300LikesTeam Associated TC4
10-18-2004, 08:44 PM
#631
Tech Addict
started to build mine and...
all I have left are the shocks. Who ever is in charge of quality control should be fired! 
Hinge pin too long and I had to cut it shorter, silver ball stud hexes were not deep enough and I could not get the hex head into it, and no treadlock included. Frustrating to say the least and I won't have it up and going. Not much room in the cvd end and diff. Other than that the car is better than the TC3 and I did not have to sand anything. I would feel bad for any new person in the hobby putting together their first TC. I can't wait to get it to the track. 
Hinge pin too long and I had to cut it shorter, silver ball stud hexes were not deep enough and I could not get the hex head into it, and no treadlock included. Frustrating to say the least and I won't have it up and going. Not much room in the cvd end and diff. Other than that the car is better than the TC3 and I did not have to sand anything. I would feel bad for any new person in the hobby putting together their first TC. I can't wait to get it to the track.
10-18-2004, 09:32 PM
#632
That is odd. My manual had the shocks as the first bag, and first step to building the car... I noticed there was one ball stud with metal burrs still in the hex, but hammaring the stud onto the hex driver with a wheel wrench handle solved my problem...
10-18-2004, 10:35 PM
#633
Originally posted by Charlie O
Did anyone that built the car yet feel that the material is graphite! i swear when i was cutting off excess pieces of the A-arms, & chassis braces it sure seemed like graphite to me, looks like it to,i even took the excess parts trees and tried to break them when they did, they snapped like graphite, if not then it is some damn good work with plastic!
Did anyone that built the car yet feel that the material is graphite! i swear when i was cutting off excess pieces of the A-arms, & chassis braces it sure seemed like graphite to me, looks like it to,i even took the excess parts trees and tried to break them when they did, they snapped like graphite, if not then it is some damn good work with plastic!
10-18-2004, 10:39 PM
#634
Originally posted by bubbles
I have to admit, I LOVE the CVD bones. I ran four runs on my car with a One-Way, and I had no problems. On my TC3, I could barly make one run with aluminium CVD bones and not bend them. The drive shaft is also VERY solid, it doesn't seem like it will ever bend! The suspension blocks look extreemly durable, and provied smooth, free suspension action. In short, I love my TC4!
I have to admit, I LOVE the CVD bones. I ran four runs on my car with a One-Way, and I had no problems. On my TC3, I could barly make one run with aluminium CVD bones and not bend them. The drive shaft is also VERY solid, it doesn't seem like it will ever bend! The suspension blocks look extreemly durable, and provied smooth, free suspension action. In short, I love my TC4!
-Dave
Last edited by JDM_DOHC_SiR; 10-19-2004 at 01:56 AM.
10-19-2004, 01:34 AM
#635
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I cant believe Associated diddn't include the swaybar mount, so people could "at least" have a way to run the car with their TC-3 swaybars.........Hmmm.....should be real fun to drive in modified without them.......
Does anyone know if they're available seperatly yet?...if so....where?........thanks in advance
Does anyone know if they're available seperatly yet?...if so....where?........thanks in advance
10-19-2004, 02:03 AM
#636
Tech Regular
what hex drivers will i need to buy to put this car together? will the front one ways and spool from the tc3 work on the tc4.
Cheers,
Mossie
Cheers,
Mossie
10-19-2004, 03:34 AM
#637
Originally posted by Mossie
what hex drivers will i need to buy to put this car together? will the front one ways and spool from the tc3 work on the tc4.
Cheers,
Mossie
what hex drivers will i need to buy to put this car together? will the front one ways and spool from the tc3 work on the tc4.
Cheers,
Mossie
.050
2mm
1/16
3/32
-Dave
10-19-2004, 08:03 AM
#638
Hey guys, do you need to dremel down any parts to create enough clearance for foams?
10-19-2004, 08:17 AM
#639
Originally posted by 071crazy
Hey guys, do you need to dremel down any parts to create enough clearance for foams?
Hey guys, do you need to dremel down any parts to create enough clearance for foams?
10-19-2004, 08:33 AM
#640
28 mm foams will rub the shocks in the front when u turn...i had some tamiya wheel shims, and used those to shim the wheels out some, and it seems to work, only problem is, ur makin a setup change right away....never knowing what it would be without the shims, well, i wont. one shim per wheel worked, and i think they were 1mm shims
as far as tools for the car go, i used the losi standard allen set, and nut driver set...that worked fine for me, along with help from the associated plastic tools
as far as tools for the car go, i used the losi standard allen set, and nut driver set...that worked fine for me, along with help from the associated plastic tools
10-19-2004, 08:37 AM
#641
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Originally posted by punkboy
28 mm foams will rub the shocks in the front when u turn...i had some tamiya wheel shims, and used those to shim the wheels out some, and it seems to work, only problem is, ur makin a setup change right away....never knowing what it would be without the shims, well, i wont. one shim per wheel worked, and i think they were 1mm shims
as far as tools for the car go, i used the losi standard allen set, and nut driver set...that worked fine for me, along with help from the associated plastic tools
28 mm foams will rub the shocks in the front when u turn...i had some tamiya wheel shims, and used those to shim the wheels out some, and it seems to work, only problem is, ur makin a setup change right away....never knowing what it would be without the shims, well, i wont. one shim per wheel worked, and i think they were 1mm shims
as far as tools for the car go, i used the losi standard allen set, and nut driver set...that worked fine for me, along with help from the associated plastic tools
10-19-2004, 08:38 AM
#642
haha
no
no
10-19-2004, 09:09 AM
#643
Re: started to build mine and...
Originally posted by Nightbreed
all I have left are the shocks. Who ever is in charge of quality control should be fired! Hinge pin too long and I had to cut it shorter, silver ball stud hexes were not deep enough and I could not get the hex head into it, and no treadlock included. Frustrating to say the least and I won't have it up and going. Not much room in the cvd end and diff. Other than that the car is better than the TC3 and I did not have to sand anything. I would feel bad for any new person in the hobby putting together their first TC. I can't wait to get it to the track.
all I have left are the shocks. Who ever is in charge of quality control should be fired!
Hinge pin too long and I had to cut it shorter, silver ball stud hexes were not deep enough and I could not get the hex head into it, and no treadlock included. Frustrating to say the least and I won't have it up and going. Not much room in the cvd end and diff. Other than that the car is better than the TC3 and I did not have to sand anything. I would feel bad for any new person in the hobby putting together their first TC. I can't wait to get it to the track.
10-19-2004, 02:40 PM
#644
Tech Addict
That may be the case Charlie...
but I'm to lazy to check for sure. Did anyone shim up the car? I think there is too much slop in the axles, arms and wheel hubs. Did anyone elses kit come with axle shims? Mine did not. So far, I put one shim in the wheel axles, I could not deal with it. I really like how free the drive train comes. I ran it for a few seconds and it spins very, very nice. I had to cut some of the ear off both sides of my KO servo and I had to dremel the chassis to make my good servo saver work. Just heads up if you have a KO servo. Anyone know when the TF parts are coming?
