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Shocks: The shocks are in skyjacker mode thanks to what I believe is custom brass spacers. I would like to get the original spring clips but they are not easily found. Does anyone know of any spring clips or clamps that fit 12mm OD shock bodies? Maybe Traxxas Slash spring clips would work? I think ...

oh just saw the poll, wow people really have bad taste in wheel color :lol: Come on guys, the original 1:1 wheels were Magnesium why would you want to paint over that with boring black paint? Because in this instance the silver is too busy, the black wheel looks more aggressive by allowing your eye...

Slipper adjustment: The manual indicates that the slipper spring should be set at 8mm and then tightened to 7mm to set the diff tension, then set back to 8mm. However, over the past 30 plus years, my spring must have taken a set. At 8mm there is almost no tension on the slipper. At 7mm the slipper ...

this is a good resource: https://site.petitrc.com/setup/HowToSlipper/

I've been trying out a Hobbywing Quicrun 1080 G2 and it's been pretty good so far. It's setup for crawling out of the box but there's a bunch of settings there that make it pretty good for racing too. Pic of my program card sticker to show the settings. It's definitely better than the cheaper 1060 u...

KidAgain wrote: ↑Mon May 05, 2025 1:56 pm She’s done

Man that looks amazing!

The era correct hpi wheels are all 2.0. They later made some 2.2 I believe for the Kyosho super nitro cars which would likely have the correct offset but are a 12mm hex and would not be era correct. Check part number 3032. I have a super nitro, I can pull a wheel later and get you measurements if y...

Hinge pins, lots of hinge pins, and a few shock mounts.

Is that added mass to the slipper? Yep, Counter rotational mass. Helps (a bit) to keep, the nose more flat while accelerating. Just makes it a little more easy to drive. We used homemade ones on the B4, and later X-factory made an official version for the "X6 4-gear" car to be used on hig...

More like what i did the past day or so. Took my perfectly fine anniversary Optima Mid apart. And installed the Exo Design LWB conversion

More like what i did the past day or so. Took my perfectly fine anniversary Optima Mid apart. IMG_20250505_210416484_HDR.jpg And installed the Exo Design LWB conversion IMG_20250506_233054324_HDR.jpgIMG_20250507_004330884_HDR.jpg That's a weird looking XX 4 Missing a couple belts in order to be a X...