Originally Posted by bfong13

Don't bother with the original TC5, as it lacks many of the aluminum and chassis upgardes the R and F versions have. The TC5F would be fine if all you run is foam and carpet. However, many drivers just use the R version for both asphalt and carpet. The R and F versions are essentially the same car except the F version has stiffer springs, caster blocks, hard plastic parts, etc.

Originally Posted by bfong13

A couple of things the R and F versons have that the original TC5 doesn't have are aluminum diff outdrives and an improved top deck that allows for more flex.

Regarding shimming the front end out, I use tamiya shims. Sorry I don't have part numbers.

Originally Posted by ChadB.

Rick, are you using just normal washers to put on the axles or are you using special hexigon washers? I've been wondering about this myself.

Originally Posted by spongerX

I too have this issue of my TC5r pulling to the left under acceleration. It tracks straight when coasting and stops in a straight line but under acceleration it veers left.

My droop is even on both sides front to rear, tires lift off the ground at the same time when checking each end.

I have about 0.5mm tweak in my chassis no matter how many times I put the top deck on when pressing on a flat surface. I adjust for tweak using a Hudy tweak station. Toe is +1 front and -2.5 rear.

I find this veering to the left worse on low traction where the wheels are spinning more. I've tried different sets of tires and it does the same thing. Brand new bearings installed as well.

It's been fairly frustrating as the car used to track straight. Really not too sure why this has started.

Originally Posted by Rick Hohwart

The washer are round and made specifically for this application. I think every TC manufacturer makes them except AE. Generally they are available in .5, 1, and 2 mm thickness.

Originally Posted by BlueEagle

Is this what I'm looking for?

Tamiya: Tamiya (#53646) - Tamiya Wheel Spacer Blue

Xray: Alu Wheel Shim Offset 0.75mm (2)

Originally Posted by blanks596

can someone give me a good starting FDR for 17.5 lrp x11 and tekin rs

Originally Posted by bfong13

You're not giving people very much information to work with when you post a question like this. FDR really depends upon many factors such as ESC settings, car setup, driving style, track size, temp, etc, but here goes nothing...between 6.0 and 7.0.

Originally Posted by mr crum

the f is for foam tire r is for rubber the factory team was originally designed for foam mod racing it has thicker chassis as well as the parts bfong mentioned i run exotek chassis with ft top deck but i modified it cut brace out and split it down the middle works like a champ
can post pics later if anyone is interested

Originally Posted by gentleman81

yea give me any info u can, i want to hit the track with the best car for me, if the F or R or TEAM ver, is better, let me know. like i said i have a ton of used foams to use. i do see all the other elec guys running rubber at my track though.

can on car be turned into the other easily?

Originally Posted by blanks596

can someone give me a good starting FDR for 17.5 lrp x11 and tekin rs

Originally Posted by Scooter79rs

What firmware are you running on the Tekin? Because when I was v200 with the x11 17.5 I was at 3.5FDR. With v203 with a 17.5 Duo2 I'm at 8.0FDR.