RC10 buggy with long RPM arms

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RC10 buggy with long RPM arms

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Re: RC10 buggy with long RPM arms

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PARTS:

Front end:
-10T kickup ASC7305 and bulkhead ASC7207
-Inner hinge pin ASC7209
-Front arm RPM80492
-Outer hinge pin ASC8423 or ASC7357
-Caster and steering block ASC6210 + ASC6225
-T3/B3 front axle ASC7221
-B4 Front wheel ASC9588 or ASC9688

Rear end:
-Inner arm mount "RPM73282 Arm Mounts 0-1" or "RPM73282 Arm Mounts 0-2" by NIXconcepts
-Inner hinge pin ASC6380
-Rear arm RPM73282 (inbuilt 3deg toe-in)
-Outer hinge pin ASC6381
-Rear hub ASC7364 for 3deg/side toe-in
-Rear hub ASC7367 for 1.5deg/side toe-in
-B4 CVA/CVD bone ASC9672/ASC9597
-B4 pin or hex wheel
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Re: RC10 buggy with long RPM arms

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i don't recognize the arms. are they truck arms?

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Re: RC10 buggy with long RPM arms

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Look like Traxxas Nitro Rustler arms up front and Bandit in the rear?

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Re: RC10 buggy with long RPM arms

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RC10T? If so, get a taller front shock tower, and longer front shocks.

You can see he already has the RC10T front end.

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Re: RC10 buggy with long RPM arms

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1st and 2nd post updated...

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Re: RC10 buggy with long RPM arms

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Looks good. Nice repurposing of RPM stuff :)
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Re: RC10 buggy with long RPM arms

Post by orangemazda »

The car looks great! The front shock tower I'm using would be perfect for your car.

This may be a dumb question but what is different about the inner arm mounts that you made VS. the stock Associated parts?

Could you post a pic of the bottom of the car, a pic with the body off, and also perhaps a pic with the wheels off?

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Re: RC10 buggy with long RPM arms

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Biggest difference in arm mount is zero degree toe-in. Arm itself has 3 deg.
Arm mount location is also fine-tuned for B4 bone lenght. As you can see from the picture (with stock inner hinge pins) RPM arm should use shorter pins. This also affects arm mount design.

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Re: RC10 buggy with long RPM arms

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Niki, looks great....I may need to attempt to make one.
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Re: RC10 buggy with long RPM arms

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DO you have to use Associated part # 7305 nose plate
for the long arms up front.. Or can you use the stock worlds front end

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Re: RC10 buggy with long RPM arms

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10T nose is needed.

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Re: RC10 buggy with long RPM arms

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With the long arms is it legal for racing what else is needed to put them on the worlds buggy

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Re: RC10 buggy with long RPM arms

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At least wheel nuts are outside 250mm. When I measured it with B4 front rims alone it was 250mm sharp on ground level. With wide tyres it's outside 250 for sure but maybe with ribs it's ok.

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Re: RC10 buggy with long RPM arms

Post by BohemianBabyDev »

This has been extremely helpful as I have been digging and digging for an RPM front arm replacement for my RC10GT project.
Considering the front end of this is nearly entirely RC10T / GT
I should be able to just throw the RPM Nitro Rustler arms on my GTE Basher build with relative ease correct?

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