R/C Tech Forums - SC10 4x4 Thread

So my SC104wd has been collecting dust for a few months. The other day I decided to dust it off and see if I can breathe some new life in it.

I noticed that my 16mm 8.2 shocks actually fit on the Sc10. All I you have to do is use the 8.2 shock holders and a washer or two for the shock end eyelet. The lenght of the front shocks is almost the same as the rears on the Sc10.

Bottom line, has anyone run the sc10 with the rc8 shocks on their car? The Losi guys around here all pretty much use 8ight shocks on their cars.

xxfile

07-12-2012 04:58 PM

Setup is FT by the book setup...
Nowhere did we see the up limiters in the book but it came with lots of them.
we are not newbs have been running losi scte and slash platinum since it came out.
You can see the potential in this truck once we can get a handle on the handling...

MantisWorx

07-12-2012 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by xxfile (Post 10967010)

Wellll there are NO setups on rc 10 for a real dirt track they all seem to be for those Socal clay(asphalt) blue groove tracks where u guys run slicks lol.
We run on a loose dirty dusty almost 1/8 scale track and the thing is hard to get balanced.
The rear end wants to pass the front in sweepers or coming out of tight corners.
Currently started with the FT stock manual setup. running a castle 4 pole with M4 calibers.
took off both swaybars and it helped... reduced preload a lot and that helped.
after a couple of batteries the rear diff seemed to be locking up so that was it for night one.
Now digging deep to access the diff.
Is this diff a shim issue?

Center diff is the best thing you can buy for that type of track which is what the setup i posted a few days ago is for. It has been proven time and time again that it very difficult to get any slipper to work good on a loose track. In the meantime make the front of the truck less aggressive via inside Roll center shims and front end alignment of 0 camber, 1*toe in and the ackerman bar in the far back position ( the RCShox ACKbar has two more holes than the FT block). Once you get the truck to "push " a little then you can bring the steering back to where it suits your style. yellow springs and sway bar also help.

MantisWorx

07-12-2012 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Maddog94 (Post 10966710)

There is A LOT of stuff to adjust on this truck. Probably too much!

I gave up trying to figure out what does what. There are most likely 2 or 3 ways (maybe more) to achieve any given setup goal with this vehicle.

I am slowly learning NOT to take anyone else's setup advice. No 2 tracks are exactly alike, and no 2 drivers drive the same. Just pick one thing at a time to adjust, try it, be ready to change it back immediately if the desired effect is not achieved, and then try something else.

One thing I'm working on now is adding weight. A metric shyte-ton of it. I currently race on a 1/8 scale outdoor track and I think more weight is essential to compete the wind and against the heavier Losi's.

Exactly, which is why i suggest starting with my setup for outdoor tracks since thats all i run on, and then ask me or one of my team drivers where to go from there, otherwise your going to get a million different opinions.

The Exotec chassis is a must in outdoor tracks, as well as weights in the nose.

Evil Genius jr.

07-12-2012 05:22 PM

Marcus do you recommend the setup posted a few pages back, Cams setup or your setup in your Rchsox thread as a base?
I'm starting over, stock slipper and all.

xxfile

07-12-2012 05:45 PM

Page 1758

For future reference the "few pages back" is page 1758

Its pretty close to the FT manual setup .
I think maybe the rear diff problem was causing most of our problems we shall see after its fixed..

Clicker or locked?

we tried both but again gonna go with a base setup and start over afer the diffs done.

Wildcat1971

07-12-2012 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by xxfile (Post 10967400)

Clicker locked.

MantisWorx

07-12-2012 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Evil Genius jr. (Post 10967327)

Marcus do you recommend the setup posted a few pages back, Cams setup or your setup in your Rchsox thread as a base?
I'm starting over, stock slipper and all.

I update the RCShox thread setup as i make changes so i would go with that except it is optimized for the centerdif

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Originally Posted by xxfile (Post 10967400)

Not really like the FT setup, rear links are different, oils are different, center dif, springs are not the same either.
locked for sure on the clicker.
If the rear dif is messed up it will wreak havoc!

Maddog94

07-12-2012 05:58 PM

Marcus, what's your thoughts on the EXOTEK front slipper clutch lock thingy?

boogieb333

07-12-2012 06:09 PM

lost speed

i recently took my sc apart and now that i have put it back together i cant seem to make doubles with ease, all parts are new gearing is the same , does the tighteness of the slipper clutch and clicker have anything to do with lose of speed thanks.

fq06	07-12-2012 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by xxfile (Post 10967243)

Nowhere did we see the up limiters in the book but it came with lots of them.

Yeah, not mentioned in the book but it should have been.
The only rc car that I remember having in more years than I have fingers and toes that needs to have the uptravel limited or it tears itself apart :lol:

MantisWorx

07-12-2012 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Maddog94 (Post 10967466)

Marcus, what's your thoughts on the EXOTEK front slipper clutch lock thingy?

Seems like a good idea and it seems to work!

JEFFs SC10

07-12-2012 06:40 PM

think it would be effective with the center diff?? Has anyone tried that?

I don't understand how it works..

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