My body posts are always cut short. They have only one hole above where I normally place the pins. More often than not, tall body posts just help to get you hung up in incidents with other cars.

Before I paint, I place the clear body on the chassis and mark the locations of the posts on the outside. Nothing to it...And this applies to TC as well.

Bill

OD and I have been running ceramic bearing throughout the car for the last two years, both indoor and outdoor. Some of the bearings in my cars are the original bearings from my first purchase! If you keep them clean, as you obviously are, then the only way you can destroy them is from hard lateral impacts. Some of my longest wearing ceramic bearings I got from KGB who used to have the best prices. They wised up and now are not that much cheaper than other suppliers. RC4Less has good prices as well. They only bearing in the car that does not hold up as long as the others is the outside diff bearing that the cone goes against. Yeah, yeah. I know all about the slapmaster thrust bearing. Used those fifteen years ago. :lol:

Once you go ceramic, you never go back!!

Can someone give me some general info on the Slapmaster Thrust? Can it be used with an IRS big-ring rear diff? How do I install it? How much is it?/Is it worth it?

do you use the original ride height adjusters? I found mine to bind severely and eating up my bearing in no time. After getting hold of the IRS ride height adjusters the problem was solved. Since then, I've only replaced the diff outer bearing.

Murdock ceramic bearings
 

Go to Murdock R/C for complete sets of ceramic bearings and diff balls for your 1/12th scale cars at $35/set. Enough to do your whole car.

Rob Murdock actually caters to oval car racing. Be sure to tell him if you want flanged or unflanged front wheel bearings when ordering.

Just received a couple ceramic sets from him today.

http://members.willinet.net/bmurdock...KRC/index.html

Steve,

You going tomorrow :confused:

Don't make me lonely tomorrow guys...

Yes it can be used on the IRS big-ring rear diff. I have it in my car now for a little over a year and haven't had to replace a bearing since. I think it is worth it I was buying a diff bearing at least once every 2 weeks. My diff is extremely smooth. Go to the MS2.3 thread and post your question there Brian will more than happy to explain it to you.

thanks. does the ceramic bearings feel gritty after a while?

is the IRS big ring diff. the same as the CRC big ring diff?

I'll be there :cool:

Good call, Pro Ten Holland!!

I forgot about that trick. I purchased a reamer for the exact size of the outside diameter of the bearing and I ream all of my ride height adjusters. That helps tremendously!

That was the original plan but...

I will not be there until Saturday morning.

Yes.

hey guys
i know the yokomo YRX12WE is the best outdoor car but what about the 2nd best choice ? :p

would this be any good ? 1/12 RS12G Atsushi Hara Replica is this what hara ran at the 2004 worlds?