You have the short shocks but not the short spring sets. This may be why you're having ride height issues. I suggest you look into the short spring set Tamiya part #53333 and if that does not get you low enough then you might also look at getting the lower shock spring retainers that also drop 1mm, Tamiya part #53876.

Hi Steve - thanks. It's my understanding that these particular TRFs are the new "short" dampers like that come on the TB04, but use the standard length touring car springs. The shorter length is achieved by the top cap height. I think there may have been an actual short damper too, that was not for minis, but was scrapped in favor of the full stroke version with the shorter cap.

The spring set with the extra hard ones (4 pairs) looked exactly the same as the ones on the car in height and shape when comparing the yellow colored ones to the box supplied white ones with yellow tab. Maybe there is an all-white set that does not include the extra-stiff spring, which are basically the same? I'm about 2mm too high (7mm or so lowest I can go.) Might be the tires.

When I ran a TT-01 I had the same problem with ride height. Never did manage to get it down to 5mm.

It handles great at 6mm front 6.5mm rear or thereabouts. :) I bet it's my tires. I'll run them a bit and see if it makes a difference. Still curious about those springs though. They were the same length as the ones that the dampers came with.

Yeah tires possibly make up 90% of your tuning. For outdoor I would bash around with 34 degree tires and try gripped very well. Also used semi slicks by RIDE. They were more fun for power sliding.

Anyone used a locked front diff for high traction/carpet vs something less like 500k oil. What were your thoughts/preferences?

ok guys i just picked up a tt-02 type e chassis with the vw rocco body. first question is ive seen diff types of tt-02 chassis whats the diff between them all? and 2nd question i plan on using it as a parking lot basher and semi drifter if i trim the lil nubs off on the front arms will it give me more steering? last question in the battery tray there are lil webs for std stick packs can i trim them off so i can fit my lipo pack in and get the battery strap in place? sorry for all the dumb questions this is my first on road set up im mainly a crawler type of guy

A standard TT-02 is will give you a standard on road body.
The TT-02D has reinforced "grey" hubs and I believe ball bearings too, which the standard doesn't and you don't get a body.
The TT-02S has new arms and various other parts and is probably most advanced of them all (should be able to tell a difference in a high traction surface).

Why do you want a strap - is the standard lipo holder not good enough? You could dremel slots to then use battery tape like some previous guys but I think that's unnecessary in a casual sense..

What I learnt from a non racing setup is that I think there are a lot more DONT's than Do's and you can waste a lot of $$ doing this... e.g. I went for a shorty lipo in a mod setup when it wasn't necessary...

Hi,

I think there could be some sort of mistake here mate, I'm fairly certain the TT-02 has not been made in a Type E (only D, R and S). Plus your talking about the tray having bits for stick packs and not fitting a hard pack lipo... Mate I think you've got a TT-01 not a TT-02.
Thankfully there's a lot of similarities and you'll still be happy with the 01 for what you've said you plan to use it for.

Trimming the nubs off may allow for more steering, but you may find you need to go for thinner dogbones / high angle universals in order to achieve this.
As for fitting a hard pack lipo you may just have to go at with a dremel. This is one of the things that was fixed into the TT-02.

No such thing as a dumb question mate.
Enjoy,
Crouch.

Hey all,

Need some help with a couple of TT-02 problems.

Firstly I've got two that have started making a significant rattle from the driveline area. Happens on acceleration and reverse.
Sounds like it's somewhere in the diffs or along the driveshaft but I've exaimined everywhere and can't seem to track it down.
One of them has bearings along the drivetrain the other the stock plastic bushings but both making almost identical noise even after a fesh strip down and clean.
Thoughts?

Secondly I've got one (and I know DJ has had a similar issue) where it pulls significantly to one side.
its quite a significant hard turn mainly when not on power - I've checked for binding in the steering and front uprights, put a servo saver on, put a new servo in, checked the wheels spin freely, checked all the wheels slow down at the same rate when bench testing, checked the drivetrain bearings have no drag, no missing teeth on any cog or in the diffs, the servo seems to centre reasonably well and am now in the process of stripping the driveline and diffs.
This diffs do feel a bit gritty so I might fully clean them but does anyone else have any suggestions on where I can look to find the source of this problem? Is there any chance it could be my radio gear?

Many thanks in advance.
Crouch

Quick question for you guys...

...what's the ideal width on aluminum wheel hex hubs for a stock TT-02? Does Tamiya make one? Part number would be helpful ��

My son got his first sedan at Christmas and is looking to run a couple of TCS races, so I wanted to keep the hop-ups in the Tamiya family.

Thanks!

So If I want to get the tt02, should I get the tt02s because it has oil shocks and bearings, or should I get the tt02 and just add bearings and shocks
I have 2200mah turngy batteries, does anyone have the battery compartment specs? What other upgrades/ spare parts should I get. I think I want to install hex screws, so does anyone know of a set I can get or a place where I can order them from?

The steering uprights are the big weakness of the TT02 and TT01. Buy set of aluminum steering uprights.

If it's just to bash around I'd probably get the standard tt02, get bearings and shocks as you'll get a body that you desire. Unless you get a body locally, getting it online would be costly.

I would avoid getting hex screws, I find the standard Phillips screws easy to wrench with and quicker to come out. If you're getting a mild to fast brushless motor must needed is also a servo saver, I think a high torque Tamiya one or kimbrough medium one which I use. Adjustable turn buckle set too.

In my opinion I wouldn't spend too much on an entry kit unless you're real keen. It depends if you're racing or bashing.

All standard lipos should fit, I first used a 5000mah 2s hard pack and it fit fine. Yours should be fine too

So I will just be using it as a basher, that's not to say I won't set up a course and race it, not competive racing though. I wanna make it good, so I guess I'll get the standard tt02 and get bearings and shocks. Although, how bad are the stock friction shocks for bashing, can I get similar performance with different springs?