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Old 04-11-2022 | 06:14 AM
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Thumbs up EXOTEK R-TEK GT

I know the R-TEK GT has been out for a while, but I have to say I really like it. It's awesome to paint, handles well on the track for me, and is very durable. The bodies I've used previously have cracked and deformed from impact very easily compared to the R-TEK. I'll be using one again for sure after this one bites the dust eventually.-*---



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Old 04-11-2022 | 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Bsthetech
Anyone else notice the new USGT wheels rub on the rear T4 arms?

Yes you need to use spacers .5 or 1.0, I'm running .5 in front and 1.0 in rear on my Xray T4'21 and solve the issue, I use these shims
worked perfect! Click here to see
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Old 04-11-2022 | 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Ivan Dickson
Yes you need to use spacers .5 or 1.0, I'm running .5 in front and 1.0 in rear on my Xray T4'21 and solve the issue, I use these shims
worked perfect! Click here to see
Are these required for the 2018 T4?
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Old 04-12-2022 | 04:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Xtracrispy
I'm currently trying out a Bittydesign Seven20 body on a new USGT build, and I can't get it to stop understeering for the life of me.
Does anyone have tips on a body that would provide better rotation?
I see a lot of guys running Bwoah, but I'm really tempted to try the new Ahura since it looks so nice. Any feedback on it yet?
My personal experience has been that the Seven20 does not provide as much steering as some of the other bodies out there. My personal favorites right now are the Bwoah and the Exotek Akura.
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Old 04-12-2022 | 05:40 AM
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Originally Posted by c.edwards
My personal experience has been that the Seven20 does not provide as much steering as some of the other bodies out there. My personal favorites right now are the Bwoah and the Exotek Akura.
did you mean montech akura? If it is that is a body I've been wanting to try.
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Old 04-12-2022 | 07:08 AM
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Originally Posted by V8 Rumble
did you mean montech akura? If it is that is a body I've been wanting to try.
Exotek makes one called A type that is more like early 2000s NSX. Works well from what i've seen
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Old 04-12-2022 | 07:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Xtracrispy
I'm currently trying out a Bittydesign Seven20 body on a new USGT build, and I can't get it to stop understeering for the life of me.
Does anyone have tips on a body that would provide better rotation?
I see a lot of guys running Bwoah, but I'm really tempted to try the new Ahura since it looks so nice. Any feedback on it yet?
What chassis are you running?
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Old 04-12-2022 | 10:42 AM
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Has anyone tried the new Bittydesign Ahura body yet? It looks cool but looks to only be a neutral body. Opinions?
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Old 04-12-2022 | 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by bigtee01
Has anyone tried the new Bittydesign Ahura body yet? It looks cool but looks to only be a neutral body. Opinions?
I have three waiting downstairs but it’ll be mid-late summer before I get to painting them. Cool looking body. Very low roof line. Should be interesting.
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Old 04-12-2022 | 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by The Captain
Are these required for the 2018 T4?
Mine is a 2019 so likely yes.
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Old 04-12-2022 | 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by The Captain
Are these required for the 2018 T4?
Maybe, first put on the new set and see what happens, it may or may not rub against
the arms, if so then use the spacers, I needed .1 in the rear to clear and .5 in the front
to clear arms and the car handle very well.
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Old 04-12-2022 | 01:31 PM
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I really like that RTek body. It looks more scale than some of the others. I painted up a Protoform Vittoria body for mine, and it looks a mile long and goofy.
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Old 04-12-2022 | 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Ivan Dickson
Maybe, first put on the new set and see what happens, it may or may not rub against
the arms, if so then use the spacers, I needed .1 in the rear to clear and .5 in the front
to clear arms and the car handle very well.
Where does it rub on the arm? Think I would rather nick the arm a bit with a dremel rather than screwing with my track width. Depends on where it's hitting the arm I guess...
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Old 04-12-2022 | 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Carnage9270
Where does it rub on the arm? Think I would rather nick the arm a bit with a dremel rather than screwing with my track width. Depends on where it's hitting the arm I guess...
It rubs middle lower part, and yes you can dremel it, I did not want to mess with the integrity of the rim. Racers will figure out other solutions,
I was just sharing what I did and it worked perfect, to be total honest my car felt better with the wider wheel base.
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Old 04-13-2022 | 07:28 AM
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Speaking of wheel base, how do the new rims sit on the car? Wondering if the offset is the same as the old rims. It would explain a lot if the offset was deeper.
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