Ok. I'll just go out and buy a complete kit then. Thanks for the advice.
On another note, has anyone fitted the yeah racing conversion kit and is it worth it? Also would a TT01 upper deck fit the TT02?

built my TT-02 as per Quatmix and Addicted to Blue's set up.(and also Crouch, tnx for the guides and tips) Also gonna be trying this on 17.5.;)

Hey Jim,

The yeah racing full kit has some nice pieces and if you have the cash it could be a good option.
Personally i think it's a bit of overkill for the TT - you'll end up spending as much on the upgrades as you have on the kit. You could probably just buy a better kit.

Depending what you want to use it for I'd upgrade slowly and specifically for what you want to use it for.

But whatever makes you happy!

No, the Tt01 upper deck is just a tad too short to fit. Maybe with some mods...

Cheers,
Crouch

Looking good, but it's better to use the kit supplied wheel hexes (the ones that look like a brake disc).
It will widen the car by a few mm's wich will give the car a more stable handling and the wheel arches will be filled better.
I even cut the brake disc from the hex and you will also save some weight/rotational weight.
I've done 2 hexes in only 10minutes of cutting and sanding.

Im using the tamiya 6mm wheel hex which is the thickest I can have, And I can shim them to exact tolerance.:nod:

The standard hexes with the disc brakes are 7mm.
I'm using them with a 1mm wheel spacer (wich is the absolute maximum to use, otherwise the thread on the wheel axle is to short) to get the maximum width out of the car.
Also make sure you add some shims between the ball bearing and the pin that goes through the wheel axle, i thought i added up to 0.7mm shims between it and still have enough play to rotate the wheels as free as possible.

3 racing have a set of 7mm clamp type wheel hex's that are lightweight. I use these with 1 .5mm spacers on the front and 1mm spacers on the rear.

Thanks for the advice camocrouch. I've decided to go for RC drifting. I only have the basic TT02 so what would I need to convert it to a drifter? Sorry if this has already been mentioned. It's a long thread!

Also, how short is the TT01 upper deck? I work in the composite industry so if I had the sizes I should be able to make one.

Cheers

Has anyone tried and been successful in fitting the following to a TT-02?
• TB03 C Parts (Front Upright) # 51352
• TA05-IFS F Parts - H Carrier # 51293
• TA05-IFS D Parts Reversible Suspension Arms (Long) # 51297
or would we need to wait until the following new parts are available?
# 9804837 Sus Shaft Adapter
# 9804838 Sus Shaft Adapter
# 3450618 Front Sus Plate
# 3450619 Rear Sus Plate
# 4305646 Front Damper Stay
# 4305647 Rear Damper Stay

maybe you should wait for the TT-02S...

No worries Jim.

I seup a TT-02 for drifting initially. If you already have the basic TT-02 what you need to first decide is how far you want to take it.
What I mean by this is you can spend what you paid on it in upgrades to make it drift better, but still be left with a chassis that does provide some basic limitations.
If that's what you enjoy then awesome - Go for it!

On the other hand you could invest in a few basic upgrades and get the hang of it / make sure you're into it, then upgrade the chassis to something more drift suitable (i've just finished an XV-01 which is a front motor belt driven chassis and even in stock form it seems to be a way better drifter than the TT-02 could ever be).

Basic upgrades i'd suggest trying are bearings, oil shocks, locked rear diff (or just jam blue-tac or something in the rear diff), suitable hard plastic tyres and a smaller pinion gear (perhaps 19 or 20 tooth) (if your kit came with the stock 22 tooth one) to give you a little more low down punch to start the slide.
Maybe a front one-way too just to see if that suits your driving style and a Tamiya 'black can' sport tuned motor for a little extra oompf without needing to change from the stock ESC.

Hopefully that shouldn't set you back too much (try the Broadtech website) and give you a decent setup to try out drifting.

From there, if you really want to get max performance, you can go all out on high angle steering systems, adjustable camber front and rear, toe-in rear uprights, counter steer gearing, motors, ESC's and a whole host of alloy bling.

I don't suppose you're in Australia are you? I have one for sale on eBay...

Anyway just go with what you'll enjoy and please feel free to ask questions.

The TT-01 top brace was about 5-10mm too short for the TT-02.

Cheers,
Crouch

Hi Crouch,

I think I saw your one for sale. Looks stunning. Pity I don’t live down under! Is the Eagle Racing suspension and upright set part number TT02-14-PL and does it fit the standard damper stays? Are there any other parts needed to fit this set to the standard TT02?

Is Broad Tech the only place to order from or does anyone know if there is anywhere in the UK for Eagle Racing products?

If it is yours that I saw, could I ask what the width is from outside to outside of the clamp type wheel hubs and what thickness of hubs did you use? 6mm? It’s just that we run a 24mm control rim and tyre which results in a very narrow track width, so any extra width would be good.

Thanks

gonna be racing mine with a sp 17.5 powered by TBLE-02s esc on a TT-01 55t spur gear and a 29t 0.6 pinion this weekend. Fingers crossed...:D

Hi everyone.

My TT-02 won't drive straight after a left curve. So I'm trying to solve this by removing any slop or play + making sure that every piece of the steering moves freely.

First I noticed my Hitech 5646WP servo was unable to zero reposition after going to the maximum left or right... Not sure if it's due to the servo, cause I checked the whole steering system and nothing seems to cause much friction or oppose force to the servo..! Any idea? Any good servo to recommand? (I took this Hitech because it's waterproof, and I rally sometimes)

Second I notice some play (~1mm) between the Hop-Up Low Friction Suspension Ball and the front upper arm they are clipped in!!! Does anybody have the same? How do I reduce it? I have the kit upper arms, should I change them? Does it make sens to put camber to the front wheels?

Plus I'd like to shim the differentials, what shims do I need?

Thank you in advance.

Cheers - if you're happy to pay postage let me know!

Yep, that's the correct part number and I don't think you need anything else for it to fit.
I haven't seen it available anywhere else and the purchase experience / price from broadtech is very good (just not the after sales service).

I can't check the width right now but the hubs are the ones that came with the eagle kit.

Cheers,
Crouch

I experienced the steering not returning to centre and ended up figuring out that I'd tightened a screw too tight - the one that goes into the top of the upright.
I'd loosen every screw not just in the steering but all the ones in the suspension area as well and see if the problem remains. If it disappears just re tighten one by one, checking the steering after each one.

The TT's always have a lot of play in multiple areas. I think it's to be expected from an entry level kit more focused on durability than tuneability.

A little front camber might give you extra grip when cornering in rally.

Cheers,
Crouch

or it might be your servo saver not centering well. I recomend using a kimbrough med size servo saver.;)

... I don't use a servo saver... I removed the Tamiya tt-02 kit one after noticing it was crap...

Thanx Crouch, I'll just untighten everything and test. I will find the bugger!

Where and how do I shim the diffs?

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What are you using then? Just a standard servo arm?

As mentioned a few times in this thread, I also used the Kimbrough Medium servo saver and it solved all my steering issues which I had issues for over 6months! Bare in mind, the tt02 was my first ever RC so I was quite blind to a lot of the comments in this forum..

But yes as noted before - don't over tighten the screws as noted in the manual.

Check Qatmix's guide on the tt02 on thercracer.com on how to shim the diff.

I was hoping my tt02 would be quieter from it but there was no difference.. (currently using a 22T AV pinion)

Is it not returning to centre with load or no load? When I say load I mean the car rested on the ground - if it's a tad off that may be expected due to the nature of the car. It should return if the car is raised with no load.

You can tell also if you test the servo by itself with no load, making sure you have a marker to see if it's returning straight. I've used $20< servos and they were never the issue of the car not centering properly.

Assuming you have no binding anywhere I would put a bet on the servo arm being loose etc.

Also check your servo saver, the one that comes in the kit is junk. You need to replace it with a better one if you want precise steering.

http://www.thercracer.com/2014/11/ta...er-caster.html

Here is a mod to add front camber, Caster and also change the roll center :) The TT02 is running superbly at my local club :)

Amazing how much you've done to the tt02. On Road TC is quite dead at my local track :(

Thanks for the advice camocrouch. You lead me to the broadtech website for up grades when I stumbled upon the eagle racing drift tt02 chassis. Anyone running this or is it worth getting something else instead?

Hey guys,

Just picked up the Type S today. This is my first foray into on-road ;) Bought it as a Xmas gift for my 8-year-old. Picked up the alum center shaft, heat sink and Yeah Racing adjustable motor mount as hop ups. Looking forward to enjoying the build. Cheers,

You will definitely benefit from buying aluminum steering uprights. It's a weakness of that chassis and the other cars in the TT's series.

This?

http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/ite...oduct-id=54574

I'm trying to keep the hop-ups as few as possible :sweat: Cheers,

I got the plastic drift kit and was very happy with it (mentioned in the last couple of pages, think I even through in some pics somewhere in this thread), very comprehensive for the price.
A little hard to put together (instructions in another language) and you'd probably have to buy the full kit in order to get replacements, but does the drifting job well.

It's pretty similar to the newly released type s.

I'm selling mine on eBay if your in Aus.

Cheers,
Crouch

Nope he is talking about the front uprights.

You will not need these on the TT02S as it has the TRF 416 uprights. These are fine and you will not need to upgrade anything on it to start out with.

That's the way to go..

Key hopups id say are

-bearings
-aftermarket servo saver e.g. medium kimbrough - to fix up the poor steering of the stock tt02
-adjustable steering setup, tie rods etc if you want to change toe settings
- oil shocks
- maybe a couple of different pinions to fine tune gearing if required

The stock servo arm I'd say is possibly one the biggest flaws with the TT02.

Luckily the TT02S has all of the things you list.

Hey guys, finished building the kit. Overall it's nice and there's no rocket science behind it. Some initial thoughts:

1. The turnbuckles into ball cups are super tight. Even with black grease it's quite a workout wrenching them in.

2. I'm not quite sure with holding the hub hinge pins with a grub screw only. The pins are not keyed in or secured at the ends. At worse could do with some e-clips at both ends?

3. Speaking of e-clips, I'll never be able to remove them off the shock shafts to change the pistons..

4. The shocks could use some green slime to seal the tops.

I followed Oatmix's blog, but up to a point as the Type-S version is much different. The front c-hubs and rear hubs are improved as well as more tuning options. The original had no turnbuckles?!

Now to prep the body and give it a run. I would say overall it's a nice and easy kit. One does get a sense of underwhelming though. It's slightly better than a re-re IMHO! But as an entry level kit it's great. Personally I would not put anymore hop-ups into it, and put the budget into a higher level chassis. Cheers,

yep, the base model didn't have turnbuckles. With mine, I didn't change the camber links at all. The only links I converted into turnbuckles are the tie-rods and the servo linkage.

The TT-02 is an entry level kit and I think it's not bad for its cost. Question is - how much can you ask for say a $100 kit. What are your goals for this kit? Are you expecting to compete in say stock class? If it's underwhelming, are you being reasonable comparing it to higher kits that are 2/3x more costly..?

I think with a good driver the tt02 is capable with even the basic of mods/right tyres/select battery on a track.

it is capable. but as with other classes (or kits), it's about proper maintenance of your car. and if you happen to compete in TCS races, you would come to know that there are lots of little things that other people do to their TT02s for it to be at a higher level than the 'normally' built TT02. :)

Hey guys, it's all cool :) It's a great kit for the cost and serves my original objective as a gift for my lad. I can only imagine how fun and innovative the mods are in a TCS event say. I say it's underwhelming for it's vanilla build under the hood but hey the whole thing works well and that's the main thing. There are many things to admire in developing a design with limited budget/starter customers in mind. I also think it's great for my lad who's more interested in the numerous scale bodies available to us now! Cheers,

TT02S Manual
 

Hi guys,

where can I find a TT02S-manual for download?

Ronald

I have found one.

Ronald

Could you provide a link please? Or set it up for download?

Much appreciated.

Cheers,
Crouch