Originally Posted by
Wild Cherry
Tom, truck is very fast and wins all the time still at Trcr.
Advise you to save money and ditch most of the so called aftermarket parts.
You won't need them .
Instead use the set-ups posted on Ae's web site.
Take mind or Candrell advise, we won't spend your money,just help you get the truck tuned and performing like ours.
From what I recall of your conditions TomErickson are loose big track 1/8 style correct?
If so, keep in mind that WC's first hand experience with the vehicle is
not in these type of conditions. He also has no first hand usage experience with at least one or more of the aftermarket products he has commonly spoken negatively of
You may find value in getting advise for your conditions from those who have actually have ran the vehicle in something similar to what you are looking into running it on as well as the products they have used.
That said, if you are wanting to start slow with your upgrades, I would suggest starting with the M2C rear toe-in block first and see what you think of the vehicle. To me based on what I saw when using it, it was probably the best upgrade I made to the vehicle to plant the rear end on loose conditions. Why AE has not made something similar to this available, especially considering that most if not all of there other offroad vehicles have options (some out of the box) to tune rear toe in its baffling.
As for the Center Diff, I have actually used the item and I found it to work as described and felt it performed better than the VTS in the loose conditions. This was also done when comparing other vehicles equipped with the VTS or standard dual pad setup. On high traction like what WC runs on or the carpet I used to run on, I didn't notice the same kind of advantage, other than maybe a bit more front end pull.
As for your thoughts on changes, etc. Basically AE could make an RC8 based version of the vehicle fairly quickly. But, I do believe that with more work on the SC10 4x4 platform, it can be improved.