MBX5
08-17-2006, 05:49 PM
#406
Originally Posted by Lextek
Ithink part of my problem is a slightly, worn bushing for the front front brake cam. I was looking at the King Headz center diff plate with the bearings as an upgrade.
08-17-2006, 06:03 PM
#407
Tech Adept
Tony do you have a link/part # for those TTRS3 discs?
08-17-2006, 06:11 PM
#408
Tech Master
iTrader: (24)
I've used the Crazy Nut 4 disc brake set up for our Mugens for 3 years now. Carbon fibre pads and hardcoated vented aluminum discs. i had a mchinist buddy, machine the top plates nicely for bearings and I put a drop of ca on the flange to keep the outer flange from rotating, thats when it wears.
08-17-2006, 06:53 PM
#409
08-18-2006, 08:58 AM
#411
Tech Adept
I'm new to 1/8th scale. I think I made the right choice with the Prospec. Seems like there is a great wealth of knowledge here about it.
08-22-2006, 01:51 PM
#412
Can anyone help out with set-up ??
Track is long grass in a field, Well it's long enough anyway. Providing loads of grip, Traction rolling is a problem if i'm not careful. I'm new to 1/8th and the mugen is my first Nitro buggy.
It seems a really good car
Anyway help with diff settings etc would be really appreciated.
I have looked to the mugen site but there didn't seem to be anything there suited to a grassed surface. Oh no jumps but there are some nasty "holes" in the surface, rabbits i guess ...............
Cheers Guys
Track is long grass in a field, Well it's long enough anyway. Providing loads of grip, Traction rolling is a problem if i'm not careful. I'm new to 1/8th and the mugen is my first Nitro buggy.
It seems a really good car
Anyway help with diff settings etc would be really appreciated.I have looked to the mugen site but there didn't seem to be anything there suited to a grassed surface. Oh no jumps but there are some nasty "holes" in the surface, rabbits i guess ...............
Cheers Guys
08-24-2006, 06:48 PM
#413
i dont know about a grass setup but....
Does anybody know whether the new MBX5T front shocks are a direct bolt-on for the MBX5 buggy rear shocks? It sure would be nice to not ruin shock bodies every 5 weeks.....
Does anybody know whether the new MBX5T front shocks are a direct bolt-on for the MBX5 buggy rear shocks? It sure would be nice to not ruin shock bodies every 5 weeks.....
08-24-2006, 06:51 PM
#414
damn i suck...Tony answered that on this page....
08-25-2006, 06:28 PM
#415
Tech Adept
I went back and looked at some set-ups. I moved the 2mm spacer for the lower front arm to the front. Big difference. It seems the harder you drive this buggy the better it goes!
09-07-2006, 11:52 PM
#416
Man its been a long time sense i have posted!
I have been lost on the down travel of the setup sheet.
It showes a rim under the chassis and it tells me full. It looks like the rim would stop the full travel of the arms. Is that what they are reaching for? Can someone make it easy on me and let me know the average A arm down stop by ground to chassis or mm's traveled.
P.S. I am looking at the Scott H. and Chad B. setup sheet.
Thanks a bunch
I have been lost on the down travel of the setup sheet.
It showes a rim under the chassis and it tells me full. It looks like the rim would stop the full travel of the arms. Is that what they are reaching for? Can someone make it easy on me and let me know the average A arm down stop by ground to chassis or mm's traveled.
P.S. I am looking at the Scott H. and Chad B. setup sheet.
Thanks a bunch
09-08-2006, 06:59 AM
#417
Full down travel means no limiting at all (controlled by the droop screws). The chassis tabs against the bottom of the arms are the limiters. The wheel under the chassis should be ignored.
09-08-2006, 07:20 AM
#418
Tech Addict
iTrader: (4)
In measuring the down travel according to a setup sheet you need to use the ride height guage under the hubs-with a wheel under the car chassis. When I go to full down travel I at least run the droop screws in until they contact the chassis and then give them another 1/2 turn or so. That way you don't bend driveshafts or even pop them out on a rough landing. Even seen guys rip the shock ends off...
09-08-2006, 01:19 PM
#419
Thanks for the help.
09-08-2006, 07:38 PM
#420
MBX5R
MBX5R READY FOR DISTRIBUITION TO DEALERS ON THE SECOND WEEK OF OCTOBER.
PARTS LIST TO US DEALERS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE AT THE END OF THIS MONTH, NO CONVERSION KIT IS AVAILABLE, HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE!
THE R WILL REPLACE THE PROSPEC BUT THERE WON'T BE NO STOCK R VERSION, ALL PARTS TO CONVERT FROM STOCK OR PROSPEC TO R WILL BE AVAILABLE ONCE THE R COMES OUT, AS OF NOW, THE PROSPEC IS DISCONTINUED, BUT SINCE MOST OF THE PARTS ARE IDENTICAL TO R VERSION, THERE WON'T BE ANY ISSUES WITH PARTS, EVEN THE NEW ONES
SOME NEW PARTS FOR THE R, NEW SHOCK SHAFTS, SHOCK TOWERS, SUSPENSION ARMS AND MOUNTS, STEERING LINKS (SIMILAR TO PROSPEC REAR CAMBER LINKS) SERVO SAVER, TO MENTION A FEW.
IF IT DRIVES JUST LIKE MY PROSPEC AND MY MTX4, A TANK ON RAILS, SHOULD BE FUN!
HAPPY RACING
PARTS LIST TO US DEALERS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE AT THE END OF THIS MONTH, NO CONVERSION KIT IS AVAILABLE, HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE!
THE R WILL REPLACE THE PROSPEC BUT THERE WON'T BE NO STOCK R VERSION, ALL PARTS TO CONVERT FROM STOCK OR PROSPEC TO R WILL BE AVAILABLE ONCE THE R COMES OUT, AS OF NOW, THE PROSPEC IS DISCONTINUED, BUT SINCE MOST OF THE PARTS ARE IDENTICAL TO R VERSION, THERE WON'T BE ANY ISSUES WITH PARTS, EVEN THE NEW ONES
SOME NEW PARTS FOR THE R, NEW SHOCK SHAFTS, SHOCK TOWERS, SUSPENSION ARMS AND MOUNTS, STEERING LINKS (SIMILAR TO PROSPEC REAR CAMBER LINKS) SERVO SAVER, TO MENTION A FEW.
IF IT DRIVES JUST LIKE MY PROSPEC AND MY MTX4, A TANK ON RAILS, SHOULD BE FUN!
HAPPY RACING