9LikesLosi 1/10 TEN-SCTE ARR 4x4 Short Course Truck Thread
11-16-2012, 12:10 PM
Well that's the theory on cars the like 22 where everything is right down the middle as opposed to balanced side to side. The more central the weight the quicker it should be able to transition side to side.
Whether That actually is better for you as a driver is up to the driver.
Whether That actually is better for you as a driver is up to the driver.
11-16-2012, 12:12 PM
You will need four small scales that read in grams preferably. Put a scale under each wheel and it will show you the weight on each corner. Then rearrange/mod/add weight until you get all corners as close as you can in weight to each other.
11-16-2012, 12:33 PM
I have tried 4 different chassis there all good. it depends on how serious of a racer you are and how much time you want to spend with a wrench.
and to Casper I said 4 hrs to let air out of the shock oils.. thats what I do when I am working on my stuff. I dont get new toys like you do to test. I buy my stuff it should of been 4 to ten min.. Thanks for the correction... some times I over exaggerate . to expand a point. but what I do is build the shocks let em sit for a few hrs when I am tearing down the truck to clean bearings and adjust things. I race. I wrench I don't build go for a whole yr then wonder why I lost my line. so to speak.
11-16-2012, 12:41 PM
I agree MattP harbor freight has em for 12 bucks each,, you need a bank and some cash to be a serious racer.
I have tried 4 different chassis there all good. it depends on how serious of a racer you are and how much time you want to spend with a wrench.
and to Casper I said 4 hrs to let air out of the shock oils.. thats what I do when I am working on my stuff. I dont get new toys like you do to test. I buy my stuff it should of been 4 to ten min.. Thanks for the correction... some times I over exaggerate . to expand a point. but what I do is build the shocks let em sit for a few hrs when I am tearing down the truck to clean bearings and adjust things. I race. I wrench I don't build go for a whole yr then wonder why I lost my line. so to speak.
I have tried 4 different chassis there all good. it depends on how serious of a racer you are and how much time you want to spend with a wrench.
and to Casper I said 4 hrs to let air out of the shock oils.. thats what I do when I am working on my stuff. I dont get new toys like you do to test. I buy my stuff it should of been 4 to ten min.. Thanks for the correction... some times I over exaggerate . to expand a point. but what I do is build the shocks let em sit for a few hrs when I am tearing down the truck to clean bearings and adjust things. I race. I wrench I don't build go for a whole yr then wonder why I lost my line. so to speak.
Everyone has there own way and I respect that but by far you don't need hours to build shocks was my point! Also I probably have the 2nd or 3rd oldest SCTE ever. The truck I am still driving is still the original conversion from the Ten. I have put it through a refresh but just a heads up I don't build a new kit every week or something like that. My 22 is still original as well.
11-16-2012, 01:15 PM
11-16-2012, 01:24 PM
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[QUOTE=Grandturk;11449421]Must be waiting for the TLR SCTE 2.0 coming this XMas, right? Right?!
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11-16-2012, 01:30 PM
I just believe in replacing parts to keep things fresh vs full new kits. I have always been that way. Don't know exactly why but just don't want a coneption out there that I am always running fresh new kits all the time.
11-16-2012, 02:07 PM
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Casper, is there a new 2.0 losi coming out?
11-16-2012, 02:08 PM
11-16-2012, 02:30 PM
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11-16-2012, 02:34 PM
I've heard so many rumors about this and new diffs. If there are new diffs coming out, I hope they don't cost too much (although I have more into this truck than some of my 1/8 scales
)
To be completely honest, the one thing I never liked about this truck from the very beginning were the diffs. The blocks are a pain, the little shims get lost and also embed themselves into the blocks, the inserts that hold the outdrives were never bonded and tend to leak, the shims behind the larger bevel gears wear out quickly, and sometimes you get smooth diff action and sometimes you don't. Not to mention the whole soft pin thing when this truck first came out.
For me it is a race, if Losi comes out with new diffs first, I suck it up and buy them. If Tekno comes out with their SCT first, I save the money on the diffs, sell the SCTE and have enough for a brand new truck.
)To be completely honest, the one thing I never liked about this truck from the very beginning were the diffs. The blocks are a pain, the little shims get lost and also embed themselves into the blocks, the inserts that hold the outdrives were never bonded and tend to leak, the shims behind the larger bevel gears wear out quickly, and sometimes you get smooth diff action and sometimes you don't. Not to mention the whole soft pin thing when this truck first came out.
For me it is a race, if Losi comes out with new diffs first, I suck it up and buy them. If Tekno comes out with their SCT first, I save the money on the diffs, sell the SCTE and have enough for a brand new truck.
11-16-2012, 03:13 PM
I've heard so many rumors about this and new diffs. If there are new diffs coming out, I hope they don't cost too much (although I have more into this truck than some of my 1/8 scales)
To be completely honest, the one thing I never liked about this truck from the very beginning were the diffs. The blocks are a pain, the little shims get lost and also embed themselves into the blocks, the inserts that hold the outdrives were never bonded and tend to leak, the shims behind the larger bevel gears wear out quickly, and sometimes you get smooth diff action and sometimes you don't. Not to mention the whole soft pin thing when this truck first came out.
For me it is a race, if Losi comes out with new diffs first, I suck it up and buy them. If Tekno comes out with their SCT first, I save the money on the diffs, sell the SCTE and have enough for a brand new truck.
)To be completely honest, the one thing I never liked about this truck from the very beginning were the diffs. The blocks are a pain, the little shims get lost and also embed themselves into the blocks, the inserts that hold the outdrives were never bonded and tend to leak, the shims behind the larger bevel gears wear out quickly, and sometimes you get smooth diff action and sometimes you don't. Not to mention the whole soft pin thing when this truck first came out.
For me it is a race, if Losi comes out with new diffs first, I suck it up and buy them. If Tekno comes out with their SCT first, I save the money on the diffs, sell the SCTE and have enough for a brand new truck.
11-16-2012, 03:24 PM
I guess my question is do you think (cough) it would be a updated SCTE so we can just update our SCTEs to the new verison with a few parts or do you think (cough) it will be a whole new truck?
I really want to buy a SCTE but its hard to bring my self if a whole new truck is just around the corner.
I really want to buy a SCTE but its hard to bring my self if a whole new truck is just around the corner.
11-16-2012, 03:26 PM
11-16-2012, 03:29 PM
