Team Corally RDX Touring Car
07-08-2006, 09:48 PM
#8026
Originally Posted by or8ital
Im having a problem with my pre-mounted Take-Off tires. The rims are so thick they touch the A-Arm when I turn all the way to one side (causing me to spin out often). Anyone know a simple solution for that? Other rims work fine. Its just the new rims Take-Off is using.
I do have a shim between the hex nut and the tire and I am using Pro4 hex nuts (but I dont think that should make a diff).
I do have a shim between the hex nut and the tire and I am using Pro4 hex nuts (but I dont think that should make a diff).
07-08-2006, 10:01 PM
#8027
I'm not sure if Corally International reads this thread or not, so maybe one of you guys that talk to them can pass this along if you think it's worthy.
I believe the front bulkheads might be unnecessarily weak. Our track (pictured here) has two sides that are walls, and extremely unforgiving. It's rare that I hit a wall, but we had a layout recently that had a particularly tight section that would bounce you into the wall (with the side of your car) if you cut it too tight.
I managed to bend two front bulkheads over the course of 3 months, and I've bent others in the past. The odd thing is, the impacts that bend them have never broken an arm or hingepin, which you'd expect to be more fragile.
Normally, a slight bend might be okay since you could put in a shim or something and just live with it. Unfortunately, with the RDX, a slight bend stretches out the screw holes, so nothing will thread into the bulkhead anymore, and it's nearly impossible to get the bearing holders back in once you take them out.
I've gotten a lot better at driving in the last year, and I have plenty of races where I don't touch a board or the wall, and actually rarely break anything these days. I'm not a hack or a reckless driver or anything, for what it's worth.
So, since the spirit of the RDX is to improve rather than reinvent, I thought I'd pass this along. If anybody else has experienced similar trouble, I'd be interested to hear about it to see if maybe I really am just a hack. :-) Thanks for reading.
I believe the front bulkheads might be unnecessarily weak. Our track (pictured here) has two sides that are walls, and extremely unforgiving. It's rare that I hit a wall, but we had a layout recently that had a particularly tight section that would bounce you into the wall (with the side of your car) if you cut it too tight.
I managed to bend two front bulkheads over the course of 3 months, and I've bent others in the past. The odd thing is, the impacts that bend them have never broken an arm or hingepin, which you'd expect to be more fragile.
Normally, a slight bend might be okay since you could put in a shim or something and just live with it. Unfortunately, with the RDX, a slight bend stretches out the screw holes, so nothing will thread into the bulkhead anymore, and it's nearly impossible to get the bearing holders back in once you take them out.
I've gotten a lot better at driving in the last year, and I have plenty of races where I don't touch a board or the wall, and actually rarely break anything these days. I'm not a hack or a reckless driver or anything, for what it's worth.
So, since the spirit of the RDX is to improve rather than reinvent, I thought I'd pass this along. If anybody else has experienced similar trouble, I'd be interested to hear about it to see if maybe I really am just a hack. :-) Thanks for reading.
07-08-2006, 10:03 PM
#8028
Also, since using the SRC Ultimate Bumper and switching to Parma tires, I haven't broken a single arm. I think there is REALLY something to the theory about wheel nuts catching on the boards and breaking an arm. The Parmas do a nice job of protecting the nut.
07-09-2006, 06:42 AM
#8031
Originally Posted by Brian L
Take a dremel and grind a little bit off the edge of the arm.
Im definately going to get some new rims for my club race. Was just wondering though since I know those pre-mounted Take-Offs are popular handout tires.
I wish Take-Off hadnt stopped using the Speedmind rims.
07-09-2006, 07:43 AM
#8032
OK, I'm having a strange problem that I can't figure out (others have looked over the car as well ...2nd set of eyes kind of thing) ...got my car working great ...but I keep poping the belt off the spool, I've tried no belt tensionser, belt tensioner, new belt, everything I can think of ...nothing is binding up and the spool has the sides intact, but it keeps happening ...in 2 qualifiers and the mains last night ....anyone else ever experience this? And if so, what was causing it?
07-09-2006, 07:56 AM
#8034
Originally Posted by HarshGuy
OK, I'm having a strange problem that I can't figure out (others have looked over the car as well ...2nd set of eyes kind of thing) ...got my car working great ...but I keep poping the belt off the spool, I've tried no belt tensionser, belt tensioner, new belt, everything I can think of ...nothing is binding up and the spool has the sides intact, but it keeps happening ...in 2 qualifiers and the mains last night ....anyone else ever experience this? And if so, what was causing it?
07-09-2006, 09:52 AM
#8035
Tech Adept
You can also install the rear diff the wrong way, that will pop off, Don't ask how I know.
Cheers
Peter
Cheers
Peter
07-09-2006, 10:42 AM
#8037
There's a lot more RDX porn from the worlds at this link:
http://www.petitrc.com/view_news.php?id=5796
http://www.petitrc.com/view_news.php?id=5796
07-09-2006, 02:24 PM
#8039
Fragile Bulkheads
Originally Posted by syndr0me
I'm not sure if Corally International reads this thread or not, so maybe one of you guys that talk to them can pass this along if you think it's worthy.
I believe the front bulkheads might be unnecessarily weak. Our track (pictured here) has two sides that are walls, and extremely unforgiving. It's rare that I hit a wall, but we had a layout recently that had a particularly tight section that would bounce you into the wall (with the side of your car) if you cut it too tight.
I managed to bend two front bulkheads over the course of 3 months, and I've bent others in the past. The odd thing is, the impacts that bend them have never broken an arm or hingepin, which you'd expect to be more fragile.
Normally, a slight bend might be okay since you could put in a shim or something and just live with it. Unfortunately, with the RDX, a slight bend stretches out the screw holes, so nothing will thread into the bulkhead anymore, and it's nearly impossible to get the bearing holders back in once you take them out.
I've gotten a lot better at driving in the last year, and I have plenty of races where I don't touch a board or the wall, and actually rarely break anything these days. I'm not a hack or a reckless driver or anything, for what it's worth.
So, since the spirit of the RDX is to improve rather than reinvent, I thought I'd pass this along. If anybody else has experienced similar trouble, I'd be interested to hear about it to see if maybe I really am just a hack. :-) Thanks for reading.
I believe the front bulkheads might be unnecessarily weak. Our track (pictured here) has two sides that are walls, and extremely unforgiving. It's rare that I hit a wall, but we had a layout recently that had a particularly tight section that would bounce you into the wall (with the side of your car) if you cut it too tight.
I managed to bend two front bulkheads over the course of 3 months, and I've bent others in the past. The odd thing is, the impacts that bend them have never broken an arm or hingepin, which you'd expect to be more fragile.
Normally, a slight bend might be okay since you could put in a shim or something and just live with it. Unfortunately, with the RDX, a slight bend stretches out the screw holes, so nothing will thread into the bulkhead anymore, and it's nearly impossible to get the bearing holders back in once you take them out.
I've gotten a lot better at driving in the last year, and I have plenty of races where I don't touch a board or the wall, and actually rarely break anything these days. I'm not a hack or a reckless driver or anything, for what it's worth.
So, since the spirit of the RDX is to improve rather than reinvent, I thought I'd pass this along. If anybody else has experienced similar trouble, I'd be interested to hear about it to see if maybe I really am just a hack. :-) Thanks for reading.
Hi,
I had the same problems.
Now , since it is outdoor season, the impacts ar very slow but, still strong enough to "unround" the place whre the ftont nearings are secured.
I place two brand new bearings and after squeeze them in the plastic holders, they fell greety, like dirt old bearings.
Does somebody know how to solve this problem?
cheers
Pedro
07-09-2006, 02:30 PM
#8040
Tamiya Shocks
Originally Posted by HarshGuy
Well I just looked her over and everything *appears* installed correctly ...here are some pics ...for a second (third, fourth, fifth ...hundreth LOL) set of eyes to see if I'm missing anything
I saw some pics from your car and perhaps you can tell which parts I will need to buy to be able to use the Tamiya shocks.
thanks
Pedro