After reading through this forum i am a little confused. Just picked up a used 2.0 and am trying to decide whos setup to use. Drake? Seems like there is some disagreements on whos setup. setup would be for outdoor hard packed med traction dirt Thanks guys -Tim

The idea setup really depends on you and your track. But as a good starting point the Drake set is hard to beat, and then fine tune it for you track.

The one from 2009 on losis site?

Hey folks, I got a few questions for you more experienced 8T2.0 owners

My rear diff started "clicking" when I applied the brakes while moving at a decent speed, I started seeing metal dust inside of my diff casing, so I figured the pinion and gear were jumping around, but it seemed like it was only when braking.

I added shims to where I felt like there was not as much movement.... I also added shims under the small pinion gear to bring it closer to the ring gear.

Well, at the A main last weekend, the rear diff just gave out. The pinion was pretty much chewed up or almost flattenned. The ring gear suffered some damage as well.

1) Is this common for this truck? is this one of THOSE issues that are very much known?

2) What's the solution?

My gameplan now is: aluminum diff inserts, new diff bearings, new pinion and ring gear set.

How are you guys shimming these brand new? or has losi resolved this issue somehow with changes to the parts?

Thank you so much for your help, in advance. any input is highly appreciated guys. Help me get back on the road!

I'm living in Sweden you know, so making a long distance call just to inform them I need a screw is not gonna happen.
The forum is the ONLY way I get in touch with RC people. Where I live there's not many that drive RC and there is NO LHS available. If I would want to visit a LHS I would have to spend about 3.5 hours on a ship and another 2 hours by car and then spend the night away from home before going home again.
On the forums I find everything I need knowledge-wise and everything else I have to order from the mainland or from the UK or US and maybe Germany.

Hope this helps!

2011 set up http://www.tlracing.com/ProdInfo/Fil...d2011truck.pdf

How can I tell if I have the v2 rear tower?

Only the rear tower can be V2, if it is Alum. it will say V2 on the back, but the Carbon tower is also "V2" geometry. Either way the simple way to tell, it will have 4 options holes for the shocks instead of 3

Ok. So worth getting it stating that he uses that 4 th hole?

Also is there a parts list for the parts he's using there i.e. The 10 degree inclinded spindles And castor blocks? Adjustable pivots? And the lrc rear pivot? Sorry for all the noob questions. I have been Reading around this forum for the answeres...

For someone just getting into it, no. Just run it mostly stock for now, and get it set up. The other parts will come as you get better and can benefit from them, right now it wouldnt help you and it lots more money. Use that money for Fuel, tires and practice...Lots and lots of practice

This.

This is what I'm doing. Just got my 2.0rtr a few weeks ago and I'm mainly getting a feel for it and getting stuff that I know I'll need for maintainance. Wheels, tires, clutch parts, mud gaurds, etc. I have all the other goodies on the wish list for later.

Some of the option parts are a matter of preference, not weight or durability e.g. the lrc rear hinge pin brace. It seems most people prefer the lrc version but if you run on a very high speed track, I usually do, you might prefer the other one. The roll center is higher but the cg is lower. I prefer adjusting roll center with the upper links because lowering the roll center there also lowers the cg. The degree of caster in your front spindles and whether you choose inclined or not are other examples of parts that depend on how and where you run.

Hey guys, I have a few sets of truggy tires for sale.

http://www.rctech.net/forum/r-c-item...epts-losi.html

If you're wanting just one set, I'll will sell.