Yes & they are worth it.

I run de racing guards on truggy and buggy. They help a ton keeping the rear shocks and arms clean and functioning properly.

YES, and you can buy them on ebay from DE directly.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Racing-Mud-Guard...item3369e84e27

I appreciate your innovation with the new towers. I haven't bought them yet, but I can appreciate your hard work.

But.... I wish you guys would come up with a solution for these piece of shiznit castor blocks. My castor bushings constantly fall out. They are a pain to set. I'm getting so frustrated with them I'm thinking of researching another 1/8th scale to run because this is SUCH a weak point on the Rc8be.

Are you guys in development of some new, and IMPROVED castor blocks that don't depend on these wretched bushings to function?

I've noticed alot of people talking about adding the chassis, arms, lower plate, and towers. Has anyone added the shorter struts that come with the kit, or the new wing mount? If so, any feedback?

When I had that problem I cleaned the screw threads with alchol, then used red loctite. Never come off now.

First, are you talking about the plastic castor block, or the metal knuckle?

If its the castor block, you can get new ones for like $5.00.

If its the metal knuckle, AE does offer aluminum ones. Here is a little hint for setting your bushings, we use it when the triangle gets rounded out. Flip the bushing so the flat, round side is toward the knuckle. Also, clean the threads out, and use threadlock for sure.

Hope this helps.

Brad



Definitely use the lower wing mount mod, its the best modification you can make to your RC8BE. The car jumps a million times flatter, and much more controllable in the air.

Brad

Can anyone link me to the a thread covering the lower wing mount mod? or just explain how... Thanks a bunch! -Eric

Quick question. I have been running a Castle 1800kv (1512) motor paired with an MMP esc on 4 cells and was wondering if there is any negative affect running at a lower rpm. Technically 5s is best suited for that motor. Just wondering as it seems to run hotter on 4s than 5s or it's just me tripping on it.

Terry

If you run a lower voltage it has to draw more current (amps) to get an equal amount of power (watts) So when the current is higher you get more heat.. That is why those SC trucks that are restricted to 2S have to use huge fans to keep the motor cool. I would recommend to get a better motor. The Castle 1800 is somewhat undersized for this weight to my opinion. Either get a motor with better efficiency or a bigger buggy motor.

http://www.rctech.net/forum/8768686-post9332.html

hey guys,

I just got a used rc8be with a tekin 1700kv motor. Is 4s workable with this motor or will it generate too much heat from not enough battery?

Both the Tekin 4030 (buggy) and the 4038 (truggy) 1700Kv motors are meant to work with 4S or 5S according to their website. Tekin motors have a high efficiency resulting in less heat. I think you will be just fine with that thing.

Looks like I will be joining the RC8be group. Going to pick one up, and a Tekin RX8 combo. Either the 1900 buggy or the 2050 truggy motor, haven't made my mind up yet.

Tons of info in the thread. I should of never went with HB stuff in the first place...

Just started my build very excited, tons of info here., have tekin system 2050. Should I run a fan on the motor? This is my first 8th scale so totally pumped and blissfully unaware.