167LikesTamiya XV-01
04-17-2014, 02:38 PM
#514
I think they should include the slipper in the kit. It was built to be able to take one, and then they charge you 50 dollars more for it.
I think i need a carbon plate tower on the front at least. During compression of the shock the stock tower has a good 2-3mm of flex.
Is there some advantage to the long damper spec? The ride height appears the same same and you arent going to be taking huge jumps with this type of car...
I think i need a carbon plate tower on the front at least. During compression of the shock the stock tower has a good 2-3mm of flex.
Is there some advantage to the long damper spec? The ride height appears the same same and you arent going to be taking huge jumps with this type of car...
04-17-2014, 02:41 PM
#515
I think they should include the slipper in the kit. It was built to be able to take one, and then they charge you 50 dollars more for it.
I think i need a carbon plate tower on the front at least. During compression of the shock the stock tower has a good 2-3mm of flex.
Is there some advantage to the long damper spec? The ride height appears the same same and you arent going to be taking huge jumps with this type of car...
I think i need a carbon plate tower on the front at least. During compression of the shock the stock tower has a good 2-3mm of flex.
Is there some advantage to the long damper spec? The ride height appears the same same and you arent going to be taking huge jumps with this type of car...
04-17-2014, 04:07 PM
#516
I agree, it's highway robbery with how much they charge for the slipper. I'm not sure if there is any advantage to the Long Damper version yet. If anything, it may actually end up being more problematic, as body choices might be limited. Once I get this thing finished, I have several rally bodies that I can plunk down on it and see how they fit. I'll report my findings, hopefully with pictures.
04-17-2014, 04:07 PM
#517
i found a couple pics of the xv01 pro and long damper versions. big difference in shock tower height. i may go with a rally legends but not sure yet. i need to check out metal nuts car first.
04-17-2014, 10:55 PM
#518
Check out my gallery for the XV in rally form (white BMW E30) and drift form (gray Toyota AE86). I love this car
04-18-2014, 10:04 AM
#521
Raman, does that look pretty standard compared to yours? The instructions did have me add some of the spacers, but nothing dramatic. I'm just trying to understand what the reason was for the Long Damper kit. I guess I should wait till I finish the damn thing before I speculate further.
04-18-2014, 10:22 AM
#522
I think that tamiya designed the long damper kit for those buggy guys that already have long springs to tune the chassis.
04-18-2014, 12:00 PM
#524
Thanks for comparing it to yours.
04-18-2014, 01:55 PM
#525
I'm not sure what you mean by "buggy guys"?
The shocks are close to buggy length shocks, so springs from those will fit. You can get a softer and more tunable suspension this was. This guys who run buggies can use their springs.
I would assume that the purpose is a standard rally car. I make this assumption based on the fact that the car comes with rally car wheels and rally block tires, and in the details on Tamiya's site it specifies fitment with standard rally car bodies. Alas, we'll see how strange this thing is soon enough.
Thanks for comparing it to yours.
The shocks are close to buggy length shocks, so springs from those will fit. You can get a softer and more tunable suspension this was. This guys who run buggies can use their springs.
I would assume that the purpose is a standard rally car. I make this assumption based on the fact that the car comes with rally car wheels and rally block tires, and in the details on Tamiya's site it specifies fitment with standard rally car bodies. Alas, we'll see how strange this thing is soon enough.
Thanks for comparing it to yours.