SC10 4x4 Thread
No front overdrive means the front tires spin faster than back and rear underdrive means rear tires spin faster than front.
The over drive will pull a bit more out of the corner , also makes for more steering overall ...( compared to standard pulley)
Wild Cherry, and every one else here... Thanks for all the help and tips on the sc104x4. I thought for a long time that this truck was the best out there..... but after the set up help from you guys.... I know that it's the closest to a perfect driving machine out there. Associated was always on my top three list of car makers. Don't see myself driving anything else. Keep up the good work.
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Well got my car together and working properly! All I need now is a proper radio and I'll be set... Enjoying the SC4X combo though, seems to work fine for me and keeps up with the other 4x4's out there.
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v716/CaseyDDR/20130125_014959.
The car isn't near as hard to work on as others have said either...
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v716/CaseyDDR/20130125_014959.
The car isn't near as hard to work on as others have said either...
Also need RX8 owners who have a SC10 4x4 to post up some settings for the RX8. I will be running a 1410 castle motor till I can get a Pro 4
So it looks like I'm making the switch to Tekin. I've been castle till now but the bec having issues with savox servos and spektrum receivers has reached a point where even with a cap on the receiver my truck dies every 5 minutes and resets. After DNFing my last 5 races I'm ready to try something new. I spoke with castle and they recommend buying a $20 external bec but I have a great deal on a RX8 and pro 4 4000kv motor in awesome condition so going that way.
I've heard the RX8 needs more tuning so any help with settings for RX8 and gearing for a pro4 4000 and rc shox center diff would be appreciated.
I've heard the RX8 needs more tuning so any help with settings for RX8 and gearing for a pro4 4000 and rc shox center diff would be appreciated.
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I shredded my v.2 center diff spur gear but have 2 v.1 spur gears can I just drill the holes for the pins with the right size bit?
Otherwise I'll be running garodisk in the old mac the knife basket.
Otherwise I'll be running garodisk in the old mac the knife basket.
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i know, but i just didnt want to buy a new clicker just to test this option, especially because its just a matter of time, 'till i sell this truck and move on to a rc8b conversion. Its just sooo attrective to buy a truck that has the same grip with sc10 barcodes as the sc10 4x4 with minipins :/ ...not to mention the shocks. The only disadvantage for me is the high price and high weight.
We had a discussion about this a few thousand post ago but i will explain a few things! There is a reason why the spur gears cost what they do, they are not east to machine, first of all they are made from a stock spur gear (4.00) and they are molded out of non machine able plastic (makes it very tough to clean up after machine work is done) while machining the material twist around the tool so about halfway through i have to program stop and pull material off of the tool. The ball holes you could probably drill the your self but would need an indexable super spacer to get the holes on the same B.C. and concentric with the center hole. If the holes are not on center you will not get a groove on the washers and that will also make a mess. Now the pin holes are a complete different animal, I know it looks like they are just holes stuck in there but if you read on the RCShox thread Cameron and i went through dozens of spur gears trying to get the right location of the pin holes. they are not on centerline and they have to be a certain distance away from the balls to work properly, also the ball holes are not a standard drill size, they are interpolated with an endmill, same with the pin holes. So in a nut shell and to answer your question, yes by all means you can drill the holes your self but it will not work properly. Machine work is a "by the hour" trade, take your 4.00 spur gear to a machine shop and see what they will charge to drill the holes for you. CNC rates are generally 80.00 per hour and i promise with programming and setup it would take about an hour to get the first one done and 8-10 minutes of cycle time to do the rest! so now you know why they are 13.00!!
Put the price thing in perspective for a minute, do you know how much it cost to make a lexan body, yet nobody complains about shelling out 50 bux for something that literally cost about 5.00, in fact the packaging cost almost as much as the body!! Tires, do you really think it cost 20.00 to make 2 tires, once again they are worth about 2.00 yet we all buy them every two weeks or so, sometime more than that! http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...Ballstud-Set-2
6.50 for something that cost the factory less than 25 cents but we all have them! I am just saying, a 13.00 spur gear is not that bad in the grand scheme of things especially if it works!
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We had a discussion about this a few thousand post ago but i will explain a few things! There is a reason why the spur gears cost what they do, they are not east to machine, first of all they are made from a stock spur gear (4.00) and they are molded out of non machine able plastic (makes it very tough to clean up after machine work is done) while machining the material twist around the tool so about halfway through i have to program stop and pull material off of the tool. The ball holes you could probably drill the your self but would need an indexable super spacer to get the holes on the same B.C. and concentric with the center hole. If the holes are not on center you will not get a groove on the washers and that will also make a mess. Now the pin holes are a complete different animal, I know it looks like they are just holes stuck in there but if you read on the RCShox thread Cameron and i went through dozens of spur gears trying to get the right location of the pin holes. they are not on centerline and they have to be a certain distance away from the balls to work properly, also the ball holes are not a standard drill size, they are interpolated with an endmill, same with the pin holes. So in a nut shell and to answer your question, yes by all means you can drill the holes your self but it will not work properly. Machine work is a "by the hour" trade, take your 4.00 spur gear to a machine shop and see what they will charge to drill the holes for you. CNC rates are generally 80.00 per hour and i promise with programming and setup it would take about an hour to get the first one done and 8-10 minutes of cycle time to do the rest! so now you know why they are 13.00!!
Put the price thing in perspective for a minute, do you know how much it cost to make a lexan body, yet nobody complains about shelling out 50 bux for something that literally cost about 5.00, in fact the packaging cost almost as much as the body!! Tires, do you really think it cost 20.00 to make 2 tires, once again they are worth about 2.00 yet we all buy them every two weeks or so, sometime more than that! http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...Ballstud-Set-2
6.50 for something that cost the factory less than 25 cents but we all have them! I am just saying, a 13.00 spur gear is not that bad in the grand scheme of things especially if it works!
Put the price thing in perspective for a minute, do you know how much it cost to make a lexan body, yet nobody complains about shelling out 50 bux for something that literally cost about 5.00, in fact the packaging cost almost as much as the body!! Tires, do you really think it cost 20.00 to make 2 tires, once again they are worth about 2.00 yet we all buy them every two weeks or so, sometime more than that! http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...Ballstud-Set-2
6.50 for something that cost the factory less than 25 cents but we all have them! I am just saying, a 13.00 spur gear is not that bad in the grand scheme of things especially if it works!
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Put the price thing in perspective for a minute, do you know how much it cost to make a lexan body, yet nobody complains about shelling out 50 bux for something that literally cost about 5.00, in fact the packaging cost almost as much as the body!! Tires, do you really think it cost 20.00 to make 2 tires, once again they are worth about 2.00 yet we all buy them every two weeks or so, sometime more than that!
but doesn't matter, they cost what they cost and we can't do something against it. Unless there's someone who makes reliable bodies and decides to sell them for low cost (to get more costumers) instead of going with the mainstream-price
it's the same with RXs, they doesnt cost much in production but are selled for more than 50$
thank god for orangrx
Tired of tearing through bodies every few months and dropping $60 per all in with paint.
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My friend and I are doing just that. Not marketing them at all... just for ourselves and locals at our track. Will be roughly double thickness, no goo needed for a lower ready to take the abuse weight and less expensive.
Tired of tearing through bodies every few months and dropping $60 per all in with paint.
Tired of tearing through bodies every few months and dropping $60 per all in with paint.
Using a local place to do the mold and forming. We looked into doing it ourselves but would not be how we want the finish. They have 300ft/lb vacuums... we don't 
Need to paint & run it before any could be sent but I'm sure I could figure out getting a few out in the mail. Don't want to be selling these things on a regular basis, and dealing with anything near retail... I already put in enough hours of work in the day, just kind of doing it for ourselves.
Will let ya know how the prototypes turn out.

Need to paint & run it before any could be sent but I'm sure I could figure out getting a few out in the mail. Don't want to be selling these things on a regular basis, and dealing with anything near retail... I already put in enough hours of work in the day, just kind of doing it for ourselves.
Will let ya know how the prototypes turn out.



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