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Finished my ET48.3 build and it went very well. I had a problem with my shock bladder getting sucked into the shock body. I tried building the shock a dozen different times and it still got sucked in. I replaced that bladder with the one out of my extra 410.3 shock and it worked fine, not sure why.

I also am using the 1700 KV Tekin truggy motor with a 16 tooth pinion. Seems kind of slow on 4S (some drivers recommend it). I will try it with a 17 tooth pinion and go from there. My standard ET48 had a Tekin 2050 kv buggy motor and it was pretty powerful.

Start with a 21t pinion with the 1700 tekin truggy motor. You will probably want to add timing also.

were you hungry for skittles when you made that paint job? lol

SO,

I haven't really seen anyone on here talking about one of the most important factors of winning a race... tires! I wanted to ask personal opinions of what tires work well for people.

To get even more direct - I would *really* like to hear of people's experience with the newer designed truggy tires from AKA (long-wear compound)

Has anyone used these yet? I believe they only come in the "Impact" and "I-beam" tire with "soft" and "medium" long-wear compound so far...

I am sick of having to buy $80 worth of tires every 15-20 trips to the track just to play around

I ponied up and purchased some Impact's in the medium, long-wear compound... They are about $10 more for the pre-mounts... I hope they last longer

Here is a picture of my shock bladder getting sucked in the shock body. Thomas at Tekno gave me some tips I'm going to try on next rebuild and I just need to ensure I'm not over draining the shock when bleeding.

Thanks, will see what the largest I have is. Probably a 19 tooth and I will keep an eye on the temps. Is this Ian by the way?

I only use Sweep tires on my truggy. They offer 2 different patterns. Cost is $68.00 for a set of 4 mounted. I order them directly from Sweep Tires.

The impact is my go to tire. I haven't tried the extended wear compounds yet but tire wear is much less an issue on truggy. I'm going to try the extended wear compounds from proline and aka next summer since I'm pretty sure my current tire lot will get me through the season.

I guess let's set both our and your expectations:

First, are you racing or no? If you're just playing as you describe, yes you could get the hardest compound possible and have them last quite a while, as long as you're ok with moderate or less than perfect surface grip / performance.

Secondly, you're aware that 15-20 trips on one set of tires is an incredibly long time in racing right? So if you're getting that, you're doing very well.

i use medium as my play tire as my wife works at a track. And i will say a medium impact will long outlast a medium blockade. like 2-3 to one at least.

Season recap!
Hi Tekno fans! I just finished my first championship this weekend. So glad that I choose a ET48, it went SO well the whole season!. It was also my first Tekno. Was not the fastest, only managed to do 1 TQ this year, but my racing strategy was to be consistent. And it did pay. I went for different tires (compound and thread design) at the middle of the season: it made a big difference...

I finished 1st in e-truggy this year! 2nd buggy: That's probably because I was not running a Tekno . One thing to mention: I really wanted to say that everything that came in my ET48 box, is on the truck! I mean I invested a big total of 0$ on this truck this year, seriously!!! I estimated around 35+ battery packs went into this truck this summer so far... and it's still warm out here!

I added rear mud guards, all stock settings except: stiffer springs and went for different oil weights in diffs. Generic maintenance (mostly down to re-tighten the screws) was the only thing I did to keep it running good.
The rest is ALL STOCK!! Can't wait to put my hands on a EB48.3... My best kit ever!

ps: yeah I know... next time: Tekno T-shirt...

Well, I "play" like I "race"... I only run my truggy on the track, when I'm there I always run like I'd race - as fast as I can possibly push myself and the truck.

How much rebound are you building into your shocks? When you build Tekno shocks, you do not want to push the shaft all the way up then screw on the cap. Ideally you want to screw on the cap until about 3-4 threads are left, then push the shaft up into the body until there is 11-15mm of shaft still exposed, then screw the cap on all the way.

I personally do 11mm for the front shocks, and 12-13mm for the rear depending on if its the buggy or truggy.

Responding to the poster who asked about tires:
I run at LCRC which I've been told is relatively low traction compared to a lot of tracks nationally. Only tires I've used are AKA soft impacts (in the regular compound). I haven't tried any others, because the Impacts are hooked up no matter the track conditions/temperature. Friend of mine who has some sponsors and usually is in the A with his losi truck uses them too. I'd definitely recommend starting off with them unless your track has a unique surface. As always, you can try asking the owner of the track or the fast guys there what they like best.

Also, should say that I have 2-3 race days on mine and barely any wear. It's good they are so versatile because $75 a set adds up fast on a college student budget