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01-09-2008, 04:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Phroz

Sorry guys.. i know i kind of asked already but which chassis is suited to rubber on ashphalt best, The ITF or the standard. Also how have people gone mounting lipo packs.. i noticed that the screw holes for the battery retainers are inside the battery "zone" or area that the battery sits in which looks like it would be hard to modify the retainers to allow a lipo to sit flush with the chassis.

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Ben.

the itf chassis is better.

01-09-2008, 04:36 AM

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thats unfortunate.. a TC5 kit + ITF chassis/top deck + Spool kit would cost more than most of the Euro chassis that are ashpalt ready out of the box

01-09-2008, 04:50 AM

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thats unfortunate.. a TC5 kit + ITF chassis/top deck + Spool kit would cost more than most of the Euro chassis that are ashpalt ready out of the box

yeah but tc5 parts are about half the cost of any other car company

01-09-2008, 05:09 AM

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yeah but tc5 parts are about half the cost of any other car company

not realy. Done some side by side comparisons on TC5 suspension, drive train and chassis parts with the T2'008. Average price is about the same or 1 or 2 $ more. Don't get me wrong.. i'm an AE fan as i own a T4 but looks like i'll be joining the Xray tribe this time.

01-09-2008, 05:20 AM

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but like mentioned earlier in the thread the tc5 can still b competitive with the stock chassis, many ppl hav had success with it

any way the blue anodising lookse better than the silver

01-09-2008, 05:31 AM

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but like mentioned earlier in the thread the tc5 can still b competitive with the stock chassis, many ppl hav had success with it

any way the blue anodising lookse better than the silver

Yeah.... the blue looks nicer.. i'll give u that one

01-09-2008, 11:50 AM

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The ITF chassis will help for rubber tire racing in some conditions...

but I have ran the car without it so far, and even on a parking lot track it has been DIALED!!!

01-09-2008, 12:03 PM

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The new plastics(arms, hubs, casterblocks) will not be an update on the kits but a tuning option. They are quite a bit stiffer which doesnt mean they will be stronger, quite the opposite. If you are allready braking the standard parts a lot I wouldnt recommend the stiffer stuff

01-09-2008, 12:09 PM

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Maybell i see some nice new company names in the signature.... congrats if you are on the team.

01-09-2008, 12:31 PM

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Wallstreet,

Thanks man!!!

Yes, I am extremely excited to race all these great products and be a part of such a powerhouse team! What a honor! I cant wait to get to the track tonight!

01-09-2008, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Phroz

2 parts Associated 1 part Xray and there is a $1 or $2 difference? Every Xray package I have seen tends to only have 1 piece in it when it comes to suspension pieces. I think we discussed this a couple of pages ago.

01-09-2008, 02:43 PM

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TC5 Hard Parts

Here is some info before it is even officially released. I hope it doesn't change...

31203 TC5 "Hard" Front Arms - Expected shortly
31204 TC5 "Hard" Rear Arms - Expected shortly
31555 TC5 "Hard" 0 degree caster blocks - Available
31556 TC5 "Hard" 2 degree caster blocks - Available
31557 TC5 "Hard" 4 degree caster blocks - Available
31558 TC5 "Hard" 6 degree caster blocks - Available
31561 TC5 "Hard" Steering Blocks - Available
31562 TC5 "Hard" 0 Degree Rear Hubs - Available
31563 TC5 "Hard" .5 Degree Rear Hubs - Expected shortly
31564 TC5 "Hard" 1 Degree Rear Hubs - Expected shortly

All these items come in pairs.

The parts are in stock at AE but they have not had time to go through the distributor chain yet. Hobby shops probably won't see them for a couple of weeks.

Now that you have the part numbers you can get the hobby shops to place your orders.

01-09-2008, 06:41 PM

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rick you are the man !

thanks for the info

01-09-2008, 07:00 PM

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Rich / Juho

Thanks for the wonderful setup from Cleveland... works fantastic and easy to make minor adjustments to it for changing track conditions.

thank you!
Chris