watsup gentlemen, I noticed the pinion had begun to eat the hot racing spur i had on there. so today i was about to put a new spur on and decided to give it a slow rotation while looking directly from the rear view. I noticed the spur wobbling in an obvious manner. My first guess would be a bent top shaft as the motor plate is completely flat. there was also a bent piece of hardware (one of the screws going through the top of the gearbox screwing into the motorplate). Maybe somthing shifted when i was jumping at the skate park? either way i will put the top shaft in a drill tommorow when my household is not asleep. What do you guys think???>

More 420 and forget about it ! Its the top shaft...and of course the skate park.

I saw they have the 12mm Hex for the b4, Are they going to do that for the b44 or the t4?

The top shaft?

Hi, could someone point me up for a good starting setup for soft dirt and low grip carpet?

Thanks in advance.

Edit: For B4.1, forgot.

Just gotta keep tightening it until the front wheels pull. It can take more than a short blip, gotta let the slipper spin up. Just make sure the sound is a high pitch whine, a grindy screach is the diff.

Haha indeed sir 420 anger managment and a steady hand for all these tiny parts. New top shaft on the way and NoMore SKATEPARK for me as muh fun as tabletops and quarter pipes are, still not worth the parts. Activley seeking a dirt bmx spot here in Jersey that isnt teaming with tiny children bikes haha. Thanks for the quick reply

A gear cover should protect that part from any hits.

I usualy roll with the gear cover at all times except when adjusting slipper on pavement. I did have it on this time however this is my theory. I had th green springs in the rear and had not servived my shocks in a week with many runs in between. So the rear and would hit the pavement from the smallest hieght and that impact must have shifted the gearbo, explaining the bent hardware and bent shaft. NOW, if i jump silly i use gold or the spring below that. I have since then went to FT shocks with a T.S.R shock upgrade and man what. Difference.

Gear cover at all times for me. Also helpz avoid rocks and debris in your gears i would think as well. Later

A Main Hobbies is shipping the new 8+mm AE chassis since they now have them in stock as of today 10/20. I also am waiting for my Team B4.1 kit to be delivered by Monday. Question......Will all the Team parts build up this new chassis as usual?
I got the kit 8mm package which includes the carbon battery strap.
After I got this sucker built, all I need to do is shop for electronics. Any opinions on mid-priced motor/ESC combos that are fast, won't overheat, and be decent quality?
I want to get this ready to run in modified B4.1 buggy.

The kit is good to go out of the box. The only thing I swapped out were the front axles to the old style B4 (nut instead of button head screw) and RPM ball cups on the rear camber links. You're gonna need the ballast weight and some stick on weights, otherwise you're good to go.

ESC you can't go wrong with LRP or Tekin, and pick up a Trinity motor, Duo or Revtech.

^^ Yep! LRP/AE and Tekin both have excellent customer service (1st hand experience). LRP SXX TC Spec v2+ LRP X12 or Tekin RSPro + D3 or Orion VST are great combos.

Are you sure your ball diff is tighten enough? I had the same issue, then a few turns on diff thrust screw fixed it!

I've had good luck with Castle stuff (three different ESC in three different cars) and its just a titch cheaper than Tekin and LRP. Haven't needed to work with their customer service but I have heard its top notch.

Some pics of my ride...

On a side note the blue speaker wire we discussed a month or so ago, is working fine and looking awsome...

Sure wish I could drive half as well as the buggy looks...

Racer53