Originally Posted by Mopar2Ya (Post 14529873)

I'm thinking of getting the pin tool, but that doesn't explain why the pins work their way out after only ~8packs.

Originally Posted by jjhall (Post 14537906)

I haven't had that happen in ~50 packs on mine, but if did happen to my Yeti XL on like the 3rd pack...very frustrating!

It's bound to happen eventually so I like the idea of having that tool to be able to fix, rather than replace the dog bones when it does..

Originally Posted by Mopar2Ya (Post 14537945)

I've been using a small socket & a vise to push the pin back in. The Mugen tool is out of stock most places.
Are there other pin tools other than Mugen & Hudy?

Originally Posted by Mopar2Ya (Post 14537386)

I tried Blockade 3.8's on my ET48. I had them on my SXXL, & they were not good, no traction & ballooning that caused the 2wd SXXL to tip over too often. They also felt quite heavy compared to the MT4's. On the ET48 they were much better, but not perfect. The traction (on dry grass) is about what I was looking for, less than the MT4's to prevent traction rolling. I was able to get the rear to come around when I wanted too, & stayed on its feet. The bad, they don't like the plastic BMX ramps at all. I thought it was a 2wd thing, but they lose traction immediately when hitting the ramps. I will be trying the SRC Terrain Crushers soon & will report back.

Originally Posted by One Mile Up (Post 14538207)

Those look like they'd be good to have on hand for just playing around in the neighborhood. I learned my lesson the hard way when it came to playing around with my truck around the house... race tires are a NO NO! LoL!

Originally Posted by Mopar2Ya (Post 14538169)

Nice track jjhall.(pic is gone now?)
SRC Terrain Crushers on the ET48. They work well, good traction, no ramp slip. They feel like tires should, no ballooning. It felt much more stable at speed. A lot less wheelies, & I'm guessing they wont work well for flips(possible con for some). I did not try to flip, it felt under geared w/the smaller dia & lack of ballooning.

Originally Posted by jjhall (Post 14538267)

Thanks for that! The track was a lot of work because I did it all by hand but now that it's done I think it was worth it! Seems like that pic is still there, I hope it doesn't disappear! The photo is in a Google+ album, seems like the easiest way for me to post pics here.

I like the looks of those tires...product description says there "belted". I guess that's why they don'e balloon out? (I wrap duct tape on the inside of my Yeti XL tires to prevent ballooning)

Your paint job is very nice BTW, those flames are sick! I'm right in the middle of my first attempt at flames on an RC8.2e body...I'm doing something much simpler though :nod:

Originally Posted by Mopar2Ya (Post 14539440)

I'm trying something new, an SMC 1900kv 42X69.1mm sensored motor. I also pulled the Hitec & replaced it w/a TH RC Gear Shop (Winking) DMC300 serco. This is the second of these servos I have the other in my Ascender works well, but the fit of these is quite bad. Both of the servos would not just drop in, I had to open the holes just to get one to fit in the Ascender. I just put these in so no impressions yet.

Originally Posted by jjhall (Post 14539472)

That's interesting that you soldered the bullet connectors right into the motor...what's the advantage over soldering the wires directly?