I might have missed this, so apologies if I did.

I am going to be picking up a TT02 for racing in VTA. I am a little torn over which version to select.
TT02 Type S
TT02 Type SR

These both seem like they are great options for me (a noob), but is the SR worth the additional price?

In my opinion go for the SR. That you can change the rear toe with inserts alone is worth the money.

Agree with WTCC.
But if you want to go with Tamiya and shaft drive, maybe a TB-05 pro is another starting point. Price wise there is not much difference between TB-05 and the TT-02 SR. TB-05 has all the features of SR, but better shocks and diffs, a big advantage fron my point of view.

Regards,
Michael

Thanks all! Was going to start racing my SCT but seems that's no longer viable.

I'm going to start in the VTA and trying to figure out which is best for me. I will definitely check out the TB05.

I've been trying to find a post regarding my question, but haven't had any success. I'm not impressed with the rear suspension travel at the rear of the car. I've read about cutting off the small tab on the inside of the rear hub, but I can only assume that removing the stopper will put all of the stress on the shock eyelet. Has anyone ran with this setup? I'm running mini CVAs on mine as well.

Thank you in advance!

XV01

Got some laps in this afternoon:

Hehe I have one of those as well. Just wanted to have a beater waterproof car that is cheap and easy to maintain.

Anyone had any experience comparing the Tamiya Alloy hubs vs Aftermarket (3Racing, GPM, Yeah Racing)

ive never had much luck with yeah racing from a quality point of view with other items Seem ok at first, but often are soft or ill fitting. But worth a look especially as 1/3rd the cost!

looking at;
- rear hubs
- motor mount
- centre shaft
- steering

so the usual really.

Hi guys,

I've recently built my first RC car in about 20 years (first one being when I was about 8!)
It's a Tamiya TT02 and I've set it up as a rally spec as I want to just use it for fun and find some decent trails in the local woods for a blast.

So far I've ordered a dust cover for the internals to keep them from getting caked, and also some proper bearings, still waiting for those to arrive.
I would like it to be a bit faster as well (I know the bearings should assist with this slightly), as I find the provided Tamiya torque tuned motor a little lacklustre, so what would you pros recommend for upping the speed?

Thanks!! 😊

Run a larger pinion if you don't want to spend too much yet. Stock kit pinion is made from soft aluminum anyway and won't last long on a high power motor and will chew up the spur gear eventually.

Hey guys , used your suggestions on here and ordered a TT02 Motul Autech Kit, just need the batteries, saw these on amazon , think they would work? (sorry cant post links yet)


Zeee 5200mAh 7.4V 2S 50C Lipo Battery Hard Case with Deans T Plug for RC Truck RC Truggy RC Heli Airplane Drone FPV Racing (1 Pack)

Those look good. I believe they should fit in the stock battery tray without issue. If you're running the stock Tamiya ESC remember you'll either need a plug adapter, or you'll probably want to solder on a Dean's (T-plug) to the ESC. My apologies if this has already been covered previously.

I used these;

Revamping some cars for my sons to play with outside.
running 17.5t on a 88/53.
i have 2 sealed diffs with metal gears & 2 normal plastic ones.
wondering what I should do for diff locations & thicknesses of oil/grease.
should I run the sealed units in the front with thick oil or run them in the rear with a 5k oil & thick grease in the plastic diff in the front.
Just fooling around outside .