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#1381
#1382
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So to convert the xti into an altered ego you need the altered ego conversion and the transverse kit ? It doesn't seem like the xti tweak plate works quite right. Why doesn't the altered ego conversion come with the correct tweak plate ? To me that seems just stoopid to have a conversion that doesn't come with a very important part.
#1383
Where do you guys get these open ended ball link ends that I see in all of the pictures of this chassis. They are used on the damper tubes. Are they being used on the inboard side of the tubes along with the outside part of the tube? The XTI kit comes with standard ball cups and I think that the open ended ones will make it easier to do maintenance on the tubes. Any help on this would be well appreciated.
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I remember the 4-40 ball cups in my xl kit were open on the top but the manual showed a standard closed top.
the AE TC6 ball cups are 4-40 and open and generally available, and they work well.. you will just need to cut them short to fit
#1384
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So to convert the xti into an altered ego you need the altered ego conversion and the transverse kit ? It doesn't seem like the xti tweak plate works quite right. Why doesn't the altered ego conversion come with the correct tweak plate ? To me that seems just stoopid to have a conversion that doesn't come with a very important part.
#1389
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Do you have an axle shim between the red spacer and the bearing, or is the spacer touching the bearing? that spacer puts pressure on the bearing under side impacts like a punch and can blow the bearing out prematurely. I used to go through a set of bearings a weekend and sometimes wouldn't even make a race till i figured that out. Haven't had a problem since putting a shim in between.
Last edited by big_ads; 04-01-2014 at 12:06 PM.
#1390
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Do you have an axle shim between the red spacer and the bearing, or is the spacer touching the bearing? that spacer puts pressure on the bearing under side impacts like a bunch and can blow the bearing out prematurely. I used to go through a set of bearings a weekend and sometimes wouldn't even make a race till i figured that out. Haven't had a problem since putting a shim in between.
Thanks for the tip though, I'll give it a shot.
#1391
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i run contact tires so i need to space out the rear end quite a lot.
i have the red spacers on the outside then my shims next which contact the axle bearings. i have noticed that i do need a very tiny amount of play in the rear end so it all spins free, otherwise if i have it all tight it will bind.
but wondering if having the rear end height adjustable not constraint to each other, like most other 1/12 kits using bearing height spacers, that perhaps if you dont have it exactly even it could place extra force on the bearings? causing them to fail much sooner.
i have the red spacers on the outside then my shims next which contact the axle bearings. i have noticed that i do need a very tiny amount of play in the rear end so it all spins free, otherwise if i have it all tight it will bind.
but wondering if having the rear end height adjustable not constraint to each other, like most other 1/12 kits using bearing height spacers, that perhaps if you dont have it exactly even it could place extra force on the bearings? causing them to fail much sooner.
#1392
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So to convert the xti into an altered ego you need the altered ego conversion and the transverse kit ? It doesn't seem like the xti tweak plate works quite right. Why doesn't the altered ego conversion come with the correct tweak plate ? To me that seems just stoopid to have a conversion that doesn't come with a very important part.
This doesn't make sense. I started with the regular Xti that had the tweak plate for inline battery running. I bought the Altered Ego conversion kit and got a new chassis plate that would work either inline or transverse battery position. I also got a new lower motor pod plate, an upper motor pod plate, a tweak plate that will work with transverse battery position, an antenna mount, the longer side links for transverse battery and battery positioners that are used for transverse battery mounting. So, combining the two kits together, I could build any of the combinations, long/long, short/long, long/short and short/short with batteries either inline or transverse.
So, in my mind, it appears that you got the wrong parts in the Altered Ego conversion kit.
#1393
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This doesn't make sense. I started with the regular Xti that had the tweak plate for inline battery running. I bought the Altered Ego conversion kit and got a new chassis plate that would work either inline or transverse battery position. I also got a new lower motor pod plate, an upper motor pod plate, a tweak plate that will work with transverse battery position, an antenna mount, the longer side links for transverse battery and battery positioners that are used for transverse battery mounting. So, combining the two kits together, I could build any of the combinations, long/long, short/long, long/short and short/short with batteries either inline or transverse.
So, in my mind, it appears that you got the wrong parts in the Altered Ego conversion kit.
So, in my mind, it appears that you got the wrong parts in the Altered Ego conversion kit.
#1394
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OK, I like this car in-line with the short motor pod. It is balanced very well and turns very quickly. If you want to run it with the battery transverse, you can do that with the inline tweak plate. The battery will be forward which is the best location for the battery in this configuration. Good luck.