider (bones exactly the same) and would work but the spacing is different in terms where the outdrive bearing sits on the outdrive. There's a slight chance that if I used the Kyosho outdrives on an AE diff gear that it might work. Just to qualify what I mean, an AE diff gear is probably 2 mm thicker. Anyway, I decided that it was too much work for me so I put the stock plastic C & D mounts back on for now. Since my Lite is supposed to be light I decided to abandon the +4 idea for now. I guess it works out because the aluminum c & d mounts weigh more than the plastic pieces anyway. After I get the car sorted out I'll mock up the Kyosho outdrives in a spare tranny and see what happens.
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Here is my Factory Lite build so far. Just need to make the turnbuckles up and build the shocks for the chassis before electronics install. No Wheels and tires for a week or so, gotta scrape up the money.

Pretty nice build process, no missing parts, no quality issues noticed.

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1500.4g
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Originally Posted by QDRHRSE
I only have AE & Kyosho cars so my stock of comparison parts is limited....I took a Kyosho pucks diff and put it in the AE 3 gear. The Kyosho outdrives are longer/wider (bones exactly the same) and would work but the spacing is different in terms where the outdrive bearing sits on the outdrive. There's a slight chance that if I used the Kyosho outdrives on an AE diff gear that it might work. Just to qualify what I mean, an AE diff gear is probably 2 mm thicker. Anyway, I decided that it was too much work for me so I put the stock plastic C & D mounts back on for now. Since my Lite is supposed to be light I decided to abandon the +4 idea for now. I guess it works out because the aluminum c & d mounts weigh more than the plastic pieces anyway. After I get the car sorted out I'll mock up the Kyosho outdrives in a spare tranny and see what happens.

MIP makes the correct bones you need for the +4 mount setup....!
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Originally Posted by Socket
MIP makes the correct bones you need for the +4 mount setup....!
Would you by chance have the part#?
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Old 04-25-2015, 01:07 PM
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1500.4g
Is that an RSX with an aftermarket cap? Does the cap give you better performance or did you just need a replacement?
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Originally Posted by gabc
Any idea if the b5m factory lite is suitable for loose bumpy tracks?

I've driven my friend's b5m on the same track and it handles very well in stock settings. I really like the hopped up parts of the factory lite, but just wondering if it will handle similarly or better than the b5m on such a track.
I'm sure you could set it up for almost any conditions but based on how it is set up I'd say its really meant for a higher grip track the way they sell it. In the winter when traction decreases greatly on our track, we go heavy and set the cars up soft. The Lite is light and stiff.
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Originally Posted by pink_sleeve
Why do you guys think Cavalieri chooses to run the 94671 .13 metal gear servos over the 94661 .08 titanium gear servos?
Looking at the specs of both servos, I would guess it comes down to servo speed. Maybe he doesn't like a fast servo?
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How does the stock setup of the Factory Lite compared to the original B5M? Or what differences have people been noticing so far? All I changed from my stock B5M was the shock pistons, otherwise, very happy with the way it felt.
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I think that I need a new scale. Per my scale, my Lite with Ti upper screws, Ti ball studs, pucks, slipper eliminator, KO one10 servo, 2.4 wheels, CF strap, aluminum wheel nuts, and a Trackpower 90c 3250mah lipo, hobbywing 3.1 & Bandit motor weighs 1438 grams (minus wing and transponder). I have another car that is similar but it has a hand milled chassis and it was 1520 with a 4400mah SMC lipo. Is that possible? I might have to drive to Lowes and buy another scale....I'm going to do that right now.

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....forgot, I have a second scale in my track bag. This a different scale and this time I threw the transponder on. You'll see the next pic without a body.
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Here's without a body....

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Originally Posted by Jmuck69
The online instruction manual at Team Associated's website lists what tools are needed.

2mm & 1.5mm
I looked over the instructions but I guess I missed that. Thanks for your help.

What about nut drivers? Are all the wheel nuts 5mm
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Originally Posted by tekin112000
I looked over the instructions but I guess I missed that. Thanks for your help.

What about nut drivers? Are all the wheel nuts 5mm
5.5mm and 7mm. Wheel nuts and slipper nut are 7mm and all others are 5.5mm
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Originally Posted by Mizchief
Is that an RSX with an aftermarket cap? Does the cap give you better performance or did you just need a replacement?
Tekin actually sells 2 different sizes of caps,it's the bigger one,and I jus figured it couldn't hurt, bigger is better right?

Really loving the mid motor compared to the RM I jus switched from, can drive it so much harder (more like a 4x4)
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