R/C Tech Forums - Serpent 811E Buggy Thread

Another method is using the nut or button head that holds the piston in place.

Depending on if you have the solid shaft using the flat nut or hollow with a button head.....with the shaft in the shock body use your hex driver or socket driver to hold the assembly as you screw the eyelet on.

rdeppen

11-24-2013 01:56 PM

Needle nose vise grips and a rag. Never scratched a shaft using them for 18 years.

Chad Millikan

11-25-2013 10:03 AM

with my shock shafts and especially the tight turn buckles. I like to pre thread them by putting the shaft or turnbuckle in my drill on slow setting, and hold the eyelet end with a adjustable wrench on the flat part and thread it all the way up and down a couple of times. You end up getting nice straight threads. Just be sure to go slow so you dont heat up the plastic.

IOP_Racer

11-26-2013 10:34 AM

What order do the inserts go in? For example, the stock rear toe insert is 6 out, so is there an insert that will give more toe out?

Gvm23

11-26-2013 10:48 AM

Has anyone tried removing the battery tray and side guards all together? I took mine off and was thinking about a different way to mount batteries. Tekno makes some trays I'm debating on that only weight 25 grams so both would be 50 grams plus a couple for velcro straps. the stock versions with sideboards hardware and the carbon straps instead of doors weigh 160. 100-110 grams reduced sounds pretty good.

Maxxingout

11-26-2013 10:59 AM

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Why? Are you having some kind of handling issues or just looking to try something new?

Gvm23

11-26-2013 11:07 AM

Just trying to cut some weight! Plus a few of my batteries have leads that interfere with either style cover. Still waiting on everything I need to put it together.

jsorwell

11-26-2013 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by IOP_Racer (Post 12760095)

What order do the inserts go in? For example, the stock rear toe insert is 6 out, so is there an insert that will give more toe out?

The 6 insert is in the center =3º. 5in would give 2.5º. 4in would give 2º. 5out =3.5º. 4out = 4º.

There is a handy chart avaiable you can download on the serpent site for toe and antisquat.

Stealth_RT

11-26-2013 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by IOP_Racer (Post 12760095)

What order do the inserts go in? For example, the stock rear toe insert is 6 out, so is there an insert that will give more toe out?

Actually, 6 is centered and gives 3 deg rear toe in. 5 is offset a little, and can be installed in or out, to add or subtract 0.5 deg toe. 4 is offset more and is 0.5 deg more than 5.

Maxxingout

11-26-2013 11:14 AM

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What order do the inserts go in? For example, the stock rear toe insert is 6 out, so is there an insert that will give more toe out?

5 out will give you 3.5 toe and 4 out will give you 4 degree. 6 (stock) is 3.

IOP_Racer

11-26-2013 11:51 AM

So 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 are each .5 degrees larger then the previous number?

Magnus F

11-26-2013 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by IOP_Racer (Post 12760279)

So 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 are each .5 degrees larger then the previous number?

Insert 0,1,2,3 is for the front
Insert 4,5,6 is for the rear.
http://www.serpent.com/product/600008/downloads/

Gvm23

11-26-2013 01:06 PM

http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/...ds/image-1.jpg

New body and wing, also got a m2c shock tower bra not impressed that I had to ream out the slot for the shock mount to fit through.