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01-08-2012 | 10:01 AM

#14371

Mizchief

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Originally Posted by jj-mik

ok i need some quick opinions!! im buying a sc today.. and i know about the losi ... but. i want to know about the sc104x4!!! i own a b44.1 and would like to stay associated.. so my question is... whats the overall like and dislike about this truck? what parts break. what parts need replaced. how hard is it to fix. please guys.. all honesty needed. im spending my money tonight!!! lol

Do you want a precision machine to skillfully master the track, or do you want drive deep into the corners and knock people out of your way?

01-08-2012 | 10:05 AM

#14372

Mizchief

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Originally Posted by Kbmoss

Measure your truck, I would do it but I dont have mine with me. 550 cans fit but you have to grind the back chassis by the side rail to fit it, 5 min with a dremel and your done.

I know the ballistic 550 fits and its 72.1mm, theres a youtube vid that shows how to fit it.

Speaking of viper motors does anyone have one? I heard somewhere the new one is suppose to blow everything away. Since I'm saving up for a 550 can motor I want the best I can get.

The Ballistic 550 fits right in there, but as you can see in the pic, the sensor area is recessed so that it doesn't get in the way.

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01-08-2012 | 10:47 AM

#14373

Wild Cherry

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Originally Posted by Slotmachine

Well...........the truck hardly ever breaks. But the factory suspension arms do develop a bow after a few weeks, so you can replace them with the RPM arms, as far as being hard or easy to work on.............I am 1 handed and I find it pretty easy to work on, just get a power screw driver.
My Associated is one of the fastest on the track I run on because I stuck with it and the racers here on the forum have worked together to come up with set ups and solutions to make the truck competitive. Its like anything else, if you stick with it you will get better at setting it up and learning what to do with it.
Paul R.

Hear this story a lot about the wrapped arms , never seen it or found someone that has experience & could even show me a Ae 4x4 arm that was defected .

01-08-2012 | 10:56 AM

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Grouchman

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Originally Posted by bohdi

that is because you were under geared. You should have been at 15/62.
The pro 4 has more top and bottom but you sacrifice runtime. Both are very good motors.

I wasn't under geared, If I ran a SC4x 5.5t motor then 15/62 would be great, 4.5 motor 12-14 is recommended. I ran 13t just be safe, when I put 14t and 15t pinion it got 200 degree a lot faster and had less run time. Again this was my experience. I had 2 motors and both did the same. That's why I recommend the Pro4 4000kv motor.

01-08-2012 | 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Wild Cherry

Hear this story a lot about the wrapped arms , never seen it or found someone that has experience & could even show me a Ae 4x4 arm that was defected .

I have the same rear arms on my truck since early may. Have taken them off a few times just to check them and havent found any warping. Maybe I'm driving it wrong...

01-08-2012 | 11:00 AM

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Nyk

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For those that have did the saddle pack conversion with the B44.1 saddle mounts, which one pieces did you use??

http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...ttery-Post-B44

http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...tery-Strap-B44

http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...tery-Tray-B441

01-08-2012 | 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Nyk

You will need everything you listed there.

AE Part #s

1787 battery strap thum screws
9786 carbon battery strap
9775 B44.1 LiPo tray
9706 battery post
6292 4-40x3/8 fhcs

Here are some pictures of the B44.1 parts on my SC10 4x4. Very simple mod.

01-08-2012 | 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Wild Cherry

Hear this story a lot about the wrapped arms , never seen it or found someone that has experience & could even show me a Ae 4x4 arm that was defected .

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Originally Posted by lodhammerdin

I have the same rear arms on my truck since early may. Have taken them off a few times just to check them and havent found any warping. Maybe I'm driving it wrong...

The front seems the worst culprit... and is not always easily visible. When you take your arm off next time, turn them vertical, put the pin in the top, if the pin falls out the bottom, they are good. If you have to push the pin through, or you have to use something to pull the pin out in the first place... they are warped. Seems the two pieces that the pin goes through get twisted or out of line with each other and binds up the hinge pin. Any racer knows that you should have very free hinge pins... they should slide freely through the arms.

01-08-2012 | 11:23 AM

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Evil Genius jr.

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On my rear ones the pin does not fall through, It takes a lot of force. They are brand new though. Just took them out of the package and they were like this.

01-08-2012 | 11:35 AM

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Jerm13

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Originally Posted by bcrazy

Question. Where did you get that scale system ( obviously its a Texas Insterments) and how much? I have 4 small kitchen scales and I have to do all the math on paper and would love to pick one of those up to make my life a lot easier.

01-08-2012 | 11:37 AM

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Evil Genius jr.

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That is a TI-89 graphing calculator. He has some type of wheel weight program on it.

01-08-2012 | 11:40 AM

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Sofa King

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Originally Posted by Evil Genius jr.

On my rear ones the pin does not fall through, It takes a lot of force. They are brand new though. Just took them out of the package and they were like this.

I had a set like that as well, used a reamer to clean them up. Every racer has hinge pin reamers, no? Point is, the RPM arms are correct out of the package.

01-08-2012 | 11:42 AM

#14383

Evil Genius jr.

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I don't have a reamer

01-08-2012 | 11:44 AM

#14384

Wild Cherry

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Don't need a reamer anyway ....

01-08-2012 | 11:57 AM

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Evil Genius jr.

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So has anybody found a permanent fix yet for the outdrives? I shimmed them but that only lasted so long. I'd rather not uses travel limiters but I might have to.