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12-09-2007, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by PizzaDude

I ordered in some of the Spice Dish-rims.
They are all crooked and warped

Big dissapointment.
Inserts look nice though.

Anyone else have similar experiences with the Spice rims?

My Spice dish rims are warped,but my 5 spokes are not, You can see the inner rib on the dish rim from the outside face surface. If you buy spice rims you might want to inspect them first, Or just avoid the Dish wheels.

12-09-2007, 07:29 PM

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It's almost certainly rear wheel hop and is quite common. Can be fixed in a number of ways. Ride height adjustment, rear springs and/or tyres.

I changed tires, so that wasn't it. What about the springs? I did notice that I do not have much travel in the springs (okay, any travel). Looks like I have some stuff to play around with. Thanks

12-09-2007, 07:34 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by PizzaDude

I ordered in some of the Spice Dish-rims.
They are all crooked and warped

Big dissapointment.
Inserts look nice though.

Anyone else have similar experiences with the Spice rims?

yes, big disappointment
5 spoke yellow - warped
black dish - cracked along sides

ABC Hobby black #24118, are the best. i've boiled and reused them and still not a crack or warp! White ones kinda suck though.

12-09-2007, 08:53 PM

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M03R

I'l thinking about buying one Tamia M03R kit..

who got the best deal to buy...Please PM Thanks

12-09-2007, 09:01 PM

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Check Ultimate Hobbies.

12-09-2007, 10:31 PM

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Check Ultimate Hobbies.

didn't see online?

12-10-2007, 03:04 AM

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I'l thinking about buying one Tamia M03R kit..

who got the best deal to buy...Please PM Thanks

Check out this link. I dont know much about minis but the price seems right. I would buy one but too close to xmas for me.
Terry

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Tamiya-M-Chas...QQcmdZViewItem

12-10-2007, 08:47 AM

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As I am building my M04M Mazda Eunos now..... I would ask a question about optional rear toe in 3 degree upright vs standard 0 degree upright.

What do you think guys ?? .....

12-10-2007, 12:44 PM

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is there any company who sell round donut inserts like touring car? instead of foam strips.....

12-10-2007, 01:13 PM

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is there any company who sell round donut inserts like touring car? instead of foam strips.....

It depends on what tires you're running. For M-grip and S-grip I do like the HPI 26mm touring car inserts. They help fill the entire tire and also add enough stiffness to the sidewall so there isn't much if any flex there. I haven't really had a chance to use any of the slicks yet so don't know much about those.

12-10-2007, 02:03 PM

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do u need to cut the insert short?

12-10-2007, 02:05 PM

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how many tamiya 60D are there? i found type-A slick and M-grip on tamiyausa.com

12-10-2007, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by over gear

is there any company who sell round donut inserts like touring car? instead of foam strips.....

Spice does.

12-10-2007, 03:25 PM

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Thanks everyone for replying to my warped dish rim issue.
Good to see I'm not the only one.
Thanks again.

Still a sad thing that these rims are so warped they are really not useable at all. Seems like NO quality control at all at Spice.
Well a lesson learned....