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04-04-2015, 08:47 PM

#1051

Bartman42

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I'm glad they omitted wheels and put the rear aluminum camber mount instead. I prefer black wheels. I got my body all rattle can sprayed. She's ready to rock...

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04-04-2015, 09:23 PM

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I still would have liked to have seen wheels in the kit, as it costs $20 more than the original B5m kit. Also same price as the newer B5m Lite kit that includes aluminum rear ballstud mount, aluminum hexes, and titanium turnbuckles.

04-04-2015, 09:27 PM

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04-04-2015, 09:34 PM

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Hmm don't know what to think of the truck, it looked good, but it didn't.. Like almost inconsistent? Maybe I'll give the people who have the truck a few more weeks to figure it out.

Anyone else kinda experiencing similar thing?
Going to hold on to the RT6 for now!

04-04-2015, 10:50 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by lbckevin

Where in the world are you buying from ?????

I got my AKA Chainlinks for $16.99/pr ( with great foams included) and $5.99 for AE wheels from Tower. That is only $46 for all 4. If you use Barcodes, then they are $2 cheaper, but then add $18 for AKA foam so a total of $62. There are a lot of coupons as well to bring the cost down.

For my buggy, the chainlinks are $18.99/ pr mounted and pre-glued.

There is no need to waste so much money on tires.

That's just LHS prices. The prices on the bags. He's usually priced perfect as far as paying a little more than online cause of shipping, owning a building with indoor/outdoor tracks, fuel and parts for track build, etc. So a little extra is no prob. But IDK. I guess I figured every place was the same way.

04-04-2015, 11:16 PM

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Most places are the same unless you buy online like his above prices stated. Price some pay to support the local guys but......saving 40 bucks is a lot too. Ha

04-05-2015, 04:04 AM

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Sensor Wire Routing

Concerned about battery damaging sensor wire when routing in slot at base of chassis. Had a problem with b5m using the same config and changed to running sensor wire on top of battery along with motor wires. Any tips on protecting sensor wire when routing it under a square pack battery?

04-05-2015, 04:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Micah123

I used this in my B5M and probably will in my T5M...
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXCBFR&P=7

04-05-2015, 06:35 AM

#1059

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I've just been using tape to hold the sensor wire down. And my t5m was hooked up!

04-05-2015, 07:03 AM

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I used Mini-z tire tape. It is also called acrylic transfer tape. It is just a super thin layer of the double stick tape with out any added thickness.

04-05-2015, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by mjbtaco

Finally got some time to paint my body.

Looks good...

04-05-2015, 07:25 AM

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T4.2 Factory Team blue aluminum rear 12mm hex

Does anyone know if these will work with the T5M ?

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04-05-2015, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Wease

Does anyone know if these will work with the T5M ?

Team Associated 12mm Aluminum Clamping Wheel Hex Set (Blue)

No they wont. The T5m has metric axles where the T4 was standard. AE has aluminum hexes, they are just hard to get at the moment.

04-05-2015, 08:39 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by air8

Truck tires are high dollar in my area. $94 to get a set tires. Can save $24 if using the blue foams sold with the tires. But in buggy I have been using AKA for the past couple seasons.

No way...$94?

Dude...

I bought a set of "unobtanium" Proline MC Primes for my ST and paid full retail and only spend $50 for tires.