3Racing Sakura Zero S
#691
all you really need is the aluminum pulley holder + 20t pulleys. as the stock plastic all in one is very sloppy.
80/30 gearing is a good start for a silver can.
get spare arms and knuckles just in case.
80/30 gearing is a good start for a silver can.
get spare arms and knuckles just in case.
#692
Tech Adept
iTrader: (2)
You won't fit the motor mount to the standard kit without modifying the upper deck, so if that ain't your thing stick to the STD mount, so long as you pre mount your motor onto the mount before attaching the upper deck, you won't have too much problem getting it all in.
I got the center pulley but changed to 19t to allow more slack in the belts as they are REALLY tight out of the box. Note this changes FDR also which affects your gearing calcs.
Shocks are worth getting too. IMO.
I got the center pulley but changed to 19t to allow more slack in the belts as they are REALLY tight out of the box. Note this changes FDR also which affects your gearing calcs.
Shocks are worth getting too. IMO.
#693
This sakura zero is my first belt driven car. How to properly set the belt tension? Is there any tips for that. For example if I pince the belt what must be the distance? Thanks.
#694
Tech Elite
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Depends on how you have the car.
Did you allready put the 19 teeth pulleys on the car?
If not, the rear belt will always be to tight(front also)
If you have the 19 teeth pulleys the you should adjust the belts so that the just don't skip over the teeth of the diff and central pulleys.
This will result in a very free moving car with no drag.
Check every 3 or 4 batteries the tension so you won't get any skipping and adjust accordingly.
I have a very loose front belt but it isn't skipping at all.
Rear is a bit tighter as it is shorter and more prone to skipping because of weight and power applied.
regards Roy
Did you allready put the 19 teeth pulleys on the car?
If not, the rear belt will always be to tight(front also)
If you have the 19 teeth pulleys the you should adjust the belts so that the just don't skip over the teeth of the diff and central pulleys.
This will result in a very free moving car with no drag.
Check every 3 or 4 batteries the tension so you won't get any skipping and adjust accordingly.
I have a very loose front belt but it isn't skipping at all.
Rear is a bit tighter as it is shorter and more prone to skipping because of weight and power applied.
regards Roy
#695
Tech Fanatic
iTrader: (13)
The 4+ shock towers basically jack the mount points up 4mm to fit the standard TC shocks - i.e TRF Tamiya, Xray, HPI etc - if you dont plan on using those shocks it doesnt matter, but if you already have a set its probably cheaper to buy teh shock towers at $20 than to buy new shocks...then again the sakura zero shocks are only about $20 anyway, so its individual choice really.
Heres a link so you can see what i mean:
bitDOTly/n809Yj - replace DOT with a .
Cant post links so used a shortener, but its just a link to 3racings site
Heres a link so you can see what i mean:
bitDOTly/n809Yj - replace DOT with a .
Cant post links so used a shortener, but its just a link to 3racings site
This is my first venture into TC cars and Ive built a VTA car so lets see what happens..These are slower than what you guys probably run but the appeal to me is the realistic bodies and a controlled class.
I have 20 years of off road experience and thought that I would try this and come out of the cold this winter!
I will undoubtedly be asking more questions in the future and I really appreciate your help.
Thanks, Dave
#696
Depends on how you have the car.
Did you allready put the 19 teeth pulleys on the car?
If not, the rear belt will always be to tight(front also)
If you have the 19 teeth pulleys the you should adjust the belts so that the just don't skip over the teeth of the diff and central pulleys.
This will result in a very free moving car with no drag.
Check every 3 or 4 batteries the tension so you won't get any skipping and adjust accordingly.
I have a very loose front belt but it isn't skipping at all.
Rear is a bit tighter as it is shorter and more prone to skipping because of weight and power applied.
regards Roy
Did you allready put the 19 teeth pulleys on the car?
If not, the rear belt will always be to tight(front also)
If you have the 19 teeth pulleys the you should adjust the belts so that the just don't skip over the teeth of the diff and central pulleys.
This will result in a very free moving car with no drag.
Check every 3 or 4 batteries the tension so you won't get any skipping and adjust accordingly.
I have a very loose front belt but it isn't skipping at all.
Rear is a bit tighter as it is shorter and more prone to skipping because of weight and power applied.
regards Roy
If I pince the middle of the belt it goes from 3 to 2 cm
I'm afraid that a loose belt would touch the chassis
#697
try 3-5mm of slop
#698
Tech Master
iTrader: (41)
Yes I did install the 19t pulleys thanks to your advice, but i don't how loose must be the belt. To give you an indication, my marks on the diffs are both at -1 counterclockwise. (5 o'clock)
If I pince the middle of the belt it goes from 3 to 2 cm
I'm afraid that a loose belt would touch the chassis
If I pince the middle of the belt it goes from 3 to 2 cm
I'm afraid that a loose belt would touch the chassis
Now, for Mod or boostedI'd run it a bit tighter but it's all about (or aboot since I'm canadian) personal prefrence
#699
#700
Tech Rookie
The Sakura Zero S looks very promising. What would be a decent fairly light weight esc to run with my Reedy?
#701
Christian
#704
Christian
#705
Tech Fanatic
Sorry for not reading all the previous posts and maybe this was already mentionned, here is my question, do you use the same front belt when you change gear diff pulley from 37,38 and 39 teeth to 40 teeth? or are they different belts for this.
I explain why, i am using 40 rear diff on TC6 with no problem, but when I changed the front diff to a 39 it did not match well with my belt.
Thanks for your answer.
I explain why, i am using 40 rear diff on TC6 with no problem, but when I changed the front diff to a 39 it did not match well with my belt.
Thanks for your answer.