Oh man, you need to get that puppy dirtied up!
Have fun, it's a GREAT truck!

I was wondering if I have a faulty ball diff spring, it has like every coil fully compressed. Apart from the middle one which only has a 0.5mm gap in coils.

it is brand new out of pack from a sc10 ft kit.

its virtually fully compressed even holding it in your hand, is this normal?

No. You should be able to compress it a little with some pliers.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure you have a problem there. I mean the diff spring is a fairly tight spring to start with, but if your saying it doesn't even have gaps between the coils, then its obviously bad (I mean, it's not even a spring at that point... nearly a spacer). I'm sure AE will send you a new one, but I'd assume you will want one until then, so you may just want to go to your LHS and see how they look (they come in a rebuild kit only I believe , about $9.99). I found this picture on tower, this is what the spring is to look like:

Good luck man, hope you figure it all out.

So, I recently converted my F.T. to Losi BB springs. Prior to putting them on, I ran AE grey rears and red fronts. After a few practices, I have the backs running 22T rear pinks, and it feels good. However, the front is too soft, and I am running the 22T rear silvers on it (3.4). So, I was looking at getting stiffer front springs, and all I can find that is a bit stiffer, is the 22 buggy front blues or blacks (3.8 / 4.1). However, they look much shorter then what I'm running currently, so I'm afraid they might end up being softer then the rear silvers.

So, my question, is anybody running the 22 buggy front springs on the front of their SC10 with success? Or, has anyone found a Losi spring that they are running, that closely imitates the AE front red's? Sorry if I asked a question similar to this in the past... I'm just trying to get some good insight on it before I go spending more money on springs I don't need (I've already spent $20+ on springs that don't work right )

Red or gold AE front is what I run. It works so I am not changing it.
at one point AE will release the BB shocks. I can wait. The truck handles well with the setup it has. Just fighting motor temps right now

I am running blue 22 buggy fronts (3.8) on the front of my SC10 without problems. Like I have posted before. I didn't do my normal back to back testing, I just threw them on and ran it, but it felt good. The spring rate is what the spring rate is. If it is rated stiffer, it will be stiffer. Length has nothing to do with how stiff the spring is.

I just bought the aluminum 0 degree hub carriers for my truck after going through 3 bearings in 2 weeks. Which tower would be closest to the mayfield setup A or B?

how is the fitment? What ride height can you get out of the smaller springs as compared to stock AE springs.

Typically A, but certain tracks would require B.

thanks guys about the diff spring advise, is there any other brands ball diff spring that will fit that anyone knows of?

I use a LOSA2933. Use the spring. Throw away the rest.

http://www.losipartshouse.com/servle...rew-%26/Detail

It is a bunch stiffer than the stock one, and has a lot more usable adjustment.

Wait till you get the bug to buy the Kyosho springs - at $20 per pair.

I purchased a set of 22T green fronts, when I measured them, they were softer than the 22 buggy silver rears (TLR 5171). Are you sure that you didn't buy the 22T silver fronts (TLR 5181)? The springs are rated the same, but when I measured them, they weren't the same...

Thanks, I ended up finding a tamiya 416 spring that fitted and worked, but i will order the losi one.

Also I was wondering if it is normal for a ball diff to slip if you dont sand the diff rings at all from brand new (they are shinny), as I had my diff as per the "how to properly setup ball diff and slipper clutch guide by racer53" all but i did not sand the diff rings and every time i try to pin it and hold the back tyres my trauck makes this horible screaching sound, I know its not the slipper as it happens no matter how tight i have it and i can never get the wheels to lift of the ground at all, all cogs in tranny are not stripped and everything roles smooth as butter without pinion on, diff feels gritty now tho.

Its more notacable with my 9.5t motor in, as comparred to my 17.5 (thought it might have stripped the magnet from the rotor shaft)

it now happens even when the 17.5 is in and diff is tightened all the way down, strange????

Sanding the rings makes it a little better, but the diff needs to be tighter than what you have it.

The gritty feeling is from the thrust bearing. It gets worse as you tighten it up. Sanding those rings really helps.