mstrong

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I've got a dumb question Which direction are you squeezing? Are you squeezing the plastic rod end, or are you squeezing the metal ball?

hacker07

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You squeeze the plastic end with the ball inside of it so that the plastic takes more of the shape of the ball.

mstrong

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Thanks Ryan! So far I'm really enjoying the Eight-E 3.0 build

JasonR/C

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Thanks a lot!!

hacker07

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Glad to hear it...it will be even more fun to wheel it around the track.

JasonR/C

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hey ryan whats you preferred high bite clay indoor setup? im curious on the differences of my setup. thanks man

nate79

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Love 3.0 body

hacker07

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First off, I run my car light meaning I run it with two shorty packs 1 pad back from full forward and the T8i motor. My car comes in around 120grams over min weight.

I pretty much run the kit setup switching out the oils for TLR oils but I run 10 deg of kick in the front and a ride height of 27/25. Also, I run my servo saver tight with the alum servo saver arm and servo horn.

JasonR/C

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so your diffs are 5/5/5? what difference do u think id notice form 5/7/3.

dohcg

Hi guys, got it yesterday ! What a nice buggy Only build complaint was the rear diff case, not easy to put together ! I have a problem with the front suspension, it is not as smooth as the rear. Checked the shocks twice, silk smooth, when I put it on the tabs, it does not rebound smoothly...Is it the spring rate or the tabs ? I heard some guys sandblast their pins (noob here), is that the solution ?

Thanks DOHC

JasonR/C

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Front shocks have been a 100% issue as I had the same problem. Easy fix is grab some plyers and squeeze tye turnbuckle links to form around the ball. This will loosen your turnbuckles and fix the problem.
As far as the hinge pins I know a lot that sand them. I did not and car is just fine. Give the car a few batteries run in and you will see it loosen a bit and become a dialed machine

MonsterSummit

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For anyone running the stock spur(43T), what kind of pinion are you running with a 1900(tekin)? I started with a 14t and the car just seemed flat. I put a 15t on and it was MUCH better, but temps were creeping up(180-190) on the motor.
Or for people running the 45t metal, what pinion are you running? thinking about getting the metal one this weekend possibly.

hacker07

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People are so used to building the 8ight with 5/7/3. This is a new vehicle and puts down the power differently. 5/7/3 will tend to give a bit more full time 4wd like you have a tighter slipper on a 10th scale and also let the rear end unload a bit differently. Give them both a try and see what you like best.

It sounds like you have some of the tight rod ends, give them a squeeze with some pliers or run it a few times and things should loosen up nicely.

hacker07

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On the Tekin 1900 T8 motors, we typically run 15-17 depending on the track.

JasonR/C

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Thanks ryan for all your support as well as casper and the rest of the tlr team posting regularly on the forums. This is why I love tlr. Oh and because the cars are amazing