Jammin X1 - so close yet so far
01-31-2006, 08:50 AM
#1606
make sure that your hinge pins aren't bent either. remove the e-clips and roll them on a flat surface. they should roll smoothly. if they wobble or roll irregularly, then they're bent. drill out a very small amount of material from the inside of the suspension arms too. try putting a stiffer spring on the shocks too.
but i still don't understand why the shocks wont rebound with the springs on, but they will with the springs off. the shocks should rebound even more easily with the springs on because obviously the springs are pushing the shock back out.
but i still don't understand why the shocks wont rebound with the springs on, but they will with the springs off. the shocks should rebound even more easily with the springs on because obviously the springs are pushing the shock back out.
01-31-2006, 07:27 PM
#1607
He has already stated that the arms move freely with the shocks off and that the car has rebound with the old shocks on. So it can only be the way the new shocks are mounted on the car and most likely it is that the top nuts are too tight and causing it to bind.
Come on B.P spill the beans, did ya figure it out?
Come on B.P spill the beans, did ya figure it out?
02-01-2006, 07:29 AM
#1609
Yep. The nuts on the top were too tight and I took the hingepins out chucked them up in a drill and polished them up with steel wool. Everything's cool now. I guess I tried to do too much in 1 day.I completely went through my x1cr and ad2 in one day.
Thanks guys.
Thanks guys.
02-01-2006, 04:02 PM
#1610
Originally Posted by macnkitty2002
dude!!!! my friend runs that engine!!!!!! it's the one with the black cooling head, right? the engine is pure BEAST!!!! you will not be disappointed. it has the best top end that i have ever seen in any engine. where did you get a hold of one? they're over 7 years old!
Not exactly... the black head is the on-road version to my understanding, I have the blue headed version with the silver case..... My buddy owns a hobbyshop and has had it in stock for 3-4 years!!! The monster truck guys he did most of his off-road buisness to wanted bigger and bigger engines!!! So a few years later I get the engine at $240!!! You can't touch a modified engine for that especially a PARIS modified!!!! He still has a Picco 0-1 big power Paris modified in stock!!!
02-01-2006, 05:48 PM
#1612
Well guys I ordered a x1cr factory kit yesterday. Im switching from mugen to try something different. Does the factory kit have the one piece engine mount? Also what diff fluid does this car seem to like. i use to have a 9.5 pro and one thing I didnt like about it was the shocks, Are they the same as the factory kits? I just couldnt get them smooth like my kanai 2 I had at the time. Anything I need to watch out for while building?
02-01-2006, 06:21 PM
#1613
the buggy likes the 5k/7k/2k set up for starters. i started with that and i like it thus far. the shocks are the same as the 9.5 shocks, but are hard anodized. i think the kit comes with a one piece engine mount, not sure though. since you've probably built a kit before, i'm just going to remind you to thread the screws into the plastic parts before you build the part. especially remember to pre thread the diff cases, or else you will get really aggravated.
02-01-2006, 08:52 PM
#1616
do you think the shock tower must have 2 row of hole when there is 2 hole shock position on lower arm.. i cant get full droop when using the outer hole on both front/rear arm, have to use the down travel limit screw.
which position is the better for the shock.. more lay down or more vertical
which position is the better for the shock.. more lay down or more vertical
Last edited by arghh; 02-01-2006 at 09:10 PM.
02-14-2006, 01:52 AM
#1619
new option 4.7mm thick 7075 alluminium front buckhead plate from king headz.. what do ya think. bling bling or make sense instead of the carbon graphite ?? 
Last edited by arghh; 02-14-2006 at 02:16 AM.
