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JeremieJ

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I'm looking into getting into 2wd buggy racing and I'm leaning heavily towards the B5. I'm planning on running stock for right now and my local track is indoor clay. I'm just wondering if there are any upgrade parts I should get along with the kit in order to save some time getting them later. I know I will need to spend some time getting the setup dialed in to my particular course. I'm just wondering if there are any known upgrades that improve the car overall. Thanks!

Jcozz

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I would get the Schelle bearing kit and JC or Lundsford turnbuckles! Extra wings too! I prefer JC 6.5" wings.

Leodis

iTrader: (16)

I'm liking the aluminum hubs. The black ones have a really nice finish and they only added seven grams of weight to the buggy.

beedee

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Made a gif.

RedFormula2K

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In stock at AMain and stormer fyi

vito

Wease

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I'm in the process of installing the aluminum C & D rear hinge pin holders. I'm using a 3.5/1 in the C holder. The D holder has me a little confused and there are no instructions. There are Left/Right arrows on these blocks. If the arrows are pointing away from each other/toward their respective hubs, it looks like it increases the rear toe in. If the arrows are pointed towards each other, it looks is decreases the toe in. But by how much? If I'm running 3.5 toe on the C block and position the D blocks pointing away from each other, how much total toe in am I running. It looks like a crap load, as in greater than 4 .

dougwalter911

iTrader: (34)

Anyone know Humpty's setup for W3

slappomatt

Still looks like moving your shocks to the lower holes will give you damn near the same thing with a lower CG.

RCBuddha

iTrader: (40)

Aren't the two pictures at different angles?

bambambennett

I put mine arrows in. The other way seemed to bind the arms too much

losiracer22

iTrader: (35)

Tried to install an Orion vortex 8.5 in my b5m and the shaft is hitting the gear cover......anyone just cut the shaft a little? I'm thinking taking the motor apart and using a cut off wheel to trim the end off. Any ideas???

bambambennett

1. 3mmx15mm grub screws and 3mm flanged lock nuts. 5x.1mm shims for stock front axles. Put the grubs in the axles with red lock tight, use a shim or two per front axle and snug down the flanged locknut until all play is removed without over tightening the bearings.
2. 3mm grub screws for the suspension components. They don't have to be 10mm long, I used 3mm long screws with success.
3. I glue the inserts for the front bearings into the spindles once I find the trail adjustment I like to minimize slop
4. B4 wing wedges. People are jumping through hoops with wing mount mods that can be fixed with a $3 part since the b5 wing wedge is a bit too thick(or the mounts clip holes are not tall enough)
5. 3x10mm ball studs and 3mm flanged lock nuts for the rear hubs to effectively double nut the outer ball stud on the rear camber link
6. B4 Ti camberlinks, pick a brand, the stock steel camber links are crummy but usable for a while(use light weight oil to lube when installing the ball cups, grease and wax can hydrolock the ball cups when the camber links are close to bottoming out
7. I used one shim(forgot the size) on the rear axles to get a no slop feel
8. Alloy serrated 4mm lock nuts for the wheel nuts, the stock steel on steel had a non desirable feel(felt like they were galling)
9. Using the stock plastic rear arm mounts(c+d blocks), you can shim the arms using the arm shims from a TLR22 to eliminate any slop.
10. upgrade the stock shock orings with the Xrings. I also run a shock limiter between the seals next to the guide to keep everything nice and slop free in the shock seal/guide area


These mods are less than 25 bucks total. They are not necessary, but they do eliminate ALL slop from the car and is just the attention to detail that makes a B5 perfect. You can add bling mods and alloy parts where you feel however they are not nec.

Have fun!

Jcozz

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You could just get longer screws for the motor cover and put a 2mm washer behind the gear cover.