5LikesSC10 4x4 Thread
03-28-2012 | 12:32 PM
So this weekend I raced at the Dialed Inc Invitational in Shreveport, LA.
The track was pretty simple (due to bad weather the layout wasn't finished until 10pm Friday night) but because of the dirt used (river clay) it was hellaciously bumpy and hard on tires (the balder they were, the better they worked).
There were only a few small doubles, but a fair amount of elevation changed and this track was WOT everywhere with laptimes for SC being in the high 20's/low 30's.
Overall I was pleased with the SC10. I qualified 7th in the A in a field of about 40+. The little truck was bouncing all over the place, all you could do was pin it full wood and hope it levels it back out, which is pretty much what I did.
The A Main had 12 trucks in it, the top 3 were what I call "cheater" trucks (converted 1/8th scale buggies), then a bunch of SCTE's, and me (I was the only SC10 there). With a track that fast, if you caught a pipe or an edge you had half the field pass you. I THINK I finished 6th, I don't know for sure because I couldn't hear anything and they *still* have not posted results.
All in all though, the little truck is getting better. The Exotek has made the biggest difference by far, it completely transforms the truck.
I'll be running it in two weeks at the JConcepts Spring Indoor nationals along with 4wd and 2wd open buggy. That should be a better environment for it.
The track was pretty simple (due to bad weather the layout wasn't finished until 10pm Friday night) but because of the dirt used (river clay) it was hellaciously bumpy and hard on tires (the balder they were, the better they worked).
There were only a few small doubles, but a fair amount of elevation changed and this track was WOT everywhere with laptimes for SC being in the high 20's/low 30's.
Overall I was pleased with the SC10. I qualified 7th in the A in a field of about 40+. The little truck was bouncing all over the place, all you could do was pin it full wood and hope it levels it back out, which is pretty much what I did.
The A Main had 12 trucks in it, the top 3 were what I call "cheater" trucks (converted 1/8th scale buggies), then a bunch of SCTE's, and me (I was the only SC10 there). With a track that fast, if you caught a pipe or an edge you had half the field pass you. I THINK I finished 6th, I don't know for sure because I couldn't hear anything and they *still* have not posted results.
All in all though, the little truck is getting better. The Exotek has made the biggest difference by far, it completely transforms the truck.
I'll be running it in two weeks at the JConcepts Spring Indoor nationals along with 4wd and 2wd open buggy. That should be a better environment for it.
03-28-2012 | 12:57 PM
The nice thing though is that the space available in the ball stud area is such you can run a wider shim if needed. I think the shim I used was actually a spacer used on the rear of 1/8 buggy for the rear hub carrier. this was good for about 3mm, used 2 of those and a 1mm shim.
So this weekend I raced at the Dialed Inc Invitational in Shreveport, LA.
The track was pretty simple (due to bad weather the layout wasn't finished until 10pm Friday night) but because of the dirt used (river clay) it was hellaciously bumpy and hard on tires (the balder they were, the better they worked).
There were only a few small doubles, but a fair amount of elevation changed and this track was WOT everywhere with laptimes for SC being in the high 20's/low 30's.
Overall I was pleased with the SC10. I qualified 7th in the A in a field of about 40+. The little truck was bouncing all over the place, all you could do was pin it full wood and hope it levels it back out, which is pretty much what I did.
The A Main had 12 trucks in it, the top 3 were what I call "cheater" trucks (converted 1/8th scale buggies), then a bunch of SCTE's, and me (I was the only SC10 there). With a track that fast, if you caught a pipe or an edge you had half the field pass you. I THINK I finished 6th, I don't know for sure because I couldn't hear anything and they *still* have not posted results.
All in all though, the little truck is getting better. The Exotek has made the biggest difference by far, it completely transforms the truck.
I'll be running it in two weeks at the JConcepts Spring Indoor nationals along with 4wd and 2wd open buggy. That should be a better environment for it.
The track was pretty simple (due to bad weather the layout wasn't finished until 10pm Friday night) but because of the dirt used (river clay) it was hellaciously bumpy and hard on tires (the balder they were, the better they worked).
There were only a few small doubles, but a fair amount of elevation changed and this track was WOT everywhere with laptimes for SC being in the high 20's/low 30's.
Overall I was pleased with the SC10. I qualified 7th in the A in a field of about 40+. The little truck was bouncing all over the place, all you could do was pin it full wood and hope it levels it back out, which is pretty much what I did.
The A Main had 12 trucks in it, the top 3 were what I call "cheater" trucks (converted 1/8th scale buggies), then a bunch of SCTE's, and me (I was the only SC10 there). With a track that fast, if you caught a pipe or an edge you had half the field pass you. I THINK I finished 6th, I don't know for sure because I couldn't hear anything and they *still* have not posted results.
All in all though, the little truck is getting better. The Exotek has made the biggest difference by far, it completely transforms the truck.
I'll be running it in two weeks at the JConcepts Spring Indoor nationals along with 4wd and 2wd open buggy. That should be a better environment for it.
Personally, I don't mind the 1/8 scale stuff I guess as if it fits in what the rules for the class are, its legal to me. Probably would be a non-issue if the tracks these days that we run this stuff on weren't 1/8 scale sized.
03-28-2012 | 01:17 PM
I wonder if a front alloy chassis could help even more, heck, maybe the whole thing?
Personally, I don't mind the 1/8 scale stuff I guess as if it fits in what the rules for the class are, its legal to me. Probably would be a non-issue if the tracks these days that we run this stuff on weren't 1/8 scale sized.
Personally, I don't mind the 1/8 scale stuff I guess as if it fits in what the rules for the class are, its legal to me. Probably would be a non-issue if the tracks these days that we run this stuff on weren't 1/8 scale sized.
On small tracks you are right, it's not much of a advantage.
03-28-2012 | 02:18 PM
Got the FT done late last night. I am starting out with the Kody Numedahl set up. It calls for front and rear yellow springs however, I cant get the ride height set to 24mm front and back w/ the body off. I'm as low as it will go.
03-28-2012 | 02:23 PM
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 10,180
From: VA
Well I just ordered the factory team front and rear swaybars, shock mounting pins, wheel nuts and the high torque slipper pads.
My new rtr will be here tomorrow.
What other parts besides the battery conversion should I buy for it?
My new rtr will be here tomorrow.
What other parts besides the battery conversion should I buy for it?
03-28-2012 | 05:18 PM
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Been working on the slipper (stock) pinned the front shaft and opened the hole in the rear slipper disk, it "should" now drive the front more than the rear instead of to much rear drive, will test it soon, anyone thought of this before the basket, ball diff etc? could be a simple fix?
03-28-2012 | 05:36 PM
Been working on the slipper (stock) pinned the front shaft and opened the hole in the rear slipper disk, it "should" now drive the front more than the rear instead of to much rear drive, will test it soon, anyone thought of this before the basket, ball diff etc? could be a simple fix?
Not enough rear drive is what the stock set-up gives you. The same thing RCShox has been working on with the V2 center diff. To much front drive will make the truck easy to drive but will be slower around the track in most cases. You will loose the ability to accelerate off corners and make larger jumps that most tracks are building in there layouts. This truck has more weight on the rear wheels than front. You will want more power or equal power to the rear than the front.
