Team Associated B4.2 Thread
Hey guys! Does anyone have any tips, or an easy way to mark the mounting post holes and the shock cut-outs on a Pro-Line wing? It's the stock wing that came with my B4.2.
Any tips or tricks would be greatly appreciated! I don't want to screw it up!!!
Thanks!
Any tips or tricks would be greatly appreciated! I don't want to screw it up!!!
Thanks!
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Honestly I have found it easier then guessing to get a jconcepts wing specific for the b4 and be done with it.
I cant really tell by the angle but maybe if you rotated the fan more to the left and drilled a hole in the motor guard, maybe you could get a bolt with a nut to hold the top hole of the fan and make it way more secure. im not sure if thats possible but I would definitely try to see if that worked.
Joined: Oct 2008
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From: Minnesota
What I have done in the past has worked for me. Use a sharpie or a dab of paint on the posts, and eye the wing as best you can, and then drop it onto the post. Should get the job done, then start to make the holes, but don't go to full size yet, just big enough to see the post through, if you have to "adjust" you still have a little wiggle room...best of luck.
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Joined: May 2012
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From: Hamburg
If your busting arms on a regular basis then you need to slow down until your driving gets better. Slower is always faster than crashing. I see people at the track that set their car up so it's fast as hell and then comes a corner crash, flip the car over nail it again corner crash repeat. Full throttle on a tiny double crash. If this is your driving style then maybe 1/10 buggy isn't for you. These cars are pretty delicate and require finesse so you won't find indestructible arms to purchase, good drivers rarely brake stock arms or anything else for that matter. Good luck!
So why not make the car more durable if it's possible. Our track is not very forgiving regarding crashes... drive over the pipes one time and you'll most likely wreck an arm because it has nails sticking out all over the pipes.
I don't believe it actually makes them "stronger"--nor do I believe it makes them "softer". My understanding is it makes them "less brittle" which raises the threshold before they go "crack"!!
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Joined: Aug 2008
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From: San Antonio, Texas
from a newbie at RCHQ (BTW thanks Robert), is to put a dab of black grease on the mounting posts then position the body over the car and press down. Should work well on a wing too that doesn't have grid markings on the bottom. For the shock tower cut outs, if I were doing it again I'd cut a card board template to size and then trace the cutout onto the wing.
The eyeball and a sharpie trick is your best bet,but I have taken an old wing that came off the car and cut the sides off so it will fit on top of the new wing and marked it that way. Works good especially if the wing is painted and you can't see the posts.
I have a first gen apex which is one of the fastest motors ive ran in an offroad vehicle for 17.5 my buddy let me borrow his ion 3 and I put a high torque rotor in that in my tc6.1 and my car was by far the fastest motor ive ever ran for 17.5 so get a high quality motor



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