I work at a hobby store/indoor Rc track/arcade/poolhall..
I get stuff at cost

Ty...got the bearings,have a brushless,got shocks,have drift tires..seems im good.

That's all good...but, even "at cost", by the time you've paid for the TT-02 kit, plus all the needed parts to turn it into a TT-02D, you'll probably have paid approx the same as you would have had you ordered the TT-02D from another vendor. On top of that, by the time all of it comes in, you might have already received the TT-02D kit.

Just because you "work at a hobby shop" doesn't always mean you'll save money, or time, in the end. I'm not saying you won't...but, it doesn't necessarily mean you will. Due example, we have 3 LHSs in the area, and, while 2 of them do stock a few Tamiya kits, neither has more than a few parts. In order to get parts, even employees have to wait for them to come from Japan. Even they're small enough to know to order those from other (overseas) vendors, knowing they'll save money AND time. As an example, the parts I ordered from JazRider & RC Mart for my TT-02 all arrived in less than two weeks. Had I ordered those parts from my LHSs, I could have easily been waiting longer...and, they would have cost me more.

Don't get me wrong. I know it sounds like I'm not "supporting" my LHSs...but, if you knew how much money I actually DO spend at them (especially one in particular), then you'd know that I, most certainly, DO support them. And, in more ways than just spending money there, as I'm constantly directing other people to them

possible..
I have all the needed parts just laying around...
2 kits,,,,1 for parts/bearings/paint cost me 162.$
2 day delivery.

Kinda what I did for the TLR 22 5.0. Bought a kit (DC, as we had a clay track at the time), and a roller, which is cheaper than buying all the individual spare parts separately.

Quick question: Does the TT-02 require a low-profile servo, or can any standard-height servo fit? For the two kits my step-dad & I will be building, the servos are about the only remaining items to purchase. Also, if anyone can recommend what torque range is best for the TT-02, I'd appreciate it. My step-dad's will have (at least for now) the stock plastic steering bell crank, while mine will have the aluminum.

Standard height servo can be used, no problem. Torque is also not the biggest problem with TT-02, if you choose a 4+ kg Servo everything will be fine.
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Thanks for the info. If needed, I would have order a couple ProTek low-profile servos. As long a standard height servo fits, I've got a few ProTeks ust sitting around.

Several years ago I'd driven a TT-02s setup as a VTA car. I thought the car had potential to be a good club racer for VTA. Thanks to a few generous friends, I've now have 2 TT-02 rolling chassis. I am at least going to upgrade one of them to SR spec. The other I might just put a few minor upgrades on so I can race it outdoor on temporary paved surfaces or maybe a rally it.

Thankfully I was able to pickup a new glass fiber reinforced chassis off of ebay. I should also say thanks to theracer.com website for making it easy to find upgrade parts for the car as well as some possible aftermarket solutions. Of course I will be putting a lot of Tamiya blue on this car so I will be sure to post pics when I'm done.

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Spent some time working on the drive line of the car today. I decided to install gear diffs front & rear. One thing I didn't notice when I bought the Tamiya TT-02 gear diffs is that they include 2 bearings!

Hello All.

I've been racing TT-02's for a couple of years now and love the platform. When I visited the Tamiya website today I noticed that TT02R: 84409, TT02RR: 47382, TT02SR: 47439 and TT02D Type S: 47301 are all listed as DISCONTINUED. Any idea what's going on at Tamiya?

Maybe a soon-to-be-released TT-03?

Kit numbers that start with a 4 or 8, are limited editions and eventually are marked discontinued. Eventually Tamiya will release a new version.

Tamiya has been releasing many TT02's on a regular basis for years ...this year they came out with a handful of new TT02's as well, ..Tamiya hasn't stopped releasing or supporting the TT02 platform.

Here is my progress on my TT02sr project. This car has the Yeah Racing shocks & adjustable motor mount.

Hi everyone, this is my first post apologies for the length of it. I’ve been racing for many years but only with my tt02 for approx 4yrs, my friends tt02 after 6 months randomly started pulling very badly and spinning by itself which he was never able to rectify to the point he gave it away and moved to blinky class, last weekend in the middle of a race mine started doing the exact same thing? It’s not torque steer or anything obvious, I’ve completely stripped car and changed all bearings. It just seems strange it’s exactly the same fault as his and seems to be a tt02 thing, the car has lost all grip it’s literally like driving on ice. Has anyone come across this before? Any help would be appreciated. Many thanks