bender

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Good to hear they are doing that. Can we assume that the aussie distributor will be honouring this too?

I haven't had any issues with drive pins but i'd like to upgrade just for peace of mind.

How is everyone going with setups? I must admit I am struggling with my car somewhat - I am having problems getting rear traction, which is somewhat concerning considering the track i run on is a bout 50% astro turf

Has anyone tried adding a lot of weight to the car around the cells? I was thinking of getting the Azarashi Fettera body and undertray so I could line the side of the undertray at the back with weights, to make it feel like it had some nimh cells in there.

hacker

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I put around 60grams on top of my lipos and did squat.

hacker

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I reckon all the bodies for the durango look like crap.

personally I use a b44 body on mine. Just needs some trimming around the front. Plus gives you the extra clearance to use a heatsink and fan on the motor.

Jarred King

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Bodies looks cool guys, got mine getting painted as we speak. they definatley are more roomy.

Adding weight does help i added weight to the rear where the mounts are next to the battery and defo helped.

Trick to the rango's are thick diff oils! that will solve your traction problem!

JK

1

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I'm stoked that TD are looking after us. That's huge cred for their status for me.

Those bodyshells, gumbut. They look like 1/8th scale shells. They kind of look good. The kit bodyshell is totally killer, although tight. The B44 shell is an ugly and dated block.

cbrociuos

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if you are useing the 2* hubs check them. toe in 2*, is w/ the r and l viewed from the front. mine were backwards, you really cant tell to look at it. makes a HUGE difference!

1

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I'm no experts at set-up, but you shouldn't have trouble finding traction at the rear. I'd look at your set-up before adding weight.

Most of the weight is at the front on the Rango. So give the rear more traction with springs, shock position, and work back from there to tune to your driving style.

Also I find with the rango, if the back is over rotating, just throttle up in the corner and it pulls itself into shape.

hacker

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yeh thats it!

more time on the throttle, and less time off.

blade954

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What is a good starting point diff WT wise ???

1

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I started F10/R5, now at F20/R2. Both seem to work ok, the latter better for me.

X5 Addict

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probably the best look was the "Coke bottle" bodies they ran earlier on!!

Have you got pics with the '44 body mounted?

Jarred King

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Exactly what "1"said about not backing off. Compared to other EP 4wd cars ive had the rango loves to be on-power.

If you come into a corner and let go of the trigger the rear will tend to want to over-take and i think its due to the car pivoting onto the front wheels because all of the weight is in front of the centre slipper. If you just keep the throttle on during corners the car loves it and thats why the DEX410 is so much quicker around tracks. Adding weight to the rear helps stabilize the car mid air and exiting corners with traction.

Also id start with front 20,000 diff oil and rear 10,000. The car doesnt change much when you only adjust by small amounts in diffs. I went from 2,000 rear to 10,000 rear and didnt notice any difference really. So i went straight to 20,000 k rear and 50,000k front . This will help the car square up exiting corners and power can be applied much earlier.

JK

blade954

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Thanks guys ill start at those weights and work from there.....

bender

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hmm...i dont have any issues over rotating into the turns, its power-on exiting where this is no grip.

I have run 4k F / 2k R in the diffs up to 10k F / 10k R and was actually struggling to get steering from 10k in the front, a bit worried that 50k front will turn it into an understeering monster

hacker

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I will post a pic when I put it back together in the next few days