8T 2.0
02-10-2009, 05:50 PM
#916
havent been there for a while, i was thinking the other day i need to ck in. dennis and everyone there are great people. kinda parked the mt after nevada state, wanted to put some time and commitment on the 8t. there are a couple of az threads on this forum ive been following and i found this link. before i ordered the 2.0 i wanted to see whats up with it. just recieved it today. good to see you here. catch up with everyone at lst site later. thanks .
02-10-2009, 06:28 PM
#917
Some pics of my new 8T 2.0..Body is painted by Aldo at Crispy Critters Hobby Shop..
02-10-2009, 06:43 PM
#918
havent been there for a while, i was thinking the other day i need to ck in. dennis and everyone there are great people. kinda parked the mt after nevada state, wanted to put some time and commitment on the 8t. there are a couple of az threads on this forum ive been following and i found this link. before i ordered the 2.0 i wanted to see whats up with it. just recieved it today. good to see you here. catch up with everyone at lst site later. thanks .
hope you like that 2.0 cant wait to get mine
02-10-2009, 07:37 PM
#919
Tech Adept
Them long bed Chevys looked good this weekend at the PNB
02-10-2009, 08:07 PM
#921
Guest
looking good mel you got some skills ! let me know if you have any extra 2.0 bodies for sale
02-10-2009, 10:15 PM
#924
those are some great looking paint jobs guys!!!
02-11-2009, 06:31 AM
#926
I had some time today so i went and got the 8T2.0 plastic rear hubs boared out to fit the 8x16x5 bearing
here are some pics of us doing it and the difference when finished
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here are some pics of us doing it and the difference when finished
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Cool thx Tix....Much appreciated.
02-11-2009, 10:36 AM
#928
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I had some time today so i went and got the 8T2.0 plastic rear hubs boared out to fit the 8x16x5 bearing
here are some pics of us doing it and the difference when finished
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here are some pics of us doing it and the difference when finished
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Attachment 416899
Thanks for the photos, I think I might have to try it. What did you use to chuck up the hub? Have you had any issues with the thinner wall thickness breaking? I like the idea of the larger bearing!
02-11-2009, 12:17 PM
#929
i just made up a rod with a 3/4inch end on it and jammed the hub on then boared it out
as long as the bearing is a tight/neat fit you wont have any trouble with the hub breaking.
i had one of the 1st ones i done and the bearing was a little sloppy in the hole. that slopyness got abit bigger but the hub didn't break
the other thing i have noticed is if you only machine in 4.8mm from the face of the hub so that the bearing sits proud 0.2mm it takes up some of the slop on the driveshaft/axle movement
as i said earlier i was mega pissed when i had this bearing go in my new car during the semi final at the state titles. i had the same problem on my old car and i had fixed it on that car but i had ignored it on the new one. i never blew a rear bearing again after making this mod on the old car and if sure it will be the same on the new car.
hey integra have you heard anything from robert about 8B 2.0 and 8T 2.0 carbon towers. i have emailed him a couple of times and he never responds.
i am currently running the old versions on both my cars with new body mount holes i drilled on the truggy but i really want to update ASAP. i cant play with the roll centers using the old towers as only the standard setup holes line up. ive had a lot of runtime on his towers and they havent failed yet with my kamakazi driving style yet i've broken 2 of the new front 8B 2.0 towers and 2 of the old 8T rear towers.
have you heard from or spoken to him lately?
as long as the bearing is a tight/neat fit you wont have any trouble with the hub breaking.
i had one of the 1st ones i done and the bearing was a little sloppy in the hole. that slopyness got abit bigger but the hub didn't break
the other thing i have noticed is if you only machine in 4.8mm from the face of the hub so that the bearing sits proud 0.2mm it takes up some of the slop on the driveshaft/axle movement
as i said earlier i was mega pissed when i had this bearing go in my new car during the semi final at the state titles. i had the same problem on my old car and i had fixed it on that car but i had ignored it on the new one. i never blew a rear bearing again after making this mod on the old car and if sure it will be the same on the new car.
hey integra have you heard anything from robert about 8B 2.0 and 8T 2.0 carbon towers. i have emailed him a couple of times and he never responds.
i am currently running the old versions on both my cars with new body mount holes i drilled on the truggy but i really want to update ASAP. i cant play with the roll centers using the old towers as only the standard setup holes line up. ive had a lot of runtime on his towers and they havent failed yet with my kamakazi driving style yet i've broken 2 of the new front 8B 2.0 towers and 2 of the old 8T rear towers.
have you heard from or spoken to him lately?
02-11-2009, 12:36 PM
#930
Tix Pm on the way