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Old 04-28-2010 | 07:17 PM
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Hey everybody... I need some advice on what racing stuff I need to make my car fast! I want to know what tires i should get for racing.... Also is a bigger wing neccesary? If you guys have any other suggestions please tell me... Im new to racing but not so much rc...
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get half offset truggy wheels but what type of dirt decides what thread you should use..
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Im going to be on loose dirt for the most part. Would you recomend the traxxas response racing tires or perhaps the proline wheels?
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Originally Posted by XxE-ReVoRaCeRxX
Hey everybody... I need some advice on what racing stuff I need to make my car fast! I want to know what tires i should get for racing.... Also is a bigger wing neccesary? If you guys have any other suggestions please tell me... Im new to racing but not so much rc...
My suggestion.. unless you have a large MT class, stop spending money and get a truggy and convert it.. ASAP 8ight-t or even the AE truggy.

with that said...

#1 doing the slayden steering mods (easy and free)
#2 RPM truetracks for the rear
#3 red push rods,and front turnbuckles (no rear needed w/ true tracks)
#4 Blue rear spring 60wt oils, White front spring 70wt oils
#5 sway bars (I like the tekno on the front and traxxas rears but all are fine
#6 single JR or simlar servo (~300oz) and I'd get a aluminum arm (proline is great)
#7 grub screws on your front steering ball caps so they don't back out during races
#8 center diff is a good upgrade racing

Last but not least are good truggy tires for your track, 17mm with 1/2" offset LPR's or simlar racing tires. Look at the fast drivers tires before buying.

I wouldn't run the RPM front arms unless you are new to racing and crash a lot, as they are a little too flexable.. BUT NEVER buy the RPM front knuckles... they are way too soft and the balls pop out left and right racing. I would keep a spare set of front a-arms and a set of traxxas knuckles in the tool box ready to swap out if needed.
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Old 05-03-2010 | 05:24 PM
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For the most part the fastest MT racers are using proline calibers and traxxas response..... I still dont know which ones to get....? The dirt there is 50% clay and 50% sand!!! I think im headed towards the proline tires more
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Originally Posted by XxE-ReVoRaCeRxX
For the most part the fastest MT racers are using proline calibers and traxxas response..... I still dont know which ones to get....? The dirt there is 50% clay and 50% sand!!! I think im headed towards the proline tires more
To be honest if your on a 1/8 track i'd stay as far away from those response tires as I could.. A good LPR tire is legal and a TON faster. The kid who took the proseries 2nd place last year (think he was second) I beat by about 8 laps during the proseries race at my home track and the funny part is I broke 2/3 the way through the race and just limped around the last 10minutes.. for the last 1 minute I sat near the finish line just waiting for time to expire.. it was funny but I can run a e-revo at speeds that beat most truggies (in fact I did use to only race truggies). If I didn't break I couldn't even imagine how far ahead of those guys I would have been.. one of my pillow balls just snapped off.
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Old 05-08-2010 | 06:36 AM
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Originally Posted by 8ight-e
To be honest if your on a 1/8 track i'd stay as far away from those response tires as I could.. A good LPR tire is legal and a TON faster. The kid who took the proseries 2nd place last year (think he was second) I beat by about 8 laps during the proseries race at my home track and the funny part is I broke 2/3 the way through the race and just limped around the last 10minutes.. for the last 1 minute I sat near the finish line just waiting for time to expire.. it was funny but I can run a e-revo at speeds that beat most truggies (in fact I did use to only race truggies). If I didn't break I couldn't even imagine how far ahead of those guys I would have been.. one of my pillow balls just snapped off.
Thanks for the info i feel im heading in the right direction!! But one more question.... Did you run your erevo in a monster truck class or 1/8th truggy class?
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