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12-16-2015, 11:48 AM

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Has anyone purchased a Phantom body from Pro-Line? Did it fit?

The one I received SUCKS

I have two and they fit great.

12-16-2015, 03:36 PM

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Does anyone know the smallest pinion that can reach a 72 spur and 75 spur?

12-16-2015, 04:16 PM

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Does anyone know the smallest pinion that can reach a 72 spur and 75 spur?

In the B5 manual they list a 18/81 combinaison in their gear ratio chart so that's 99 teeth total (the smallest adding up ).

So I guess a 27 will work with a 72 spur and a 24 pinion for the 75 spur.

12-16-2015, 06:41 PM

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I have a few Phantom bodies and they all fit fine....both 3 gear and 4 gear.

12-16-2015, 06:51 PM

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You can try that but I think that's pretty thick on the oils.

Especially when it starts getting colder. Just use the Factory Lite setup exactly. Even if you have the CE parts, it will still treat ya well

17.5 gearing is close enough. I use 33/69 but that's not really that different. You're in the ball park so don't worry too much about that. Get your Dirt Webs or Bar Flys worn in some and you'll be dialed

You were right, that fluid was way too thick. It seemed to work with my B4 but I knew immediately it wasn't right for the B5m. I changed it back to stock (32.5/30) and it felt great after that. I played around with gears and different can timings, unfortunately the combo I liked most made the motor too hot (34/75 and 45 timing) so I dialed the timing back to 40. Anyway, once I had the shocks setup properly this car felt great!

12-16-2015, 08:48 PM

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how often do you guys replace plastic suspension parts. im finding that after 4 or 5 runs there is a ton of slop in the suspension. mainly in the front. rear takes about twice as long to get sloppy. gets kind of old replacing all the plastics in the front after everyday of racing. I run 17.5 on medium bite indoor clay. my t5m is even worse.

I just installed the Schelle B5 shock bushings on my B5M Lite... wow, it made everything so much tighter!! It is awesome and the bushings are easy and cheap to replace!

I have only 3 days of practice on them, so I don't know how long they last yet!

12-17-2015, 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by shannow

In the B5 manual they list a 18/81 combinaison in their gear ratio chart so that's 99 teeth total (the smallest adding up ).

So I guess a 27 will work with a 72 spur and a 24 pinion for the 75 spur.

Wow I just learned something today. You are the best! Thanks.

12-17-2015, 09:31 AM

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I am wanting to pick up tuning springs for my Factory Lite. I will mainly be running outdoors on medium bite dirt. What springs should I get?

12-17-2015, 09:32 AM

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I am wanting to pick up tuning springs for my Factory Lite. I will mainly be running outdoors on medium bite dirt. What springs should I get?

Green/White fronts and Green/white rears is all I expect you need.

12-17-2015, 10:03 AM

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I am wanting to pick up tuning springs for my Factory Lite. I will mainly be running outdoors on medium bite dirt. What springs should I get?

just pick up the whole set and then your covered

12-18-2015, 06:00 AM

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Have any of you tried running the GHEA +2 pills with Pucks? I had them in the car and the drive pin on the dog bone was right up to the edge of the out drive. I ran it for a pack or two that way and really liked the way it handled but I pulled the +2's out just because I didn't want to risk breaking an out drive.

I'm thinking try shimming the entire axle / bone in more, but there's not much play there now...

12-18-2015, 06:44 AM

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Pick up the axle shims from AE.

http://www.amainhobbies.com/rc-cars-...c91605/p462723

12-18-2015, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by walter white

I'm about at 1.5 years on some of the arms... or its been so long since i broke one that I don't remember. Though they probably need to be replaced. What I find wears out often are the oem plastic shock bushings. I probably should replace those every other month if not every month (i usually race twice a week)

You mentioned that it's the front end that's an issue. Sounds to me like your local tracks have some hellacious jump faces or you're trying to knock down the walls/pipes a bit much.