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RE: the... - 6/23/2008 5:42:36 PM

lazyboy12300

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Cool videos, sounds like you had a good day. I found the brakes weren't amazing on my first race day, so changed them to quad craddocks and it now stops perfectly. I can now outbrake many of the other guys with their STRRs and Xrays into the first corner.
Scott

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RE: th... - 6/23/2008 7:26:39 PM

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So far the brakes do suck.. Which Craddocks do I need exactly - and where has them?? Isn't Amain all sold out??.. Here in Germany people are talking about some other brand - can't remember right now what it's called...

Anyway, I fixed my servo problem - I think.. I threadlocked the screw into the servo, so I hope that works..

Then, I went out to run the rest of yesterday's fuel out of it, and try to fine-tune it some more, and the front right wheel went all squirelly. I thought great, just like all the German guys here busting their carriers.. But it wasn't that - the bottom screw holding the hub on had come out(in the grass - C ya..) So, went home, and fixed it.. The CNC screw threads were kind of stripped though(****??) - all I could do was take a thinner shim instead of the washer, and lock-tite it in - which I did.. Took everything back out, and then the turnbuckle - front right - popped off.. So I thread-locked that.. Then I looked everything over - and saw the screw holding the servo steering arm was coming out.. ****?? So I went and redid the whole linkage, and threadlocked THAT screw in as well.. I wish I would've just gotten Futaba servos to start with.. For whatever reason, it's impossible to find the right Hitec-size screw (I think they're 2.6mm, but all you can find here is 2.5...) It was even hard back when I put it together finding a good servo-arm for it.. I love my 5955's..., but jeeze...

On another note, I would like to try a bit more offset on the tires. I recently bought a set of LPR's, but they're non-offset. I don't want to spend €35 on the 10mm extenders, so my question is: for racing, which would be better??: Spend €50 on either a set of 8T wheels or GRP Cubics, OR just dump the 35 bucks for the extenders?? There's a nice looking set of cheaper extenders on e-bay here, but I was told the pins on the Hyper have a weird size...

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RE: th... - 6/23/2008 8:37:13 PM

lazyboy12300

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The craddock brakes I have are from the UK (I have quad setup): http://www.apexmodels.com/product-search.php?call=moreinfo&man=60&cat=accessories&id=13843
I have had problems with the screws you are talking about also, just threadlock ALL screws that go into metal. On the steering knuckle, put threadlock on the knuckle, then put the screw in, as what happens is the threadlock comes off in the bushign and none sets in the knuckle.

I personally think that getting extenders (I have them) is the better option, as then you can use the wheels you have already and are not changed no matter what you get next time.
Scott

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RE: th... - 6/24/2008 12:55:03 AM

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i'm sorry, i just don't see the problem with the brakes. i have an ace 1313 for t/b and its done fine as long as i've had the truck. stock brakes, losi disks, and back to stock with fiber pads. i'm not stopping at every turn screeching to a hault, in fact i hardly brake at all, the time i need brakes is for mid air control and they work great for me.

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RE: th... - 6/24/2008 1:42:38 AM

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Agreed I am using stock brakes as well and they are working fine for me.

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RE: th... - 6/24/2008 7:05:13 PM

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I found my Hyper to have a terrible nose dive tendency off the big jumps.... If you so much as tap the brakes in the air the truck will nose dive super bad......... Having some super strong brakes is going to cause hell if you ever need to try to control the Hyper in the air...

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RE: th... - 6/24/2008 7:16:29 PM

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Just a quick note, I've got a customer in need of some hex adapters to be used in conjunction with some Proline LPR Wheels/Tyres - I've got 6mm, 8mm and 10mm in stock and he wants near as dammit the same track width as the stock wheels/tyres, would it be an 8mm or a 10mm he would require? Cheers..

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RE: th... - 6/24/2008 8:52:07 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: supertib

I found my Hyper to have a terrible nose dive tendency off the big jumps.... If you so much as tap the brakes in the air the truck will nose dive super bad......... Having some super strong brakes is going to cause hell if you ever need to try to control the Hyper in the air...

i thought thats what the wing adjustment was for.

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RE: th... - 6/25/2008 1:56:55 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: supertib

I found my Hyper to have a terrible nose dive tendency off the big jumps.... If you so much as tap the brakes in the air the truck will nose dive super bad......... Having some super strong brakes is going to cause hell if you ever need to try to control the Hyper in the air...

Just because you have strong brakes, doesn't mean you have to use all off them.
I set mine so they will lock the rears in the middle of the straight then back them off to around 50%-60% on the Transmitter
It's nice to know that you can crank more on if you need to.

Phil

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RE: th... - 6/30/2008 3:22:31 AM

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Anyone ever used these on their truggy or buggy?
If so what did you think of them? I am thinking about giving them a try.
Thanks

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RE: th... - 6/30/2008 10:52:53 AM

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another dissapointing day with the hyper yesterday. ran it during practice and was having battery/reciever problems. got that fixed and prepared for the quals then one of my clutch springs broke as i'm fueling up. fixed that then in the second qualifier lost the front left pin on the hub extender, only got 9 laps in. i was running 28 second laps and everyone else was running 32-37's. so for the b main i figured i had it in the bag to bump up. went out and did a long warm up to adjust brakes a bit on a bumpy track now and as im reving up the motor to clear it out for the start the front left wheel falls off and rolls away. so once again the fastest truck does not always win the day. i was using a zip tie as a abckup to keep the pins in but when i went to the 15mm extenders i forgot about the zip ties until the end of the day. still an awesome truck all around, i was turning inside the losi and mugens all day, just beautiful.

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RE: th... - 6/30/2008 10:58:27 AM

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Hey jblaze..(or anyone else..), should I get 10mm or 12mm extenders to go with non-offet LPR Crimefighters??

Or should I just get offset LPR's?

And if I get the extenders, would running them then with stock Hyper ST Pro wheels, or even offset LRP's, be too much offset alltogether?

Thanks..

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RE: th... - 6/30/2008 1:01:08 PM

herb99

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I run 6mm hub extenders up front and 4mm in the rear. With 0 offset LRP wheels.
You can get them for $10 USD each from www.rcmart.com.
Have you checked the OFNA forums, there is heaps of info on the Hyper ST there from people that race them every weekend.

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