[QUOTE=Wildcat1971;12130194]From my expierence running both bodies...finnisher..buggy jumps better ...bulldog gained more steering....

I prefer the bulldog...myself....

yeah they call it the b4.2 bulldog now too lol. its what im running it feels amazing with the 6.5 stabilizer at the back - running it with all the vertical gurney removed.

finnisher definately jumps flatter. bulldog has more high speed stability imho.

Thanks everyone for the info!

Any opinions on the FTW body?

Anyone know the length of the CVD dogbones that come with the FT B4.1 Worlds kit? On my kit with the arms fully compressed the CVDs seem to bind when I turn the rear tires. Looking at my sons b4.1 compared to mine it appears the dogbones on my buggy are a few mm too long. Anyone ever seen this?

You sure your Thrust assembly is in the correct orientation? If it's backwards the nylon outdrive inserts will not seat all the way and things will bind up.

I’ve torn everything down on the rear end of my buggy at least twice trying to figure out what was causing the binding, everything appeared to be fine. It never dawned on me to measure the length of the dogbones until I was sitting in the pits at a race this weekend and just for the hell of it I measure them with a set of calipers and it appears the ones on my kit are slightly larger. I say “appears” larger because I didn’t tear the CVDs apart to get a good measure, just kinda eyeballed it with the calipers.

I have not tried one, so my only comment is that it was designed for the standard (short) chasis...

From the FTW website: "NOTE: Night Fox for B4.1 also fits B4.1 Worlds Edition and +8mm chassis-equipped cars almost perfectly if attached with Velcro."

You did something wrong then. these allow you to fine tune to precision with absolutely no binding of any sort which is why they are the rod ends of choice for RC aircraft. If they were binding on you it is because you had the little screw too tight, therefore applying too much pressure on the ball to create the resistance. The proper way to set them up is to place the securing screws on the end and tighten the little screw so it doesn't allow the screw to move/drop and then turn it out until it drops to the bottom and turn out a hair more. that ensures absolutely no binding of any sort.

thanks for the heads up, was curious about that part lol concerning the FTW body.

Not sure anyone has posted there thoughts yet on the offset lunsford turnbuckles but I went ahead and ordered a set.

also, was always curious about this, how closely aligned do piston holes need to be as far as a pair of them goes? So for example I want to drill an extra set of piston holes in some pistons, if I am off slightly as far as them straight across from each other (assuming the shaft is the mid point), will that screw stuff up?

I am thinking of taking some spare 2 hole 1.5's I have and drilling some additional 1.1 holes to see how I like it before buying the avid ones. I usually don't mess with doing this kind of modification myself, just buy the pistons but figure why not give it a shot?

I am running the AVID 2x1.5mm/2x1.1mm pistons and the Lunsford offset turnbuckles. Both very worthwhile IMO.

good stuff, got pics?

This is the only photo I have that shows the rear turnbuckle (you can see it's silver, not blue). I can take a rear view photo when I get home from work tonight if you would like.

lol no prob. I can't view it till I get home either due to this firewall blocking photobucket lol.

Do you know if there are any tracks in Fayetteville NC? Grew up there and still have family around.

I just ordered the new AE 3x1.4mm tapered pistons.. will be trying them when they arrive. Were you trying to shave weight with the Lunsford? I've never had any problems with the FT blue turnbuckles..

Was at the track last night practicing.. I tightened my steering wheel another 1/4th of a turn on my M11 and it helped a ton again. The tighter steering wheel slows down my hand and makes my steering so much smoother.

The off set turnbuckles are to reduce the rod and shock body rubbing. And they are way stronger than the FT blues ones.