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Old 04-14-2004, 10:44 AM
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what about the fact that more weight will be on the front left, than the front right. same with rear. i guess if Josh Cyrul ran it this way on carpet, where this would be more noticable due to higher traction, it is not such a big thing. reason i ask i want to fit my hacker 6turn brushless motor and speedy and im trying to avoid putting holes in the chassis to move the battery brace.l

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Old 04-14-2004, 04:15 PM
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adjust it with spring tweek. The cross weight issues is less important the front/back, left/right balance.
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I am having a hell of a time rebuilding my shocks! can anyone give me some tips on what the best and easiest way to build them is. And more importantly I need to know what is the proper length of a shock without spring when it is fully extended?

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P.S they are t1r shocks.
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Old 04-15-2004, 08:13 AM
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Originally posted by John Fontaine
Here's a pic of my BMI Xray. Top notch quality and stiff as a board! 3mm thickness top and main chassis. Jason is very talented.
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Do you have a pic of the bottom of the chassis? Also, are there slots to use straping tape instead of using the graphite battery hold downs?
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Old 04-15-2004, 08:19 AM
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scmicromike do it the way the instruction manual says. u cant go wrong
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Old 04-15-2004, 08:35 AM
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yeah that is what I figured. the last rebuild I must have done something wrong. because the collars in the rear where all the way to the top and my car was no lowwer then 5.5mm ride height. I had no adjustability. it realy pissed me off. could there be something else that is wrong? I checked for tweek and the car was not tweeked. I am lost here
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Old 04-15-2004, 08:40 AM
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Originally posted by scmicromike
I am having a hell of a time rebuilding my shocks! can anyone give me some tips on what the best and easiest way to build them is. And more importantly I need to know what is the proper length of a shock without spring when it is fully extended?

thanks for your help

P.S they are t1r shocks.
Drop me a line and I'll try and help you!

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Old 04-15-2004, 12:23 PM
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Im having problems with the ride height only being able to get down to 5.5 also.
I dont know if youre supposed to do this but I adjusted it by changing the droop.
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Originally posted by RCchica
Im having problems with the ride height only being able to get down to 5.5 also.
I dont know if youre supposed to do this but I adjusted it by changing the droop.
You are not supposed to use droop to adjust ride height. when i had my t1 (original t1) i had no issues with ride height. Make sure the shocks are built properly and there are not problems elsewhere.
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Old 04-15-2004, 01:30 PM
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I re built the shocks 3 times thinking it was them but they are built right. I cant find anything wrong with my car at all....
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I think we would have to see it to make any further suggestions can you take a pic of the front of the car without bumber and one of the shock??

that might help

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Trinity - If you are coming to HT WC this saturday I'll help you out with the shocks. Here's a good article to follow to build these shocks.

http://www.ashfordhobby.com/tech02.htm

Neil - Here's a pic of the bottom of the BMI chassis. The battery slots are a little tight, so using tape might be a problem. Ask Jason if he can mill a little spot to use strapping tape, or you can file it yourself.

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Old 04-15-2004, 05:37 PM
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John- Ill be at HT WC this weekend
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Old 04-15-2004, 06:24 PM
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Trinity, try lowering the arm mount roll centers. Also smaller tires might help, I've seen how big you run those things.

BTW, always set ride height, then set droop. If you need to, loosen up the droop screws a good amount, then set ride height, then screw them back in till you get the droop you want (uptravel).
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Old 04-15-2004, 06:27 PM
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I have the T1 (original) car and I have attached the Alloy C hub conversion to the car following all the instructions. However Now I am left with extreme toe in on the front wheels. I assume I need to adjust the length of the toe links, but there does not appear to be enough thread left. The instructions do not mention this.
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