Raman

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I love the M08.. fantastic chassis.

OVA

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question :you love over the M07??

Raman

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answer: never owned an M07 😉

FWD gives me a rash

rccartips

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Are the carbon reinforced suspension arms hubs etc good or better to stick with the stock plastic? Thanks

rccartips

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bertrandsv87

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Plastic parts tend to not explode on impact, which means you'll get to finish the race. Carbon is great for top drivers that don't crash much...

Raman

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Ive used the plastic since having the car. Never switched to the carbon. You're usually on asphalt, so probably better to stick with plastic

hotdognobun

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Is there suppose to be a gap between the servo and chassis? I am using a Protek lo-pro 160SS

Raman

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Mine sits flush. Maybe the wire is slightly ticked lifting it?

hotdognobun

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Are you using the same servo?

rccartips

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First time out the M08 managed to be as fast in a single lap as my M04 with Tamiya 15.5T brushless motors (lots of power). Easy to drive and less prone to traction rolling.

Sadly I will retire my M04 after 20 years.

Raman

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No, I use Futaba low profile servos

DirkW

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Yes, IIRC you need a low profile servo. not a "standard" size for the M-08 car to fit properly. The M-07 also normally uses low profile, but has some plastic adapter pieces come with the kit to fit "standard" size servos as well. Parts A6 and A7 - looks like they are included with the M-08 as well, but probably are not supposed to be used with the whole steering geometry being different.

(Somehow it starts to feel a bit weird to call it "standard" size, when low profile de facto has become the new standard size in most racing oriented chassis )

Rinskie

hotdog, I have a Protek lo profile 140T on order. I should get it in Thursday. Hopefully it will fit flush to the mount. I'll let you know.

hotdognobun

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Yeah I went to my local hobby shop and can tell you not all low profile are created equal. Unfortunately every model they had was also tall. I have an MKS X6 on order because the measurement shows its more compact and identical in measurement to Tamiya’s low profile servo that is shown on M08r demo