jerseyrider1119

ok took a look at the anacondas and there on their last leg i realized when i brake and it spins a 360 locked up i was wondering is i strip my read condas off the rim what size tire and what are the best on road tires i hear jaco foams? and what is a good off road tire like for medium to tall grass and some gravel?

jbrobertsonjr

i run 2.8 badlands and 30 series rims,jaco foams are awsome,for onroad

quietnas1

Jaco foams for sure for on road. And for off road the 30 series Pro Line Badlands.

jerseyrider1119

what about front tires and are stock rims ok?

jbrobertsonjr

badlands all the way around , foams all the way around

jerseyrider1119

so just doing a run through on my jato since im bored and cant sleep  so i decided to run it strictly on the street since it proformes a hell of alot better so heres what i got so far tell me what you think and if im going in the right direction. as for suspention location front : top hole in the middle and bottom hole closest to the wheels. reartop middle hole and bottom closest to the wheel. sway bars black ( stiffest ) ps do i even need these or and i get rid of um im hearing mixed feeling about um. the rear shocks are a little stiffer then the front. got rid of the ez start and went with the wrist breaking pull start lol. thats about it. im thinking about trimming the body a lil whats the thoughts about that??? thanks 

jerseyrider1119

and whats the story with zip ties on the cooling head ???

devo208

jersey- the zip ties on the cooling head is to protect the head in case it flips over so you dont scratch it. I told yall i'd take some video's and here they are http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtnQ3bgSiC8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n7gCivlBRg

quietnas1

Yo devo real nice videos man. That's what I'm talking about. Hey jersey I know I keep telling you to check out other sections here in RCU but I would rather show you. You are on the right track but I do suggest you check out the SHOWOFF YOUR ST THREAD and check out the very 1st post. That is my Jato and look at the list of mods I did to it. My Jato is one killer on road car. If you have any questions let me know.

jerseyrider1119

where is the SHOWOFF YOUR ST THREAD. im new to this site im lucky if i can find this thread

quietnas1

Lol here is the link. http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_8591780/tm.htm

jerseyrider1119

i found it right after i left the last comment. just ran the car and i have it set perfectly well as good as i can get it.. next upgrade im thinking about is an aluminum rear shock tower, jaco foams, not sure about rims, looking for a new body something a little cooler i can paint and make it bad ass, and aluminum steering servo saver thing... not sure what its called but i have to get rid of the wheel wobble... 

devo208

jersey- just use some washers for the wobble

jerseyrider1119

Devo what do you mean use washers? i can look where the servo saver is and it had mucho play in it. its deff a weak point in the jato..

jerseyrider1119

are their a cheap set of foams that will work cause jaco foams are mega $$$ at my LHS. everything is cheep their except fuel and tires and plugs

devo208

jersey- i mean in the wheel nut put a washer in each wheel and you dont want anything cheap watch out for that word cause in this hobbie cheap means cheap not worth the hassle. In the long run it will end up costing you more.

quietnas1

The wasshers might help a bit but if you have play in the servo saver then get the aluminum ones. I also agree with devo when you say cheap. I have had my Jaco foams for since January. Yeah you can get the Anacondas again or some pro line tires but they were lasting me about 3 weeks to a month. The Jacos are well worth the money.

jerseyrider1119

I dont understand how washers on the wheels will help this problem. it doesnt make sence to me seeing i have loose steering putting (space) im the wheel will still have the same effect

jerseyrider1119

ok money is hitting my pocket this week so i wanna get the jato in top shape.. here are my thoughts. aluminum  servo saver (to fix the steering slop), jaco foams (the anacomdas are about to blow apart), a work stand (getting tired of puuting it on tires all the time), want to get a rechargibal batterypack that fits in the mid location box but not sure which one to get (what are your thoughts), some extra glow plugs currently im running mccoy mc-9 is their a better plug i can use or are those fine?

jerseyrider1119

and what size are the stock wheels i want to get foams the same size 2.2?

rcphanatik

The stock rims are 2.8 but most of the time (besides foams) it's good to go with 2.2s when u run normal tires. Just make sure they don't rub on the wheel hubs cuz sometimes the wheels don't have a big enough offset to fit without rubbing or to fit at all. For the battery just get the flat 5cell nimh pack sort of thing. U also need to make sure u have all of the wire hookups to the charger ready to go.

rcphanatik

Grrr...I still haven't had enough time to go to the hobby shop...I want to drive!!

jerseyrider1119

anyone know where i can find diffrent bodys for my jato. i dont wanna buy something thats not going to fit..

quietnas1

I think the stock Jato body is nice. Just buy a clear one so you can paint it your self. I also had the Pro-Line crowd pleazer body for the Jato. That one is pretty nice also just don't like the headlight stickers so I didn't use them. Also try looking at the X-citer body from PARMAPSE.com it has a really nice radical design and again you can paint it how you want. The bodies that I mentioned are just for the Jato. There are a ton of 1/10 bodies out there that can be made to fit the Jato also with the proper cutting and fitting.

jerseyrider1119

currently im running mccoy mc-9 is their a better plug i can use or are those fine im running 20% nitro cause thats what i broke it in with and im not really that good witth tuning and i hear you have to retune for diffrent %