LA-2-AL

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My LHS doesn't carry AE

MX304

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The upper front Mugen arms work. Lower front, and rear do not.

james101291

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mugen rear arms can fit, just add a shim on the hinge.

LA-2-AL

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Sucks,, it's the lower fronts ya can't get anywhere

The racing is going indoors,, so I guess I have time,, I still worry about why AE hasn't kept these and many other parts available

LA-2-AL

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Well, I was somewhat desperate and picked up a set of Mugen arms,,, looks they can be made to work with a couple easy mods.

1 you need to dremal the area for the droop to clear the chassis a little
2 you need to drill out the hole for the pillow ball stud a little deeper
3- you'll need a couple screws to hole the shocks

Otherwise it seems the geometry is close enough,, with lower ball stud screwed all the way in it has about a degree less camber,, so I just need to screw those out to set the camber,, then set the toe

Edit,, actually broke out the calipers this morning,, the length of the arms from the hinge pin to the end where the pillow ball stud is is identical, and the castor looks to be the same also

PrezidentChump

Question - I found an aluminum steering bellcrank set on Ebay. What are your opinions of upgrading the existing plastic steering bellcrank to an aluminum one? Are there any cons to replacing plastic parts with aluminum ones?

Link to the aluminum bellcrank:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Alloy-Steer...-/191641061371

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!

Krio

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I wouldn't install the entire kit. Aluminum on aluminum in the servo saver is going to wear quickly and then won't properly center. You'll be fighting the trim on your radio all the time to get it to track straight after a while.

If I bought that kit from eBay, I'd avoid using the steering rack since it's just 6061 aluminum and keep the plastic half of the servo saver that connects to the steering rack. Basically I'd only use half of it.

PrezidentChump

Thanks for the response. Ill take it in to consideration. I did buy the kit off of ebay so we'll see how it turns out.

Any other thoughts on this?

Doug T

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Hey, anybody having issues with the 3.1 spur gear breaking teeth off. I have had 2 break teeth off and I am wondering if anybody else has seen this issue. The motor has not moved and my mesh is always good and a little on the looser side than tighter side. Never had a problem with the 3e. Looks like the plastic is slightly different on the 3.1 spur gear than the 3. Dont think i got any rocks or debris in the spur or pinion, but it is a possibility. Will the 3 spur gear fit the 3.1 HTC diffs? Whats everybody running in their HTC diffs for fluid 7-7-4? Thanks guys.

PrezidentChump

I haven’t had any issues with my teeth breaking. I’m surprised that you’ve gone through two. I’m not sure if the 3e fits the 3.1e, and I’m using the diff fluid that came in the kit and suggested use from the manual. Can you post some pics of your motor mount, pinion, center diff so we could see what’s going on?

Joselox

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Hello guys,

Why is everyone buying 1900kv motor instead of 2100kv? Every single pro racer uses 2100kv motors.

Fearo

Some pro's also run a 5.5t in a 1/10 2wd buggy on carpet... Have you ever tried that? I sure as hell won't .

My point is: Faster motors are only faster if you can drive them faster. Obviously, a lot of people (amateur racers) don't feel the need for more power than a 1900kv can provide. I personally run a 2000kv, simply because the motor brand I run doesn't offer a 1900kv, otherwise I would probably run that.

LA-2-AL

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I have 2050 in mine,, a pro I'm not,, but I think I have the spur/pinion gear ratio right because the car is perfectly controllable and plenty fast,, motor is not getting hot,,,

boborc

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It's not necessarily faster cause gearing has a lot to do with that. Higher kv motors tend to need to be geared lower than lower kv motors. It's power going to the wheels and you will have plenty of that with a 1900kv. It's about putting the power to the ground not wheel spin.

racingnewb

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I see quite a few pro set up sheets w/ 1900 kv motors. Some local fast guys by me run 1600kv+ and gear them way up. I thought for sure the one guy had a 2200kv the way he passed me on the straight but nope 1600kv.