Guo Chean

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i had the carbon wing brace but i fit not very well and i had to put a lot of spaces inorder to let it sit properly and some more the chassis will too stiff to put the carbon wing cause is 4mm if i not mistake

big al

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Well, I'm just about finished with the ta05 build and so far I'm very pleased with the design. It seems Tamiya designed this chassis as a "sleeper", I'm looking forward to putting it to the test in a week or so. Funny enough, I just bought a FK04 (for $50 on ebay!!) and am now considering selling it and becoming a full fledged Tamiya junkie. Has anyone come across the stock arms and shock towers as fragile. I noticed quite a bit of flex when I installed the shock ball mounts?? Has anyone considered the potential of roll center mod as you could theoretically put shims under the susp. mounts?? Just throwing some ideas out there to spark our collective minds.--AL

Core Creations

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No, if anything the stock arms and towers are stronger than any aftermarket or option parts you can get...this thing is a tank!

POOKYT

And How!!!!

My novice 8 year old son and his TA05

First race on carpet...........7 battery packs..........0 broken parts
Second race and first time on asphalt..........5 packs..........0 broken parts

So far with him running two races the score is 2 mangled bodies and 0 broken parts! Life is good!! Now I just need a body sponsor or he will break me!!

Brant

big al

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Thanks Hudsong!!

big al

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I just weighed my ta05 and it's a bit chunky--1570 grams(with a body). What are you guys doing to knock off some of the weight and still keep it Tcs Legal??

danjoy25

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1)Lightweight/reversible suspension
2) Ti or alloy turnbuckles
3) Carbon Components.

I got mine now 1509 grams race ready and will still drop when I get the 3 Carbon components parts this week.

big al

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Are Acer Racing bearing sets TCS legal?? That would be a significant decrease, wouldn't it??

Viat

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Does anybody has know how much 3000, 3300, 3600, 3700 and 3800 grams are?

akuhon

Anyone set anti dive and anti squat for this TA05 chassis ?
Please tell me your setup and for what kind of track (asphalt or carpet).
Also tell me how you set the droop ....

Thanks for the info.

maxepower

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LARGE ASPHALT TRACK- RUBBER TIRES

Front

Arms : lw
Toe : 0
Camber : 1.5
Shock Mounts : outside hole on shock tower and middle of the three holes on the arm
Shocks : 400 tamiya with 2 hole 1 red sponge
Blocks : 1X Front and 1XD Rear
Arm Spacing: front block/1mm/arm/the rest/rear block
Ackerman : front hole on the steering knuckle
Upper Link : middle hole 4mm up
Downtravel : 24.6mm measured from top of axles to setup board =(droop)
Springs : yellow
Swaybar : none
Ride Height: 5mm with TakeOff CS27

Rear

Arms : lw
Toe : 3 degrees
Camber : 1.5
Shock Mounts : in one hole on shock tower and inside of the two holes on the arm.
shocks : 300 tamiya with 2 hole 1 red sponge
Blocks : 1XC front and 1B rear
Arm Spacing: front block/the rest/arm/2mm/rear block
rear upright : 0 degree aluminum middle hole no spacer
Upper Link : middle hole on rear upright, middle hole on inside mount no spacer.
Downtravel : 25 mm measured from top of axle to setup board=(droop)
Springs : yellow
Swaybar : none
Ride Height: 5mm with TakeOff CS27

Notes:
CF shock towers front/rear. 5mm clamp-on wheel hex. 46mm swingshafts. Hop-up diffs front/rear setup with front tighter than rear. Dual Rate on radio 85%. Expo -15%. 0.7mm spacer epoxied on steering knuckle to decrease steering throw.

Slotmachine

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I`m trying it this weekend , I`ll let you know how it goes............

MikeR

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Now you tell me I tried to help but should have left that one alone

MikeR

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Yes legal. Not a big weight savings, no. Going from steel dogbones to alum. bones would save you more weight and be cheaper as an example.

madjack

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