has anyone stumbled across a real solution for the outdrive wobble on the diffs? I read several pages back to rebuild them and be generous with the black grease on the o-rings for the outdrives. I replaced the diff covers and used a bunch of black grease but there is still a slight wobble. does this mean that frequent service will be necessary? that's gonna suck. i do have the grooves where the driveshaft has been hitting the outdrive cups. i put some fuel tubing on the shock shaft and turned the bottom out 3 turns. hopefully that will reduce some of the upward stroke.

anyhow. still loving the truck. not loving my job though. it keeps me from driving this truck. i might get a little spunk this week and race it for the first time.

ben

[QUOTE=symmetricon;9318935]High torque slipper pads(a must IMO!)
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Are these other than the stock slipper pads? What is the difference? What is the part number for these?

ASC91170. Same material but a lot more surface area. Many are using one of these on the outside of the spur only which drives the rear diff. This is used primarily with 550 size motors because of the increased torque. I'm using 2 of these because of the amount of tension required to keep the slipper from slipping. It's a tuning option you can experiment with depending on available traction and your preference.

I encourage others to check their front arms. I have been running sway bars so I have a bolt in the hole and my arms still bent bad on both sides. Not equally of course but they did get twisted. Not sure if boiling the arms will help make the stiffer. Could change the way it works but so does being twisted.

Going to take the rear arms off next, hopefully I don't find the same.

Boiling will only make them softer.

Thanks for letting us know Cameron...I've noticed AE's plastic is a little more flexy since they came out with the RC8 arms.

Gonna take my sc10 4x4 to the local outdoor track for the first time since its reopening this weekend...... I'm used to indoor tight clay tracks so this will be a challenge for me running on a dirt 1/8th scale track......... Any suggestions on setups? Thanks

Yeah, it's late and that sounds more right then making them harder.

Seems AE should not have not put the open hole in the rear part of the arm. Those with the location of the sway bar mount makes a bendy part of the arm.

I also need a proper solution for the outdrive wobble.
The wobble is getting worse and as result I have to keep refilling the diffs.

Thunder power 65c 5300mah are awsome

Anything in particular that caused it? Hard crashes or landings, are you running thicker shock oils?
Hasn't happened to mine yet nock on wood.

SaMe here. I haven't had any arm issues. And we run on a large 1/8 scale track. Not saying that you don't have a legit issue. But I wouldn't know what to advise on. Have you left the truck in the sunlight or in a car where the extreme heat could have wArped those arms? Just asking. Cuz I saw your pics and it just looks bad.

Although pricey.. The cool thing about Thunder Power too.. Once they start to puff(if they ever do) or you notice ANY change in performance from the pack.. Up to one year.. You can mail them to TP with the receipt from your purchase, and they will mail you a new one! I just did it with 3 45C 2650's and they mailed me back 3 new 45C 2700mah.

As for the wobble in the outdrives, I believe its only in the rear, right? I believe it has to do with the rear a-arms hitting the cup, check it out. I'm running the rear shocks with 4mm of the limiter clips. I have the rear backed out 3 turns no boot and emulsion style. When I did this I noticed the shock compresses enough that the arm would press into the outdrive. Since I put in the limiters, my outdrives seem to not wobble.

I have the front sway bars should I wait to put then on til I get the back ones?