An underweight X12? Did you forget to put the battery in In all seriousness, is that box stock? No aftermarket axle and screws?

Two 1/12 cars can be the same on paper but have one weigh a full two ounces more than the other because sometimes weight is hard to see. Sometimes it looks like slightly longer or heavier gauge wires, an extra or different capacitor, different wheels, metal gears in the servo, a few choice aluminum or titanium screws, a different type of body painted in multiple colors or plastered with decals (as opposed to John, who is apparently running the stormtrooper outfit on his Xray), that sort of thing.

I've heard stories of racers back in the day who raced cars like 12L's and Delta's that looked more or less stock, but in truth there was no steel anywhere in the car at all, saving like 35-40g over a stock kit.

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That's with the graphite axle and titanium screws. And yes the battery is taped down!

saw an option for a steel rear axle today. Am only guessing but would it be correct to assume this might smooth out acceleration and braking while adding some grip to the rear end?

I knew there would be an easy way to do it, thanks for showing me

In my opinion softer side springs would give you less side bite through the turns because it puts less pressure on the pod. Also adding rear pod droop would transfer more weight to the front of the car off power and would make your problem worse. First thing would be to dope less of the front tire, i usually do full rears and half fronts. Dope the rears for longer than the fronts.
I have a setup for the V-Dezign ( if your friends running the cr-v) that is my go to setup for most tracks, and it works with all tires ive tried. have him try it . It should work well for him. I usually run AE black side springs unless i need a little more mid corner grip and then i go to AE greens or sometimes AE silvers.

super geeky 12th question. Does anyone know where to find left and right hand bent body clips that are suitable for 12th bodies?The only ones I find are enormous and when I bend them my self they end up opening up slightly and not holding well. What are your favorites?

I got a 100 pack of these mini clips from Racers Edge for like $6. They hold the body down just fine, nice and light and small enough to not dig into the body lines. For holding the body UP on the post I use some old offroad clips that are thin but broad and hold well.

The mini clips:

http://www.amazon.com/Racers-Edge-Mi.../dp/B002PAN3ZC

The black CRC clips and the associated blue clips are opposite

Problem solved, car was glued to the track friday.
I made a new top damperplate that was longer so the shock would be more to the front, as the xray's have. After that I put the front of the shock into a high position to gain some more steering. Problem of the rear sliding was gone.
Very happy with how the car is driving at this moment, I'm actually having second doubts of cutting a new chassis now

PICS?

Hi guys. I'd like to know how can I put a thrust bearing on the axle of my s120 ltx. I tryed to put zen racing on (the short one) it but it seems the original axle of my serpent ltx it's too short, the nut can't lock properly.
Have you any idea on what i've to do?

Thank you so much
Gabriele

Anyone got advice where to start with a ballpark rollout for 21.5 motors on 1s? Whatever it is will then be governed down with throttle epa, for my 6 yr old twins. Never know when they'll have another opportunity to run some rug with a track so close to home.

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I have another question.. do many of you shorten your servo wires? I used to a long time back, but don't remember if I opened the servo up or cut the wire and put new ends on. So what do you recommend on doing this?
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3 older crc cars and I especially love the T-bar car since I'm the kind of guy who likes old stuff. Old tools, old bikes, pretty much anything old. Love new stuff too, but I find I can have more "stuff" when I go the old route.