yes

i may have missed it somewhere in this thread but, has anybody had any luck w/ just changing out the bearings in that rear carrier to the Avids (or any other quality bearing for that matter) and NOT doing the machine work?

lots have with good success.

Well I just had my first set of rear hub bearings go bad. They didn't completely self destruct but they became very sloppy and very gritty. I also realized that the front ones were starting to get sloppy and gritty so I changed all 4 outer hub bearings out with cheap protek/amainhobbies bearings. After a full day of racing they still feel good. I don't have enough time on them to say they will last any longer than the stockers but I have 3, 5 minute qualifiers and a 15 minute main on them and all is good. I really am thinking the problem lies with the crappy pos kit bearings. I am gonna order some good bearings sometime soon. Probably the avid's. Just so I don't have to worry about them.

all right! awesome

Quick question for all you guys. Does your spur gear protrude just a tad bit from under the chassis? I was cleaning my truck up earlier and noticed that the spur hangs down ever so slightly past the chassis.

Yup the 50t spur's do sit a tad below the chassis. Nothing to be worried about.

a good quality bearing makes akll the differance put ceramic bearings in and you will bnever look back i usually like to replace any bearing that cops a hard time befor a 1 hour long main just to be on the safe side

i got tko ceramics couldnt be happier have them in all my cars

so u think just changing the stock bearing with avids will solve the problem without having to modd the hubs?

I dont have the truck yet, but if i noticed that, i would put small washers under the center diff assembly to lift it a hair. I would hat to snag a rock or something with the spur. I know its unlikely, but......if it can happen, it will happen.

Ok I just wanted to make sure mine wasn't missing any small washers or spacers under the center diff. Good to know it's okay....

i never really noticed it befor but has not caused any problem better that than a fly wheel slightly protruding i guess , if you are concerned about it go to a 48 and then change pinion size to get the same gera ratio and then it would not ever catch you out

Not sure but it would definately be a step in the right direction.

I must say that i was very skeptical about the 2.0. I've had it for a month without putting it together. Really like the 1st gen. 8t. Took it to the track yesterday and after ripping around with 8t for an hour i decided to put the radio tray in it and give it a go. I had put both smart diffs in when i bought it. After the 2nd corner with the 2.0 i was speechless. Thought i would never sell my 8t but it was stripped and sold that afternoon at the track. What a difference between the 2 trucks. Everything came loose on the damn thing but my shock ends stayed put. Not sure how much the smart diffs have changed the truck but i can't think of anything i would adjust on it. Turns in better and you can peg the throttle coming out of a corner and it goes straight! Losi hit a home run with this one.

Hi guys

I'm moving from an RC8 to an 8ight 2.0. Will the Associated starter box work with the 2.0, or do I need to switch boxes? If I need to switch then what's the best box for the 2.0? I do like the way my current box fits the RC8. You don't have to move the car all around to get it to work properly. I see there are some mentions of problems with the Losi boxes. Can anyone give a good suggestion as to what to use?

Thanks for the info!

Edit....Sorry, I just realized that I'm posting in the 8T section. But hey, if anyone can help, that would be great.