XRAY T3
04-05-2010, 09:26 AM
#1848
its hard to make the diffs last with full on modified power. i know that Paul L. rebuilds diffs every four runs. additionally, he replaces the thrust bearings about 7 times more frequently than the rings and balls. i've been mostly running 13.5T indoors - which has some wear on thrusts as compared to 17.5T. i'd just suggest you get a ton of thrust bearings - try different brands - you might have more luck w/ other types. i've been using some from mcmaster with good success.
04-05-2010, 11:17 AM
#1849
The plastic ones are heavier than the aluminium ones with blades
.Im really loving this car so far, the tiniest set up changes make such a big difference on the track, the shocks are different but once there built right they work pretty good
04-05-2010, 11:40 AM
#1850
They feel like there good strong plastic so I wouldnt doubt there the same weight as the alu ones. The main reason I dont want to go to the alu ones is because I hate diff blades (although the xray ones have been really good so far) But id rather replace out drives every now and then, instead of blades.
Im really loving this car so far, the tiniest set up changes make such a big difference on the track, the shocks are different but once there built right they work pretty good
Im really loving this car so far, the tiniest set up changes make such a big difference on the track, the shocks are different but once there built right they work pretty good
04-05-2010, 12:05 PM
#1851
Suspended
Thanks guys
Chris, its just weird in the picture. I was looking at that thinking the same thing, and went and double checked my car and its not there lol. It was dark in my house and I had to bump the brightness up, so I think thats what made it do that
Out of curiosity how many of you guys run the stock plastic out drives? Mine seem fine so far with a 4.5. But I havent ran it a ton so far
Chris, its just weird in the picture. I was looking at that thinking the same thing, and went and double checked my car and its not there lol. It was dark in my house and I had to bump the brightness up, so I think thats what made it do that
Out of curiosity how many of you guys run the stock plastic out drives? Mine seem fine so far with a 4.5. But I havent ran it a ton so far
04-05-2010, 01:29 PM
#1853
its hard to make the diffs last with full on modified power. i know that Paul L. rebuilds diffs every four runs. additionally, he replaces the thrust bearings about 7 times more frequently than the rings and balls. i've been mostly running 13.5T indoors - which has some wear on thrusts as compared to 17.5T. i'd just suggest you get a ton of thrust bearings - try different brands - you might have more luck w/ other types. i've been using some from mcmaster with good success.
04-05-2010, 02:08 PM
#1854
+1 on changes. Regarding the composite vs aluminum out drives, before I knew they both weighed the same I ran the composites but I soon discovered 2 issues. 1) Even with using lube the pins still wear into the drive and thus cause additional play between the pin and the drive. 2) There was a mini parked at the end of a high speed section of a layout we ran a few weeks ago and I had the misfortune of rear ending it square. My car still appeared to be and drove okay during the remainder of that session but during the first qual after 1 hotlap and 1.5 laps during the race without hitting anything my car started to behave as if there was an issue and so I had to pull it off. After the race and back in my pit I discovered that the entire composite drive had broken off! So I've since gone to the aluminum drives.
Haha yeah that motor sounds sick! Its old and works great. I do want to get a octa wind lrp still though. Or maybe a newer orion
04-05-2010, 03:30 PM
#1856
04-05-2010, 06:10 PM
#1859
