charlie_b

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ATTENTION SOCAL RACERS!!! Looks liek we will have another 2 to 3 heats of GT8 this weekend at Hobbytown Corona! THe most we had was 17 GT8's out there. Lets beat that this weekend! For more info on our 160x80 track, goto http://socal.rcracing.com or visit us at facebook at facebook.com/occircuit

WIll Jai dominate the GT8 class again??? Bring it!!!

Matthew_Armeni

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My bad, I thought he was noticing that you were running two braces off of the center diff

ToxicRC

from the look of your picture it seems your running front and rear disk breaks...is that true? Can you provide a better picture of that area and how do you feel it performs compared to just 1 brake system.

kcunamay

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With the dual brake configuration, you can adjust front and rear bias. This can help with corner setup. It's very useful with getting a car to rotate.

Single disk setup slows down the front and rear of the car at equal pressure. But I believe it gets overworked. I experienced severe brake fade in my Nitro DM1-S with the single disc setup and actually swapped over to Kyosho's brake pads and disc's.

whipnet

Thanks man, I guess I missed those. I ordered these, but I made them work! haha

http://www.nitrohouse.com/p12384/CNC...duct_info.html

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whipnet

Yep, the stock brakes suck on the DM-1 S. Must upgrade: http://www.rccoh.com/rc.how-to/dm-1.brake.upgrade.html

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sb7979

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Got a couple questions for the guys running Losi cars. I'm just putting one together from a L8ight Model kit.

Are you guys putting some kind of spacers in the shocks to make them shorter?

I've got the firm spring kit from RC4Less, and when I set the ride height at about 12mm, it doesn't seem the spring is long enough, or the shock is too long. It's ok sitting static, but if you pick the car up, the spring comes off the spring cup.

I have the droop set at about 6mm, with shocks and swaybars removed.

Any advice would be appreciated.

blueryu

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hey, can you share link to what springs you bought? i am building igt2 and wanted to run something like the losi8 shocks with firm springs and have been looking around. i would appreciate the help.

whipnet

That was a picture of mine with the dual braces off the center diff. Our rigs look a lot alike.

ToxicRC

Hey Whip..the black braces off the center dif..did those come with the tekno kit or ordered separate?

kcunamay

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I'm using the C/F shock towers for the L8ight. I run losi Grey Springs in front mounted on the most outside TOP hole. The spring collars are turned 1 full turn from flush and I am using 45wt oil. I insert the shock shaft in brass tubing I cut to length to shorten the shock. I got the brass tube from my local hobby shop and the size fits perfectly around the shaft, but large enough so it won't allow it to go through the shock body. I forgot the measurements of the tube, but the front ride height when race ready is 9mm. I believe you could also use fuel tubing to do the same thing.

For the rear, I used the droop screws to lower the height of the car to 9.5mm. The shocks are filled with 45wt oil and are mounted 1 hole in from the outside of the tower on the 2nd row of holes from the top. The spring collars are turned 2 full turns from flush using white springs.

I still use the standard sway bars for the 8B 1.0 front and rear.

These settings work for me. I race on an outdoor prepped track with medium traction. Good luck!

Matthew_Armeni

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Aha! I know I can answer this correctly! lol
The conversion kit comes with one brace. The chassis is drilled to fit two. We did this as a tuning aid. You can add/remove traction to the front or rear of the car by omitting or running the brace on that side. For example, on my DM-1 I have a lot of steering so to calm it down and add more rear traction I run a brace in the front and none in the rear.
On indoor tracks where foam tire are the hot ticket I run both braces because there is ample traction. On some parking lots that are lacking traction I will run no braces, this really allows the chassis to flex and create more mechanical grip to stick to the track.
If you want to order an additional brace I linked to the part on the previous page.

whipnet

The kit comes with 1. Order TKR40149 for another. The kit is ready for two with no modification.

Edit: Just saw Matthew's response. Great info!

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ToxicRC

Awesome info Matt!

Thanks for the quick product number Whip. I am going to pick a 2nd one for these custom traction settings so I can adjust depending on where I am driving.

12 days left..then I can start my project. My wife said she got a ton of packages and boxes in the main this week lmao. I know I have a few more arriving. I will take a picture of all my packages as my first step to my project

whipnet

Can't wait to have another out at Mike's!

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