The shocks come prebuilt. Just add oil. The diffs come pre-built, but I suggest rebuilding them yourself. (you will need to add the diff fluid). All of the tie-rods come prebuilt (which need zero adjustment) including the one for the steering servo.

Associated did a good job on saving people headaches on this kit for the most part.

I have some 3M, thin, very sticky double sided tape under my ESC. Is this too thin? Do I need something really plush to take a hit?

It's like a full time job trying to keep up with this thread. Not sure the wife or boss appreciate it.

The width, measured at the front of the tray where it don't "flex", is 54 mm. That is the absolute widest point. The height is almost "endless" as you use velcro straps.

Today I should get some stuff in the mail... yay!

Integy still hasn't shipped my brace out!!

I should get my sr300 rx, the motor should have shipped, and hopefully my mmm arrives tomorrow!

Oh... I forgot my lhs order came in...

White wing, caliber tires, and the mmm case for the one with a broken fan!

I measured the battery tray a few pages back. And the height isn't limitless. You still need to fit the shell on the car. And a Gens Ace hard pack only fits on it's side under the shell.

http://www.rctech.net/forum/8484551-post1119.html

your using the wrong side of the calipers to measure interior length

Yeah, it was like 2am. It's right on the edge though for sure. I was just duplicating the measurements already quoted from the factory.

ya i know just messin with ya...

They're probably trying to do you a favor.

I use Kyosho Zeal tape. Awesome stuff, but a tad expensive. I've also been advised that two layers of Parma tape works well. I have some of the Parma tape, and it's not nearly as thick as the Zeal tape, but it is cushy.

Welcome Tony! I logged off early last night, and I see the thread (as usual) has moved quite a bit from last night!

I'd go for the Gens Ace battery from HobbyPartz (or whatever it's called). Less than $70, and it seems to be a very good battery. I have a few, and so far so good. You can't beat the price. IIRC, they are 40C rated. All my batteries are 40C, and I haven't had any issues. I have yet to race with them, though.

As for Tekin, I do see many issues with them. Fortunately for me, mine has been pretty solid. All of the CC products I've used (MMP and MMM) have been rock solid as well. I never gave LRP any real consideration. What kinds of features do they have?

Also, someone asked about shocks (sorry I forget who), and as already noted, they come pre-build, but it's a good time to install the tapered pistons. That's what I did. Fortunately, AE used nuts on the shock shafts instead of e-clips, so you don't have to remove the shaft from the shock body to install the pistons.

One last thing, did everyone's kit come with black rear springs or silver? I bought a set of silver rear springs, and they look exactly like the springs that came with my kit. I don't have a spring tester that will tell me the spring rate of springs this soft, and since I'm still waiting on my scales, I don't have a good way to verify.

Exactly. The Gens Ace battery is probably the tallest battery you can fit. It's so close that you can't run the wiring on top of the battery as it'll hit the body.

I went a head and bought both spring kits for the car (front and rear). I currently run the stiffest (4.xx) spring upfront with 37.5 wt fluid, and medium (3.70) springs in the rear with 27.5 wt fluid. No complaints so far and our track has quite a few doubles and triples...

And agaragabhi, when you order directly from Integy, it even says on the site, it's like 10 days before they ship it. When I was going to order those hubs, I added them to the cart on like 24 Jan, they weren't gonna ship until lile 6 Feb.

They emailed me saying the warehouse was having issues lol

Also finally got intouch with the tekin motor guy... Said he would ship it today, hope it gets here before Sunday