Yeah taking that weight out is a must if you have large jumps. I cracked a plastic rear chassis brace and rear gearbox from having too much weight in the rear, large jumps, and learning how to drive the car at the time haha. I've come a long way since then

Hey guys did a search for this but came up empty handed. I have a B44 and a B44.1. Currently I run a 7.5 in the 44.1 and a 7 turn in the b44. I have a tekin 17.5 I just wanted to try it. But don't have a clue to what gearing to run. Any help would be appreciated Thanks.

Was going to link you to Genova's 2012 ROAR 17.5 4wd buggy winning setup sheet , only to realize they are not listing the gearing for whatever reason

Maybe try something similar to stock 2wd buggy gearing and check temps after 5 minutes ? Lotta guys run something in the neighborhood of 72/33.

Quick pic of my 44.1, powder coated Ali chassis and white wiring etc

Very nice and clean!

What wheels are those ?

Wheels, my guess..durango


The white wire looks cool.

Thanks guys, yes pleased with the ways its turned out.

The wheels are durango ones (original hex front/pin rear) and the ali is from a guy on oople called Tony Parr was only £20.00

Has anyone figured out how to put a vts slipper on a b44.1? I am guessing it is because the extra hardware is too thick?

Pretty certain you cannot fit the VTS due the longer length of the assembly. But you can get the Avid Triad slipper, which fits and achieves the exact same thing.

is it that much better than the stock? I bought both but was gonna use the triad on my stock b4.1

Hey guys I just bought and built my 44.1 this past week. I really like this car but the only fustrating thing about it is getting the correct front ride height. I can only get 18mm of ride height up front(spring collars turned all the way down). To me this seems to only be a problem because of the height of the stock front springs. I know that avid has a kit to mount big bore springs onto the stock shocks but do any other springs and collars work correctly?

You're measuring the ride height at the front of the CF chassis right?

Yep. I measure the front corners and the rear corners of the car to see where the height it at. I built the shocks just like the manual says. One limiter in the front/35wt oil/silver spring.

What spring cups are on it? cant remember if the fronts are set higher than the rear....? Check that.

I think it has the offset cups on the rear but I'll double check. Thanks