thanks for the tip. i tried bees wax once (long time ago and forgot about). seemed to work pretty good back then.
the jcs do not work for me for what ever reason. ordered the 4-40 for the upcoming weekend.
will try the black grease thing.

Whats the part number for the blue aluminum washer that goes between the two ball cups on the steering drag link. Worlds car has it my FT B 4.1 didnt....

You searched? Haha just messin with ya, here you go

http://www.rctech.net/forum/electric...hread-806.html

Tra3768

++++1 to that

Agree on the Reedys for sure but has anyone tried the Thunder Powers. I did just for the heck of it and Dang, it was faaaast.

I remember the age old discussion on shock oils and viscosity differences/consistency between brands (for this question im referring to AE/LOSI)... BUT.

I got some laps in today and my only change was going from Losi 30wt F/R to 50/50 mixed AE (new bottle style) 25/30 F/R.

The difference was night and day... and my mixed "27.5" felt like a$$ on the track. Legit 27.5 wasnt available, so i decided to mix it up and wasnt pleased. Was the big difference in brand change... or that i shouldnt have mixed the two AE oils?

I couldn't tell you the exact difference but I always use Losi oil. Always have, just like the consistency of it.

Yah me too... but this was what was available locally, so i dunno if Losi 27.5 would have been the expected change... or if mixing the AE oils for 27.5 was the issue.

Compared to Losi 30... it felt like i had water in the shocks...

Thanks for the part #. Ordered.

Are the carbon front arms stronger then the stock plastic? Also will they change the way the car handles if they are more ridged?

It's been like that for as long as I can remember. All of the ae future releases will be fully metric though.

No I wouldn't call them any stronger. It's more of a tuning option. They are more rigid so I feel they are more responsive. With the carbon front arms and the Avid steering rack the steering on my car just feels so connected to the track. If there is traction I'm always amazed how hard I can push this car for a 2whl.

They aren't prone to breaking either and I run them with an Aluminum bulkhead. The weak link for me is now the turnbuckles or the the C hub. With the aluminum sterring rack, aluminum bulkhead and hex adapters in place nothing gives so when I crash HARD I either pop a ball cup or I snap the C hub clean in half.

Solution? Don't hit pipes

I know right? I got a little to aggresive yesterday coming down the straight and the track was pretty dusty. So it got squirely and clipped the pipe. Broke the arm and ripped the shock off the tower.

Not stronger at all...they have a lot less flex than the stock plastic will also make it more prone to breaking...only use carbon arms on high bite tracks and plastic for anything but very high traction

Hey guys, i was looking at buying the Associated ball diff for the b4.1. What are the pros and cons of it, and should i buy it? I run at OCRC Raceway, i think it has a dirt/clay mixture, pretty good grip.