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Re: Some losi parts variations

Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 10:31 am
by kenooze
I just discovered a JRX2 Sticker sheet design variation !
In fact 3 different design, with the disparation of the ""Ranch" and the "Naturals" at place.
The flash in the Prime Time in yellow or in white.
And few other details ;)
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Re: Some losi parts variations

Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 11:04 am
by RCveteran
Didn't see this in here, early wing tube vs. later.
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Re: Some losi parts variations

Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 11:06 am
by Charlie don't surf
Looks like the one set is just installed upside down-

Re: Some losi parts variations

Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 1:31 pm
by RCveteran
That's what I thought at 1st, so I went to my stash.
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I pulled it out of the new car, notice the one on right is chamfered in while one on left is an outy.
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The ones in the package match the one on left style. To further complicate, it looks like maybe three. One on left (outy), middle (slight chamfered) and one on right (deeper chamfer.)
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Re: Some losi parts variations

Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 9:12 am
by 66intheSky
aconsola wrote:The last pair (lower right) is an oddball.
I believe that black was the first color, since the JRX2 was out before the T with the stock white 1505 monster truck bellcranks.......and that oddball black pair in the lower rt corner I think was the first set from the orig JRX2 kit, I had em on mine. Probably first production run. Great stuff man....

Re: Some losi parts variations

Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 12:56 am
by bearrickster
I just got this set of Losi stock front truck tires and and if you look close at the little cheverons, I have never seen these on any other tires? just this one pair and both are losi rib fronts.

Re: Some losi parts variations

Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 7:15 am
by GJW
66intheSky wrote:
aconsola wrote:The last pair (lower right) is an oddball.
I believe that black was the first color, since the JRX2 was out before the T with the stock white 1505 monster truck bellcranks.......and that oddball black pair in the lower rt corner I think was the first set from the orig JRX2 kit, I had em on mine. Probably first production run. Great stuff man....
black? ive never seen any black wing post's! has anyone else?
bearrickster wrote:I just got this set of Losi stock front truck tires and and if you look close at the little cheverons, I have never seen these on any other tires? just this one pair and both are losi rib fronts.
cool rick this thread is bringing out some fine part's!

Re: Some losi parts variations

Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 9:00 am
by 66intheSky
GJW wrote:
66intheSky wrote:
aconsola wrote:The last pair (lower right) is an oddball.
I believe that black was the first color, since the JRX2 was out before the T with the stock white 1505 monster truck bellcranks.......and that oddball black pair in the lower rt corner I think was the first set from the orig JRX2 kit, I had em on mine. Probably first production run. Great stuff man....
black? ive never seen any black wing post's! has anyone else

Um...I wasnt implying there are black wing tubes. Reread the post more closely.

Re: Some losi parts variations

Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 11:19 pm
by shirochanwrx
This is the greatest geek Losi thread *ever*!

I can't wait to rummage through all the unsorted JRX2 and JRXT stuff I have boxed up in order to decide exactly *which* parts are going to go into the runner vs the shelfer.

Awesome.

Side by side images of some of the aftermarket parts from different manufacturers, such as front arms, 5-link parts, etc, would be a huge contribution, especially because I *know* that just about every Losi part ever made is in hands of at least one member in this board.

Maybe a topic for a different thread ... this thread is just about perfect as is.

Re: Some losi parts variations

Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 2:22 am
by JK Racing
Hmmmm...rear axles? Anyone else see these "oddities"? (these are all part of pairs, not singles :) )

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Re: Some losi parts variations

Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 9:09 pm
by aconsola
JK Racing wrote:Hmmmm...rear axles? Anyone else see these "oddities"? (these are all part of pairs, not singles :) )

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I have had to deal with that before. one side of the car is sloppy and the other binding, on a new built car. Turns out the pin holes were not drilled the same distance out.
Losi seems to have a lot of minor variations in machining. The best example is the top of the shock bodies. Some have rounded edges, some squared off, some have shorter lugs, some are pretty long. I even got a front axle that had a non-perpendicular king pin bore. It came on a used car, but I couldn't get it to go back together because of the angle.

Re: Some losi parts variations

Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 9:47 pm
by shirochanwrx
Eeek!

Those rear axles are embarrassing ... do you think that a Tamiya or Kyosho product from that era would have such part variation?

I will admit, however, that it the almost hand-crafted nature of those early Losi cars, where you can see the in-progress engineering and re-engineering of parts during the production run, that helps you see the people who manufactured the parts for your kit. In contrast to a factory vomiting out identical parts somewhere (usually into the hands of some child putting the car together in China as an RTR these days) ...

Of course, sometimes those Losi people had a bad day ... a pair of those axles with the pins any more outboard and you might be too wide for ROAR! Together it might add up to 1/4 of additional width, at least!

Re: Some losi parts variations

Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 4:53 am
by bearrickster
I think they are just poor Qa, they used the axles from the jrx2-xxx cr with no real changes. maybe changed suppliers?

Re: Some losi parts variations

Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:49 am
by JK Racing
I'm not really thinking it is at all an accident. Every one of those is part of a matched pair. Maybe different suppliers, maybe different production runs?

But I do need to pull my LXT and TCP (w/losi rear axles) apart to make sure they have matched pairs!

Re: Some losi parts variations

Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 11:40 am
by jamin
Of all the Losi cars I've built (quite a few) I've never experienced excessive slop or binding when using those types of axle. Are you sure they are not like that by design? I guess a hunt through some parts lists for different cars would tell...