5LikesSC10 4x4 Thread
11-21-2011 | 11:34 AM
i beg to differ on this, the front and rear of the chassis still flex albeit not very much but enough. i have had nothing but good results with the Exo chassis. have not tweaked anything, broke anything or seen anything that would lead me to believe it is causing any issues. the lack of flex and bottom weight of the Exo chassis makes up for ANY other issues that may or may not be there. dont forget that the arms also have flex. Your reason of flex on a hard impact kinda doesnt make sense because you will hit a flexing part before it goes to the chassis so really it doesnt matter as whatever corner you hit will break/flex and has nothing to do with the chassis in my opinion. with the chassis the SC10 flexes just as much as every other truck on the market, why do we need more flex than others? point blank, with the chassis the truck performs VERY well and has put the truck on top, i now have the truck to beat!
i know everyone wants to "justify" reasons for not buying it because of the cost mainly but the thing is that once you drive a truck with it you will understand and you will not go back. flex is only useable in very low grip situations, the more traction you have available the less flex you want. think about carpet TC's and asphalt TC's.
fastrc64 i am not picking on you, just making my points! i am not associated with Exotech in any way, i just know that the chassis is superior. on the juvenile RCshortcourse. there has been alot of trash talking about the chassis from a bunch of newbs that have never even tried it, i just think its funny how an opinion can be made without even trying it!
i know everyone wants to "justify" reasons for not buying it because of the cost mainly but the thing is that once you drive a truck with it you will understand and you will not go back. flex is only useable in very low grip situations, the more traction you have available the less flex you want. think about carpet TC's and asphalt TC's.
fastrc64 i am not picking on you, just making my points! i am not associated with Exotech in any way, i just know that the chassis is superior. on the juvenile RCshortcourse. there has been alot of trash talking about the chassis from a bunch of newbs that have never even tried it, i just think its funny how an opinion can be made without even trying it!
i am not a newbie at all. i have 27 years of racing behind me i used to race touring cars for many years . i know how the kinetic force is applied in a crash . my sc10 4x4 works very well . i have a unorthodox setup on it
based on the principle of weight transfer, center of gravity and chassis roll .
i have heard a lot about some noise everyone is getting in their transmissions . my truck runs very smooth i have not replaced any of my idler or gear diffs. i did post a ways back that the gears have to go in the right direction if one is backwards it will cause the teeth not to line up correctly and it will click .
i see my Ack bar is on it's way thanks . this truck surely needs this tuning option
Last edited by fastrc64; 11-21-2011 at 11:51 AM.
11-21-2011 | 11:35 AM
When they should of had a "loose" or "slipping" slipper with the pin mod.
11-21-2011 | 11:54 AM
Marcus, i am not saying it would not be a great performance feature and tuning tool for the truck and the price is very reasonable .
i am not a newbie at all. i have 27 years of racing behind me i used to race touring cars for many years . i know how the kinetic force is applied in a crash . my sc10 4x4 works very well . i have a unorthodox setup on it
based on the principle of weight transfer, center of gravity and chassis roll .
i have heard a lot about some noise everyone is getting in their transmissions . my truck runs very smooth i have not replaced any of my idler or gear diffs. i did post a ways back that the gears have to go in the right direction if one is backwards it will cause the teeth not to line up correctly and it will click .
i see my Ack bar is on it's way thanks . this truck surely needs this tuning option
i am not a newbie at all. i have 27 years of racing behind me i used to race touring cars for many years . i know how the kinetic force is applied in a crash . my sc10 4x4 works very well . i have a unorthodox setup on it
based on the principle of weight transfer, center of gravity and chassis roll .
i have heard a lot about some noise everyone is getting in their transmissions . my truck runs very smooth i have not replaced any of my idler or gear diffs. i did post a ways back that the gears have to go in the right direction if one is backwards it will cause the teeth not to line up correctly and it will click .
i see my Ack bar is on it's way thanks . this truck surely needs this tuning option
11-21-2011 | 11:58 AM
hey here is something i have been testing if you get a chance give it a try it works great doesn't break down and and won't leak out it is compared to about 3k i run it front and back i am loving it Valvoline VV986 SynPower Synthetic Grease try it you just might like it
11-21-2011 | 12:16 PM
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that's cool . thanks again for the Ack bar can't wait to get it and give it a try hey here is something i have been testing if you get a chance give it a try it works great doesn't break down and and won't leak out it is compared to about 3k i run it front and back i am loving it Valvoline VV986 SynPower Synthetic Grease try it you just might like it
hey here is something i have been testing if you get a chance give it a try it works great doesn't break down and and won't leak out it is compared to about 3k i run it front and back i am loving it Valvoline VV986 SynPower Synthetic Grease try it you just might like it Being that it's synthetic I would think it would be fine for the seals, but anything oil based could eat the rubber. The RC stuff is all 100% silicone correct?
11-21-2011 | 12:22 PM
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i beg to differ on this, the front and rear of the chassis still flex albeit not very much but enough. i have had nothing but good results with the Exo chassis. have not tweaked anything, broke anything or seen anything that would lead me to believe it is causing any issues. the lack of flex and bottom weight of the Exo chassis makes up for ANY other issues that may or may not be there. dont forget that the arms also have flex. Your reason of flex on a hard impact kinda doesnt make sense because you will hit a flexing part before it goes to the chassis so really it doesnt matter as whatever corner you hit will break/flex and has nothing to do with the chassis in my opinion. with the chassis the SC10 flexes just as much as every other truck on the market, why do we need more flex than others? point blank, with the chassis the truck performs VERY well and has put the truck on top, i now have the truck to beat!
i know everyone wants to "justify" reasons for not buying it because of the cost mainly but the thing is that once you drive a truck with it you will understand and you will not go back. flex is only useable in very low grip situations, the more traction you have available the less flex you want. think about carpet TC's and asphalt TC's.
fastrc64 i am not picking on you, just making my points! i am not associated with Exotech in any way, i just know that the chassis is superior. on the juvenile RCshortcourse. there has been alot of trash talking about the chassis from a bunch of newbs that have never even tried it, i just think its funny how an opinion can be made without even trying it!
i know everyone wants to "justify" reasons for not buying it because of the cost mainly but the thing is that once you drive a truck with it you will understand and you will not go back. flex is only useable in very low grip situations, the more traction you have available the less flex you want. think about carpet TC's and asphalt TC's.
fastrc64 i am not picking on you, just making my points! i am not associated with Exotech in any way, i just know that the chassis is superior. on the juvenile RCshortcourse. there has been alot of trash talking about the chassis from a bunch of newbs that have never even tried it, i just think its funny how an opinion can be made without even trying it!
11-21-2011 | 12:28 PM
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11-21-2011 | 12:30 PM
Do you know the viscosity is on that oil? I wonder if they have standard that can be converted to the scale used by the RC diff oil.
Being that it's synthetic I would think it would be fine for the seals, but anything oil based could eat the rubber. The RC stuff is all 100% silicone correct?
Being that it's synthetic I would think it would be fine for the seals, but anything oil based could eat the rubber. The RC stuff is all 100% silicone correct?
11-21-2011 | 12:38 PM
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Gottcha, but you said it was like 3k diff oil right? I like the 5-7k in the rear then 10k-30k in the front, was seeing if I could come up with a conversion formula so I could get the best of both worlds (durability and tunablity)
11-21-2011 | 01:12 PM
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11-21-2011 | 01:16 PM
the chassis really settles things down where you dont have to change your setup every qualifier!
11-21-2011 | 01:18 PM
that's cool . thanks again for the Ack bar can't wait to get it and give it a try hey here is something i have been testing if you get a chance give it a try it works great doesn't break down and and won't leak out it is compared to about 3k i run it front and back i am loving it Valvoline VV986 SynPower Synthetic Grease try it you just might like it
hey here is something i have been testing if you get a chance give it a try it works great doesn't break down and and won't leak out it is compared to about 3k i run it front and back i am loving it Valvoline VV986 SynPower Synthetic Grease try it you just might like it
11-21-2011 | 04:05 PM
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sc10 4x4
ok, i have officially had 2 full race days on the truck. my set up is pulled from the reedy race setup except for exo chassis and stock slipper with garo's..which are fn dialed. Im still of the pace by a lap but i am having some issues with stock shock shafts as they feel choppy when off the truck and compressed. on the truck when driving they dont feel like they are soaking up the ruff or jump sections so i have ordered the ft shafts, hopefully that will solve the problems. i have also changed front diff fluid to 7k from 20k, hopefully alowing the truck to have more entrance and mid corner grip, and also to keep more of the power up front. if anyone has any suggestion or new finds with the truck. btw is it by opinion or factual that the emulsion shock setup is a better way to go.