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[crawlernut]

Double upper link mounts

This idea works pretty good for my bending upper link mount problem.I made a exact copy of the aluminum mount an screwed it into the other side of the gear housing, there is two holes there allready, put a spacer inbetween the links, used a longer bolt with locknut{ Iam using revo ends} no more bending mounts,an still have the same amount of articulation."thumbsup"

 

[chuggyII]

Lowering my RS10XT on a ZERO budget

Hello,
I want to lower my RS10xt a bit.Is there any way I can do this on a ZERO build budget at this time?

Thanks for any tips
Steve / Lakeside,Az.

 

[jsowens]

Hello,
I want to lower my RS10xt a bit.Is there any way I can do this on a ZERO build budget at this time?

Thanks for any tips
Steve / Lakeside,Az.

This thread isn't the best place to ask tech questions like this. You would get more views/responses by making a new thread altogether.

With that said, you can slide the shock mounts on the lower links closer to the axle, that drops the ride height a little. You can also move the upper part of the shocks around on the chassis to change the ride height some.

 

[chuggyII]

THANKS for the tips I will give them a try...

Steve / Lakeside,Az.

 

[The Jackalope]

So, being that I'm still running the stock plastic wheels, after the 540's the hex hubs started slipping in the wheel hexes.

When I took my extension hubs off, I decided to try glueing the hex hubs into the wheels. It's just run-of-the-mill super glue. it fills in the extra space and helps dispurse the torque around the entire hex. you don't even need the set screw, because the nut to hold the wheel on will hold the hub onto it's drive pin.

So far nothing has made these things slip at all. They are taking a serious beating. Another cheap mod using stock parts.

 

[Masamichi_Adachi]

For add some weight (83 g / 2.93 oz) on the stock wheels. You can use the JConcepts Tense Wheel Weight Set :

It fits perfectly between the wheel and the beadlock :

I hope this helps

 

[jesseRS10comp]

now thats a good mod thx mate

 

[shaggy2112]

Hey jsowens...can u post the bta mod and 540 mod in the first post....would be helpfull...thx

 

[shaggy2112]

on the rear steer lockout...I noticed it says long rod ends but doesnt specify a manufacturer. Will any manufacturer do or does it need to be redcat long rod ends? tryin to order parts.

 

[jsowens]

on the rear steer lockout...I noticed it says long rod ends but doesnt specify a manufacturer. Will any manufacturer do or does it need to be redcat long rod ends? tryin to order parts.

You can order a complete kit from ZNO RC that has everything you need.

 

[sick86burban]

here is my rear steer lockout.stock rod ends,stock screws, 2 rivets i had laying around(the the head off). slid the rivets in to rod end and tightened the screws down. works perfect,and was done at no cost. and if i wanna use rear steer,it takes about 5 minutes to re convert.

 

[sick86burban]

also,on my XT's initial crawl,it seemed as if the tires weren't biting enough. it crawled good,but some thing i think it should have been able to do,it couldn't. what i did was cut each small lug off the tire. it made the tire more flexible and more bite areas. i re installed the tires,and what it wouldn't climb before,it could now. this is a free mod and helps pretty good if you don't have the spare cash for tires.

 

[vinnievince1218]

here is my rear steer lockout.stock rod ends,stock screws, 2 rivets i had laying around(the the head off). slid the rivets in to rod end and tightened the screws down. works perfect,and was done at no cost. and if i wanna use rear steer,it takes about 5 minutes to re convert.

So quick ?? When u slid the rivets in ,, was it a tight fit ?? Have they slid out at all?? This is a bomb idea.."thumbsup""thumbsup""thumbsup". I was just using some aluminum tubing pinched at the end , with holes for the screws... but it snapped on me this morning as I was changing my diff pins.... was looking into buyin from Zno but i got a set of rivets just sittin in my tool box.. never even touched.. might put a couple to use... would save me a few bucks plus the wait....

 

[sick86burban]

yes,they are a tight fit. the "driver side" did pop out once,but i was in a deep crevass of two rocks. re inserted and hasn't done it since.

 

[sick86burban]

how much difference does the banebot 390 have over the stock rs10xt motors?

 

[junebug]

I have two RS10 XT's and for the stock tires i completly removed the foam inserts in all 4 tires and filled each tire with one cup of the .23G airsoft BB's the little plastic BB's ...works GREAT

 

[Big Pitt]

For add some weight (83 g / 2.93 oz) on the stock wheels. You can use the JConcepts Tense Wheel Weight Set :

It fits perfectly between the wheel and the beadlock :

I hope this helps

And if you are on a budget, you can achieve almost the same result using big washers and just grind them to fit snugly behind the beadlock ring.
Like so:

 

[jacks766]

I used the washers off my jeep shocks. Fit perfectly, just drilled out the center a little to fit wheel nut on and off.

And painted black as well as bead lock ring.

 

[bmxwayne]

would eliminating the rear steer help increase the power to the front steering

 

[kezark3131]

i snapped my center pin in the rear diff today, quick fix for me was a needle bearing out of a ujoint fit perfect no mods were needed.