Has anyone tried the Pro-Line Caliber 2's yet?

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great tires on clay, pretty long life

Thanks for the tip. My local track seems to dry up as the day goes by. Some guys add weight or change tires. I will try this next time they don't water the track.

you can also play with the expo

Is this for the clip on the front? Mine bind up. So I just can snug the fronts.. now the back.. there's not enough thread to tighten the wheels so I have to use a washer to tighten it.

Something isn't right here.

Are you using hexes or pins?

What hexes are you using?

What wheels are you using?

Hey guys,

Just the other day, I decided to do the hex conversion on my FT SC10 and used all AE parts for the conversion with the exception of JConcept aluminum rear wheel adapters. In the rear, I removed the stock blue spacer (#9608B) but left in the 2 shims that were there (per the JConcept instructions). I practiced all last night, and everything seemed to be running fine. Then when I got home and took of my rear wheels to clean, I found that each sides outer bearings (the ones that are against the shims/adapter) had come apart. So, I am planning on buying new ones today, but didn't know if I was doing something wrong? This is only the 2nd time I have taken this truck out since it was built, so I wouldn't imagine they went bad from lots and lots of use. Also, the front bearings seem fine, so its only the rear that are being an issue.

One more quick thing, do you guys recommend using a rear hub carrier other then the stock one (# 9584) ? Just wondering what everyone else is using here. Thanks!

I think everyone battles this to one extent or another. The trick is to set the truck up for the end of the day when it matters, and just deal with it being slightly tight the rest of the day.

Hey Alan,

I'm not sure what to tell you about your rear issue, but I'm sure someone on here will no exactly what to do. However, as far as the C clip goes for the front, here is a diagram of how exactly the front hexes are to be setup. I was sooo confused when I tried to do my conversion... luckily Brent helped me out. Hope this is one of the things you were looking for :)

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/812/hexes.png

The bearing is undersized. Your failure is pretty common.

I use the factory team AE aluminum (ASC9864 - about $30) ones because they have the bigger outer bearing, but functionally they are the same as Racers Edge (about $20) or the plastic (ASC9730 about $4). The inner bearing is the same, but you need to change the crush sleeve to ASC7933 and outer bearing ASC7935.

You gotta buy bearings anyway, so it's not that big a deal.

Ok, so when you say that my bearing is undersized, do you mean I need to switch my hub carriers to ones like the AE aluminum ones or the Racers edge ones so that I will have larger bearings?

Or the plastic B44 ones, but yes, that's right. I posted all the part numbers, pick a hub carrier you like, the outer bearing and crush tube are the same on all three hub carriers.

Your the man Craig! I'm gonna go to my LHS and see if they have that stuff in stock. I appreciate your help!

Using the plastic AE hexs. All AE parts for conversion. The front I believe is cause I didn't use the e clip. In the rear I just pulled the big blue spacer. Left the small shims. And installed the deeper of the 4 plastic hexs in the AE hex kit. This is with JC wheels. I have aka and the newer JC I haven't tried yet. I got the wheel set used. So possible its thinner fir a different truck? I just used the big cone washer I took off the hub as a washer on the outside. Its only like 1mm difference causing the issue.