My savox needs an extension.


Also, be careful when installing the sliding servo mounts. On mine, they pinch the servo wire just a bitdue to the rubber cap that is supposed to protect the wires.

Well, there is the steel brace on the front hinge pins...

Could some of the guys who have ran the truck please give your opinion of the truck. I want to race the 4x4 class this summer but still cant make up my mind. The losi seems to be heavy but yet the results are it is a winner. I like associated products but I am wondering if this truck is going to be to hard for me to get it dialed in. I know there others who would like to hear about performance of the truck and not so much of "mine will be here Monday" thanks, this website is a goldmine for info.

(quote ) Heres a news flash for you guys on the idler
gear"

I called AE this morning and asked if the idler gear was suppose to be
installed the way the insturctions say or the way Richard Saxton shows
in his video?

The answer is follow the instructions or the idler will burn up from binding.

Don't shoot the guy delivering this message, this is what AE themselves
says. (Richard Saxtons video is wrong)

I hope this saves someone from having trouble with their new truck" That's good info but wait ,we are supposed to use the instructions? Dang it!

You want the belts to be tight enough so they don't skip. You can play with additional tension as a tuning option although it is a very subtle change. i tighter belt can accelerate faster and add drag brake although it can cause the motor and ESC to run hotter.

Correct.

[QUOTE=Wild Cherry;9095791]Same body as the 2W Sc-10, not sure how thick , but its a durable shell ...[.quote]

These shells are durable, but the lower edges are always too thin, these areas aren't critical but they crack and tear easily. I'll add some shoe-goo and maybe fiberglass on the weak spots BEFORE cracking this one.

Kit tires have exact same p/n as 2wd sc10.

My half worn ones sucked in parking lots but did well at WCRC in my 2wd... Anything with higher traction was causing traction rolls. Maybe a little 4wheel drifting isn't such a bad idea especially with a light truck..... Can't be half as hard as 2wd drifting I've been doing.

I knew 11 years in the HVAC industry taught me something lol

I'm using a Savox and didn't need an extension. I have a 1258TG and a 1256TG and both servo wires are 11.5 inches long.

so what your saying is yours had no issues OTHER THAN the flawed teeth that you were able to fix. just trying to be accurate in what your saying.

I will check for that when I get home thanks.

Dremelling! Those motors are slightly longer and more squared than most/all 550s.

The wire on my $15 hobbyking servo is long enough... although I think I'll mount my rx on the removeable tray and even cut the tray narrower and put screw holes in my 2wd so I can just swap the tray between cars.



I don't see the point of those huge rx boxes when you've got a non-waterproof esc and servo and transponder that all cost more than the rx.

I don't know the specifics on why in a technical sense other than with too small a pinion, your are spinning the motor at the high RPM range which i turn generates more heat in the motor.

If you don't believe it, give it a try. Go with 3 teeth smaller than what you find works on your track, make sure its something where you notice you are on the high end of your throttle pull and watch the temps. They will go up.

Yes, and I very well could have messed the teeth myself when I was pulling the diff apart. It was only 3 teeth right by the screw of the diff, when it got to that point on the idler gear it would catch on the skirt.

Did the castle 3800kv (I would guess it is the 1410) fited well or had to dremell something?

im with you on some feed back .ive asked twice .i can only ASSUME the truck is not all that.i personally feel the truck is a bit to light.if this truck was planted and dialed ,racers would be posting it.im a bit dissapointed,ive been waiting a long time for this truck and im not sure i shld get one now.