In good shape it would be worth some coin. My brother has an old original Optima that his son races and finding parts for it is not fun.

The original RC10 gold anodized shocks were the best thing out there for the longest time until Kyosho came out with their gold shocks. Kyosho's golds were and still are pretty darn nice shocks.

The Futaba horn is a 25t horn not 23t. The 25t futaba horn fits but is a bit tight.

im guessing your using losi springs? and are shock oils different?

Those aren't V2s... those are V1s. The V1s were awful. The V2s with K springs are as smooth as my 22 or schumacher shocks. They are harder to build as they are emulsion style shocks, but once you learn how to properly assemble them, they are butter.

So what is the Most Popular K Springs being Used .

ik i have a rtr and those v1's are better than rtr. my car isnt so rtr anymore exept for the gear diff=/ 50 wt shock oil work well tho! lol

disagree , nothing wrong with the original shocks performance, same as the V2 in fact.

Just not as convenient to rebuild as the v2

are these the right springs, my lhs doesnt order kyosho..
http://cgi.ebay.com/Kyosho-W5183-60-...#ht_1224wt_907

Those are the ones I used...

What driving characteristics are you all seeing going between the two inner ackerman holes on the steering rack? Which produces more and which produces less?

the ones further towards the servo or chassi feels very awkward and turns in to tight, the further ones close the front arms feels better

Anyone run M4 Holeshots and the JC Rips on an outdoor track yet ? And if so how did you like that combo .

I did a few weeks ago on a dusty dry track. Felt a little free to me. The dbl dees felt more stable for me.

This outdoor track has traction , but you still need HoleShizzles cause the top layer gets Dusty . You still can pull wheelies . Kinda of strange to me .too have the grip but can't run BK Bars .. I'll have to report how it felt on Monday ,I'm also trying green Groovy's !

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