Team Associated B5 Thread
12-27-2013, 09:06 AM
#317
Here are a couple of things they could have done that nobody has mentioned:
1. I DID see where RC Car Action mentioned a possibly new transmission design. Could that be a change to move the motor to the middle (left/right)? Avid sells a kit for the B4 to do that.
2. Did they make the chassis narrow? If it does have a more narrow chassis, will we be doomed to the eternal frustration TLR22 drivers face with no room for their electronics? I was hoping to be able to have some room with the B5.
3. Will the ballcups finally work out of the box? Did they redesign them?
4. Dunno if the B4 has the same CVD style as the 44.2 but I don't like having to glue them together so that they don't blow apart (that little cover thing). Maybe those are redesigned.
5. I wonder if the MM will have a weight kit like the 22 does. It's a nice feature for tuning.
6. Hot bodies has this very cool feature on their shock shafts with 3 1mm spaced lines for adjusting droop with the eyelet. THAT would be nice. Maybe AE put those on their new shafts?
Anything else?
1. I DID see where RC Car Action mentioned a possibly new transmission design. Could that be a change to move the motor to the middle (left/right)? Avid sells a kit for the B4 to do that.
2. Did they make the chassis narrow? If it does have a more narrow chassis, will we be doomed to the eternal frustration TLR22 drivers face with no room for their electronics? I was hoping to be able to have some room with the B5.
3. Will the ballcups finally work out of the box? Did they redesign them?
4. Dunno if the B4 has the same CVD style as the 44.2 but I don't like having to glue them together so that they don't blow apart (that little cover thing). Maybe those are redesigned.
5. I wonder if the MM will have a weight kit like the 22 does. It's a nice feature for tuning.
6. Hot bodies has this very cool feature on their shock shafts with 3 1mm spaced lines for adjusting droop with the eyelet. THAT would be nice. Maybe AE put those on their new shafts?
Anything else?
Durango ball cups suck though.
The old Hot bodies designer is now at AE, so it's possible about the shock shafts.
Last edited by mattjk; 12-27-2013 at 09:44 AM.
12-27-2013, 09:16 AM
#319
lol I was talking about the diff being perfect.... not the whole car. When I first got a B4 I was trying to figure out what I broke on the rear suspesion because of the slop that developed. But to be fair I still was much faster with the B4 vs the 22 I had so the slop was still better.
12-27-2013, 09:40 AM
#325
how so? the shock and camber geometry from the dex210 is the same geometry as the b4, so no difference there. The plastics are far superior to the b4. I've had mine for over a year and have minimal slop and very few part breakages. The durango also has all sorts of little nice things too, like droop screws, captured CVD pins, and adjustable inserts. The only area it is lacking is setup support, but that only matters to people who need to suckle the teat of factory drivers for any kind of setup info.
but you are certainly entitled to your opinion.
Parts support for durango is getting a little frustrating and I certainly wouldn't hesitate to switch back to AE if they offered at least some of the major adjustments available to me with the durango (mm3/mm4). If not, I may as well wait and see what's going to be on the dex210v2.
but you are certainly entitled to your opinion.
Parts support for durango is getting a little frustrating and I certainly wouldn't hesitate to switch back to AE if they offered at least some of the major adjustments available to me with the durango (mm3/mm4). If not, I may as well wait and see what's going to be on the dex210v2.
12-27-2013, 09:41 AM
#326
how so? the shock and camber geometry from the dex210 is the same geometry as the b4, so no difference there. The plastics are far superior to the b4. I've had mine for over a year and have minimal slop and very few part breakages. The durango also has all sorts of little nice things too, like droop screws, captured CVD pins, and adjustable inserts. The only area it is lacking is setup support, but that only matters to people who need to suckle the teat of factory drivers for any kind of setup info.
but you are certainly entitled to your opinion.
Parts support for durango is getting a little frustrating and I certainly wouldn't hesitate to switch back to AE if they offered at least some of the major adjustments available to me with the durango (mm3/mm4). If not, I may as well wait and see what's going to be on the dex210v2.
but you are certainly entitled to your opinion.
Parts support for durango is getting a little frustrating and I certainly wouldn't hesitate to switch back to AE if they offered at least some of the major adjustments available to me with the durango (mm3/mm4). If not, I may as well wait and see what's going to be on the dex210v2.
12-27-2013, 09:52 AM
#330
Ryan Cavalieri It's metric. Very nice to work on!
December 25 at 1:44am via mobile · Like · 11
Jeff Storm Sweet. Cant wait for this thing to release so i can purchase it.
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Walter Lizasuain When can whit pre order.? Ryan
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Ryan Cavalieri There will be videos with more info on the new Buggy's coming soon.
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Cav's got one!
December 25 at 1:44am via mobile · Like · 11
Jeff Storm Sweet. Cant wait for this thing to release so i can purchase it.
December 25 at 1:54am via mobile · Like
Walter Lizasuain When can whit pre order.? Ryan
December 25 at 1:54am via mobile · Like
Ryan Cavalieri There will be videos with more info on the new Buggy's coming soon.
December 25 at 2:00am via mobile · Like · 3
Cav's got one!