Well, After 20 yrs. of on and off oval racing, I have my first off-raod truck on the way. (Small disclaimer: I have an 1/8 offroad buggy, just turned it into a lm, lol) I'm looking forward to a change of pace this summer to kill time in between series races with my 1/8 lm. After reading all 30 some odd pages of this thread....whew..... i'm ready to build. Definitely going to take my time and pay close attention to the servo saver and the gear diff. I hope it's as simple as the 1/8 diffs. Were getting a class of these together at my local track, not trying to set the world on fire, just have some fun with no pressure racing. Hated to hear some of the comments made about the lack of rear traction, even on the straights, especially only running a 13.5 bl. I realize the tires will not hook up great and we likre that fact. It takes hp out of the equation and keeps cost down. I hope everyone can try to keep this class "realistic", i say that because the word spec freaks some of you guys out! LOL I know several die-hard oval racers who have there eye on this class of truck, for me, it's the tires being under the body. Sure, it's going to have slower lap times than the T4 or any other truck with tires sticking out 1/2 a foot from the body or as tall as the roof of the vehicle. But they look cool and handle cool. When i first saw the slash i thought about it, but after seeing the SC10 there was no doubt, time for a little off-raod! Hope you guys don't mind some oval racers joining in!

Thanks to all for the set-up advice. I will definitely be lengthening the rear camber link and adding AT LEAST 3 oz's of weight. I'm going to start out with grease in the diff, gold front springs with 35wt, stock rear springs with 25 or 30wt, and level the truck as recommended.

Some of the best looking paint jobs have been the simple ones on these trucks! Keep up the good work and keep the finished pics coming!

Sincerely, oval guy who will be coming back often for much needed advice!

(anyone try a 5800ss in one yet?)