i have some advice. get the factory team. it has every mod that is really necessary. start with the ryan's setup, and then change it to suit your own driving style. the biggest tuning aid in going to different tracks is the overdrive/diff fluid.

remember...saddle pack mounts are there for a reason.... i have been more active on the thread here recently since the FT came out, but it coincided with me finally finding a setup that works, and being excited about the truck again.

the thread has a bunch of good info on it, but i must agree with your sentiment on the comments of late. certain people on here are posting just to prod other people, and it is a distraction. it's almost like there is a community of rc guys posting on this thing the whole time....

hahah I plan to visit sometime soon when i get my truck back. I could run 2wd sct but that's not as fun.

I will agree with Wild Cherry that the AE Pro's setups are good.... for a starting point. But, you have to tweak them for your style and the track, thats the bottom line.

It is hard to get the nose of this truck down. I have to have a fairly equal F/R weight distribution. Right now I have around a 44%F and 56%R. I have found that with 50F/50R setup the truck tends to have a push, a 50/50 setup is more like the losi's and durangos. However, we turn under them all day long and with a 50/50 I cant.

I think with a large 1/8 track, like the one that has been discussed, you need a more balanced weight distribution. I think the truck was designed with smaller tracks in mind, the others were built off 1/8 scale platforms so they do better on the big tracks.

Sorry, didn't specify, but it is the new FT version that I have on order. Myself and 2 of my friends preordered them. I was moments away from ordering the other one when they both said they were gonna wait a little just in case the FT model came out. I tend to start with a setup that sounds like it was run on a "similar" style track that I plan to run on and tweak it like you said.

Right. Race an 1/8th scale in a class who's rules specifically say 1/10th, 2S limit, no conversions, etc.

That's not the answer. The answer is for us as a group to collectively put our heads together and share useful information.

Not turn this thread into a keyboard warrior pissing contest.

Now back to sc10 talk!

I was joking..

maybe the smiley didn't show my sarcasm enough. fail

You really haven't read that far back...
This thread has been awesome and the world can thank this thread for the FT version of the truck...

I can't even understand how you can say this...just because a small squabble broke out for the last few days...

I can LOL

There's been squabbles and E-drama before.

Our disscussion as of late is relevant for those of us who have to contend with a 1/8 track with 36' triples. we are just looking for a way to get the most out of the truck. If you dont like it, too bad.

here is a quick question, has anyone noticed or any difference with midair pitch adjustments with the overdrive in the front?

I think people aren't getting this at all...

No shit 1/10 aren't supposed to jump 1/8 tracks. But that's the track, and that's the class, and that's the race. The Losi 'can' and does. The AE 'can't' and it's KILLING their times and keep up process. Just because a 1/10th isn't supposed to doesn't mean you can walk up to the Losi drivers and go "hey... we can't make it, let's do it in a double/single so we can all play"
We need to find a way to hit the bigger jumps. Not even the size of that monsterous thing, just bigger ones.

Typical New user expecting the wealth of the topic in the latest 10 pages. Goodluck Bro.


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My truck, if I slam the brakes (80% Brake on esc, 120% on transmitter, don't ask)

I can literally turn this truck on it's roof in the air in a split second. I wish I had an open track with a monsterous jump like that to play with to have any good input at all. (all our outdoor tracks close for the winter due to Oregon weather and we only have 1 real indoor)

Guess I could jump it over a dumpster into the barkdust or something.

Heres one for ya, should i buy the new kit due out in march or buy a kit now, i can deal with a april release but anything after i might as well just get the latest kit now.

She may not fly like an ebuggy, but it's a hell of a lot better than the 2wd SC10 I was driving both of mine back to back today at the local carpet track and one section where you have to hug the inside a tight wide turn into a long table top with power all the way up to the lip to clear, with the SC10 it took precision timing to let of right at the last moment the hit the breaks as soon as the tires left the ramp and could only land it perfect maybe half the time.

With the 4x4 I could just gun it up the ramp and tap the brakes for a perfect landing everytime no sweat.

I also tried out yellows all the way around and went down to 5k front diff with the center diff and she handles just like I want now. I forgot to adjust the ride height in the rear, so it was a little jacked up and kicked like a mule, Think I'm going back to blue rears and go up a notch on the shock oil.

I also blew out a shock since the screw came out of the piston, I think the extra kick from the yellow springs finally worked out the screw. I did apply locktite but I don't think I waited long enough before filling with oil afterwards.

Hey Mantis?

Is 20R/27.5F Okay for now? I don't have any 25!

~Or is it worth mixing some 30 and 20?

Sym and I ran into something that works really well with the center dif. Try it and let us know what you think. Install a 1mm spacer under the inside camber link and go one step shorter on the rear link. on the hub.

While going through numerous setup changes this weekend I came across something that works really well. I have a bunch of weight on the truck and it seemed like no matter what oil i ran in the front it kept bouncing up after a hard flat landing and go into a wheelie. I ended up back at 25 but moved the front shocks to the inside arm mount and the truck got much better especially through the washboards! so to answer your question 27.5 is fine, if you run into a scenario like mine move the shocks inward before you change oils! same with the rear.