Boomer

I actually used a spiral cutting "zip" bit - that worked extremely well - I mounted it to my drill press so I had more control.

I'll post some pics this evening.

Corner Weight

The springs aren't exactly the same either. I'm considering buying some type of spring tester to see just how bad they are, and so I can get a matched pair.

RCknight

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mount on the TF TC4 so you could use a upper deck like the BMI one. If they changed both the motor mount and the rear chassis battery post they could use a CF upper deck like BMI, but you could lower it down to the top of the wing braces. It would have a much lower CG than the BMI deck. Then just lighten the chassis up and go with CF shock towers.

caleracer45

Does anyone make Carbon Fiber shock towers for the TC4 yet?

crACkeD ChaSsiS

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i was thinking the same thing. i want cabon fiber shock towers for my d1 or B.m.i.

caleracer45

No one makes them for a TC4 yet???

rayhuang

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Well-I finally got put in a situation where I had to dremel a diff gear thinner (white gears that are too thick). I had put it off due to worrying about doing a hacket job-but i got to tell you-it takes a minute to do and you barely take off nay material and when your done-looks like you never touched it.Whew!! I used a stone that is flat n the end. Reddish-fine stone~1/4" diameter. I took a few passes on each side-then cleaned up the holes with a hobbyknife.

Dont know why I ever bought new gears-this was too easy.

RCknight

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I thought you ditched the TC4 and you were driving a RXD?

rayhuang

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I did-but I am rebuilding a friends TC3-new diffs, shocks, bearings-the works-then I will drive it a couple days and give it back all freshened up!! Nice trade I think. Just a "test". The 4 fastest cars at the Gate are all TC3's again. Used t be Xrays-but times change. I want to know what I can run with a TC3. my RDX is not too shabby.

OH-and I did drive a TC4 Sunday and I came away from the drive Extremely impressed. It rotated so well-it was freakky. More like pivoted-then rotated if you catch my drift.

Like many of us said-think outside the box and eventually you'll nail a set-up on this car and he did.

Grizzbob

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Agreed, I've only had mine for a couple of Saturdays, but I could tell from the first practice run that I liked it, now I'm just doing some fine tuning to get it right where I want, & I'm positive I couldn't have gotten this close to perfect at my local track with my old TC3(I know because I tried & got nowhere). It does have to be set up a bit differently, but it is DEFINITELY responding to the adjustments I make nicely.....

Soviet

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WARNING...RUMORS:

Possible re-tweaking of shock towers and chassis. Nothing major but still small changes. Possible AE designed carbon top-deck.

Lightweight Steel diffs front and rear.

Slightly re-designed A-arms.

Neatest thing though, an all new Aluminum / carbon driveshaft.

All the blue-anodised bling.

Just what I've heard from a little birdie.

JDM_DOHC_SiR

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I heard about the small changes possibly to the chassis.. but nothing about the shock towers?? I have yet to have a problem with them (knock on wood) but it would be interesting to here more about this drive shaft
-Dave

CRASH

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What Helical Insert do I need to order for my diff cases?

Length, size etc...

Thanks,

McSmooth

Check out the Yokomo one. I'm sure it will be very, very similar to it.

Yokomo part # SD-644W

caleracer45

This is probabaly a dumb question but will that Yokomo drive shaft work in a TC4??