I have been racing B44's for at least 5 years and have never ran any thing but silver and green.

I want to put the BB conversion on my B44.1, want to use Kyosho springs. What colors should I use on a mid-high traction clay track?

Losi springs are 1/4 the price and about the same.
I ran silver Losi front's and it helped a ton on a rough track.

Cant seem to find a setup sheet for WCRC, any factory guys have a complete setup sheet for this track...Thanks

I didn't ask any top drivers but asked another AE guy at the Reedy what Kyosho spring everyone ran. He couldn't comment on the others but said he ran orange fronts and red rears. For what it's worth.

If your looking for losi springs it will be either silver, green, or blue fronts and either yellow or pink rears. Most with the 44.1 run blue front and yellow rear but if its high traction you might want some pink rears as they are a little stiffer. I switch between front springs depending on how much low or high speed steering i want for the layout.

I'm sure this has been covered before, but I'm building a new B44.1 kit and the gear boxes are a little tight. I shimmed them like the manual said and they were pretty stiff. I then shimmed them with 3 shims on each side. It's a little better. Will they get better the more I run the car or should I shim until they are totally free?

The kit instructions are a place to start. There are a number of places where the tolerance can be off so your experience will likely be different.

DO NOT shim the gearbox to be free before it's run, it will last about 2-3 runs that way. It's hard to say how tight to make it, but I describe it as a little tighter than you really think it should be. Give it a chance to break in, then check it. If you have the time, after the first day of racing, or at least after the second day of racing. There should be some fine tan powder in the bottom of the case, no chunks though, if you have chunks it wasn't shimmed right and it will end up eating itself up.

I put all my shims on the gear side. Trust me it will free up. I also put 5 small spots of diff lube on the gear. You don't want to see powder in the case. It means the gear is waring. It sux but to prevent an a-main run failure you have to inspect your gears frequently according to the power of your motor.

First ever paint job.
 

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Stickers going on now. Preview soon !!!

Simple and clean. Looks good. Even better once the stickers are on.:cool:

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Done.

Cheers, was a bit daunting being the first one.

hey guys,

coming from short course and been looking at these hard.

How fun are these to drive? Are they easy to drive? I heard they break a lot, any truth to that?

I really dont want to get into a 2wd buggy yet i like 4 wd to pull you out of turns.

please let me know! thanks!

It's fun as hell to drive. You will drive it different than you truck r a 2wd buggy

I ran a one way diff on the front and Loved it.
yes they can break a lot. I have broken 3 arms, shock cap and a front tranny case. shit happens I guess you can say

The 2wd will get you driving smoother though.

With the one way diff in this thing, It is fun to drift the corners though, lol