Don't know about the weight.

I wasn't saying thay aren't good. I used to run his old setup. I just prefer to be able to easily get spare inserts and not have to use those from other brands and custom made ones. If he had put the holes in them for the weights I would have gotten them over the losi ones. That was the main thing I liked about the first generation system.

No problem - just putting a plug out there for M2C. I've had a great experience dealing with Mitch and his products.

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:nod:yes the losi system is all i need too; for less than half the$ i dont think ill ever need anything below 2deg. or over 4deg. mitch's parts are excellent quality ive got the front on and its super tough, just cant afford to swap the rears right now. does anyone know the antisquat range on the losi blocks?

iran my new 8t this weekend and its awesome but for more top speed would you go to a 48 tooth spur gear or up 1 on the clutch bell the truck peaks out way to quick

what engine you running? Mine didn't lack any top end at the Nitro Challenge. And I was running a very new and very tight GRP:eek:

im running a pro twister mods nova p5xst with a 9901 pipe and short header it just seems like i could use a little more in the straights but everywere else is great

I finally got a chance to race my 8T 2.0 this weekend @ the Cabin Fever race in Lewiston, ID. I have to say, this thing is a world apart from the 1.0 I raced last season! However, I did manage to bend BOTH rear shock shafts! One in practice, which I straightened and kept using, and the other when I got rear-ended 3 laps into the B-main. The second wasn't even that hard of a hit... Has me wondering if that extra 20mm of travel is worth it!

Has anyone else had this problem? I NEVER bent one on the 1.0, and that thing went through hell! I'm really hoping this was just a freak occurance... But I'm now planning to have a couple spare rear shocks assembled and ready to go!

My friend Heath bent one as well, but apparently he had the screw which holds the shock to the arm come loose, and the arm hit the shaft. He also had an outer rear bearing blow apart. Nothing was left but the inner and outer races (good thing I told him to check!!). Mine were also gritty after four 5-minute qualifiers, but still intact (I was running the cheap A-Main "ProTek" bearings).

-Howard

i had the shafts bend as well. idk how tho because the track i raced on when it bent has no big jumps and i didnt hit anything so o well. it going on the shelf for a little bit because im having issues with the engine so it gives me time to drive the B-2.0

make sure the shocks are bled right. if they have been overfilled and the piston was all the way down it can cause the sharf to bend on a landing. i had this happen to my old car when i rebuilt a shock in a hurry. I landed a jump, piston went up. couldnt compress because the oil had no where to go, so the shaft bent instead.

i didnt rebuild it yet. but i do know how to do shocks.

im not saying you dont.
but i doubt that the kid getting paid 2cents a day to build the kit is an expert

true... o well

i ALWAYS build my shocks with 100% rebound and i cant say ive ever bent a shaft from a landing or anything related to that...so i honestly dont think its the rebound....maby on the 2.0..but not the 1.0.

when you do a 100% rebound do you feel resistance as you push the shaft up? i have tried it but it seems like as i get closer to the shock body its pushing back pretty hard