48LikesHyper TT 4wd 1/10th Truggy Thread
09-02-2011, 09:03 AM
#3106
New Hyper TT Truck
Thought I would share some photos of my sons new Big Red Truck 
Lachlan (6 years) was getting tired of being lapped by myself and his uncle’s at the Local track. He has been driving RC buggies for approx 3 years now and has shown great improvement lately driving his Losi XXXT.
He liked the TT but also like the look of the larger Trucks getting around. So with some minor modifications to a TT (Habao SC front shock tower and body posts, some rear shocks to the front, plus a HPI body) we have the Hyper 1/10 scale Truck.
I hate to say it but it gets around the track better than my standard TT and handles the jumps really well. The modifications have also deleted the tendency to nose dive on jumps and it turns on a dime.
Lachlan (6 years) was getting tired of being lapped by myself and his uncle’s at the Local track. He has been driving RC buggies for approx 3 years now and has shown great improvement lately driving his Losi XXXT.
He liked the TT but also like the look of the larger Trucks getting around. So with some minor modifications to a TT (Habao SC front shock tower and body posts, some rear shocks to the front, plus a HPI body) we have the Hyper 1/10 scale Truck.
I hate to say it but it gets around the track better than my standard TT and handles the jumps really well. The modifications have also deleted the tendency to nose dive on jumps and it turns on a dime.
09-04-2011, 11:39 PM
#3107
Tech Rookie
Thought I would share some photos of my sons new Big Red Truck
Lachlan (6 years) was getting tired of being lapped by myself and his uncle’s at the Local track. He has been driving RC buggies for approx 3 years now and has shown great improvement lately driving his Losi XXXT.
He liked the TT but also like the look of the larger Trucks getting around. So with some minor modifications to a TT (Habao SC front shock tower and body posts, some rear shocks to the front, plus a HPI body) we have the Hyper 1/10 scale Truck.
I hate to say it but it gets around the track better than my standard TT and handles the jumps really well. The modifications have also deleted the tendency to nose dive on jumps and it turns on a dime.
Lachlan (6 years) was getting tired of being lapped by myself and his uncle’s at the Local track. He has been driving RC buggies for approx 3 years now and has shown great improvement lately driving his Losi XXXT.
He liked the TT but also like the look of the larger Trucks getting around. So with some minor modifications to a TT (Habao SC front shock tower and body posts, some rear shocks to the front, plus a HPI body) we have the Hyper 1/10 scale Truck.
I hate to say it but it gets around the track better than my standard TT and handles the jumps really well. The modifications have also deleted the tendency to nose dive on jumps and it turns on a dime.
That was all you changed, and you got better steering and less nose diving?
09-05-2011, 09:25 AM
#3108
Tech Regular
Sneekypete what hpi body its that for,st,mt?
09-06-2011, 04:17 AM
#3109
Plus I am comparing my TT which has a RX8 speedy and 550 motor weighing in at 2.6kg (race trim) and my sons TT which has a R1 and 540 motor weighing in at 2.2kg. Therefore the extra weight (larger shocks and shock tower) directly over the front wheels in a light buggy seems to help heaps.
The steering has never been a problem for myself but the modified Truck TT defiantly has better handling characteristics through the corners and in the rough “in my humble opinion” than mine. It now drives more like a short course Truck with heaps of drop in the front end.
09-06-2011, 04:38 AM
#3110
Hi mate, it’s a 1/10 scale MX-1 Truck body (code 7161) which is apparently base of the older HPI RS4 MT series. I would imagine other body’s in that range would also work well.
There were no modifications made to the MX-1 body to fit the Hyper TT, I just followed the original cut-out lines and drilled out the body post holes to suit. If you are interested I can provide photos of the front and rear shock tower set-ups.
There were no modifications made to the MX-1 body to fit the Hyper TT, I just followed the original cut-out lines and drilled out the body post holes to suit. If you are interested I can provide photos of the front and rear shock tower set-ups.
09-06-2011, 08:35 PM
#3112
Tech Rookie
Hi Sneeky,
What tires & rims are you using on your green TT?
What tires & rims are you using on your green TT?
09-07-2011, 07:58 AM
#3113
Hi Mate
They are Pro-Line 2715-04 Split Six 2.2/3.0 Bead Lock Rear Rims SC and Proline Gladiator SC Tire M2 2.2"/3.0" 1169-01
Split rims have worked flawlessly for me and the tires have not even looked like coming off. The Gladiators work well on hard compacted tracks with loose top surface without excessive tread ware.
They are Pro-Line 2715-04 Split Six 2.2/3.0 Bead Lock Rear Rims SC and Proline Gladiator SC Tire M2 2.2"/3.0" 1169-01
Split rims have worked flawlessly for me and the tires have not even looked like coming off. The Gladiators work well on hard compacted tracks with loose top surface without excessive tread ware.
09-11-2011, 04:00 PM
#3119
This is a AWESOME off-road truck for the money,I can't believe this thread is not more active..
09-12-2011, 11:49 AM
#3120
Alot of the complaints stem from steering difficulties and how easy it is to break the front turn buckles.