The car needs nothing. My car was box stock until I won a JC giftcard (I purchased the steering rack). Hell, my ballast weight is still in the package.

Just drive it. The only thing you have to worry about is the arms, and hinge pins.


The stock shock setup is great everywhere I've traveled. I laid down the front shocks, went forward on the ackerman, and shortened the front camber link. I think that's all I've done, and the car is great. The beauty of the 44 is that once you find a setup that works for you, it almost works everywhere.

nice. Not many low/medium outdoor setups and no one runs the b44.2 locals, so I will just figure it out. If its like the b4.2, I am sure the kit setup will be really close to good.

wildcat.. i dare you to buy absolutely nothing except spares for this car. ;) and lots of tires

Good luck :) I couldn't do it. I like upgrading.

Yep... nothing at all needed for strength. For tuning all i have bought is the ballast (running 1/2 balast cut length wise) and green rear springs but thats all I put into it over the past year. I jsut replaced the wing mount with another stock one, it was fine but I ran the screws in a little too much and the holes got a little mushy so thats the only reason I replaced.

I put the JC rack in becasue I slammed a wall being stupid without a warm up and broke the arm off the bell cranks that the steerring links connects to. I have ran that locked down and CA'd no servo saver from pretty much day one.

I have gone thourgh one rear arm and about 4 front arms in the past year.

Have no fear and drive it hard :tire:

So... I almost made it a pack before it fell apart... The front center shaft popped out of the slipper drive. Anything to bullet prooof that?

Never heard of that one before.
So nothing broke, the shaft came out of the drive cup? Not sure how that could even happen without massive amounts of chassis flex.

Load it up with stainless steel screw's , TiN ball studs , JConcept wing mounts , HARD suspension arms , JConcept steering rack , Avid slipper , Kyosho springs & Avid Shock standoff's ....

Cus how you look is so more important then how fast you really go ...:D

Is there an alum front bulkhead available for this car?

Haven't seen one but maybe one of those china companies like 3 racing or Integy or something makes one. No legit parts company makes one though.

http://m.ebay.com/itm/261346032433?nav=VI&sbk=1

Aluminum rear mount.

so, I was missing 2 acrews in the center cap...this allowed the flex for it to pop out. Like all AE cars, it had a metric crap ton of steering. It lands like a brick and looks under dampened. I assume I need to go up in oils.

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Default Associated B44.2 Thread
Just picked up a .2 Roller. I am considered to be a good 2WD SCT & 2WD Buggy driver. I can also hold my own in 4WD SCT. The 4WD Buggy is entirely new to me so any advice will be appreciated. A friend of mine said the 44.2 is similar to the SC10 4x4, but different. LOL.
I am looking to run a 6.5T motor or should I start higher like an 8.5 or 10.5. What spurs and pinions? I hear it's ready right out of the box. Also advise me on spares cause I know I am going to need them. Thanks in advance.

It does have a ton of steering for a 4wd. I run the front Ackerman hole, little calmer.
Oil too much thicker and I'm not sure it will handle well unless your changing the piston holes but then you'll lose pack.
I run kit setup that was from testing at a local clay indoor track for the most part with green spring and 32.5 oil in the rear, 1.5 washers under the inner rear ballstud as the changes. Lands great IMO as long as your downsiding. Land a big one flat and the carbon makes a slap sound something fierce. Makes you want to downside every time :sneaky:

Are you driving on a outdoor track?