Xray XB2 2WD Buggy Thread
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#1577
Just take a nice MIP driver and check every single screw that goes into hard plastic. Front, back, top, and bottom. I noticed my motor was lifting a little bit when I held my car and gave it throttle. Tightened everything and that was gone, and ended up with a better driving car. I wouldn't be surprised if many people have this issue and don't realize that with the hard plastics, you need to check and make sure they are actually fully seated. Don't get all ham fisted and strip stuff out, but it's definitely a different feel from, say, TLR plastics which are extremely high quality but not at "hard" as the X-ray hard stuff is.
#1578
Thanks for putting all the updates Bent! A real service for those of us that like to try the new stuff out.
Maybe this is overkill, but it's tough to find the page you put this stuff on (for example the aluminum ballstud mounts from a few weeks ago - maybe add a "new parts" section to the first page? That would be so helpful and awesome, and appreciated.
Maybe this is overkill, but it's tough to find the page you put this stuff on (for example the aluminum ballstud mounts from a few weeks ago - maybe add a "new parts" section to the first page? That would be so helpful and awesome, and appreciated.
#1579
Just take a nice MIP driver and check every single screw that goes into hard plastic. Front, back, top, and bottom. I noticed my motor was lifting a little bit when I held my car and gave it throttle. Tightened everything and that was gone, and ended up with a better driving car. I wouldn't be surprised if many people have this issue and don't realize that with the hard plastics, you need to check and make sure they are actually fully seated. Don't get all ham fisted and strip stuff out, but it's definitely a different feel from, say, TLR plastics which are extremely high quality but not at "hard" as the X-ray hard stuff is.
#1581
Tech Elite
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One of the guys at the track was running his XB2 yesterday and the first thing I noticed on his car was the rear suspension brace screws coming out...
If Xray were to beef up the RR brace then the screw would just rip through the chassis. It's a double edged sword. The easy solution is to be sure the screws don't come out!
If Xray were to beef up the RR brace then the screw would just rip through the chassis. It's a double edged sword. The easy solution is to be sure the screws don't come out!
#1582
We get it your unhappy. Perhaps team losi has what your looking for
#1586
Tech Lord
iTrader: (52)
One of the guys at the track was running his XB2 yesterday and the first thing I noticed on his car was the rear suspension brace screws coming out...
If Xray were to beef up the RR brace then the screw would just rip through the chassis. It's a double edged sword. The easy solution is to be sure the screws don't come out!
If Xray were to beef up the RR brace then the screw would just rip through the chassis. It's a double edged sword. The easy solution is to be sure the screws don't come out!
For example, what if the rear hanger were made out of paper? and it broke because it was too weak? Would you then say that making it stronger would simply move the break to the chassis? Of course not, because it just doesn't work that way. The piece needs to be strong enough to not break during normal use. Making the pieces stronger eventually moves wear or brakes elsewhere... but there is a net-gain to be had here for sure. I'm sure there is a mathmatical or engineering term for this "Strength symbiosis" that I don' t know... that can be reached.
Time will tell what this piece is doing, whether it's defective, or simply a matter of people allowing the screws to loosen (i.e. user error). If it were a systemic issue, I imagine we would be seeing a much greater number of complaints. I'm just not seeing it.
#1588
Regardless if the design is defective, or perhaps not robust enough, you should be loc-titing screws that go into alloy and get constantly stressed in different directions on any car. I just had these same screws (rear hanger) come loose on my TRF419 while practicing all day long, and the car was freshly built with all screws checked and tightened in the morning.
#1590