hey new to buggys and need tips
10-27-2006 | 06:04 PM
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hey new to buggys and need tips
hey guys currently a truggy guy and now i just purchased a losi eight kit had a couple of questions?
ill be using a .21 v-spec with 25% tornado fuel
1. whats a good base setting for shock oil
2. need advice on clutch setups or is the inlcluded one fine
3. whats a good set of tires and rims are the kit one good i think theyre proline right
4. what are some parts i can stock up on
5. what is a good base diff setup fr/m/Rr
so i hope u guys can help me here im really looking forward to getting this bad boy out there im here in germany (in the army but currently in iraq so ill build it here then send it home) so cant wait to whoop on all thes guys running kyoshos and having all of the jealous hahah
ill be using a .21 v-spec with 25% tornado fuel
1. whats a good base setting for shock oil
2. need advice on clutch setups or is the inlcluded one fine
3. whats a good set of tires and rims are the kit one good i think theyre proline right
4. what are some parts i can stock up on
5. what is a good base diff setup fr/m/Rr
so i hope u guys can help me here im really looking forward to getting this bad boy out there im here in germany (in the army but currently in iraq so ill build it here then send it home) so cant wait to whoop on all thes guys running kyoshos and having all of the jealous hahah
10-27-2006 | 07:03 PM
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RE: hey new to buggys and need tips
A friend of mine bought the kit version and built it by the manual, down to the word. Used the included diff fluid and shock fluid. He absolutely loves it. He previously had a Kyosho that he raced competitively. When he set the 8ight on the track with the stock setup, he was very impressed after only a few laps. He did say the kit tires were a little hard for the hard track surface we use, but even with that in mind the buggy hooked pretty well.
10-27-2006 | 09:02 PM
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RE: hey new to buggys and need tips
ORIGINAL: donbeatya
hey guys currently a truggy guy and now i just purchased a losi eight kit had a couple of questions?
ill be using a .21 v-spec with 25% tornado fuel
1. whats a good base setting for shock oil
2. need advice on clutch setups or is the inlcluded one fine
3. whats a good set of tires and rims are the kit one good i think theyre proline right
4. what are some parts i can stock up on
5. what is a good base diff setup fr/m/Rr
so i hope u guys can help me here im really looking forward to getting this bad boy out there im here in germany (in the army but currently in iraq so ill build it here then send it home) so cant wait to whoop on all thes guys running kyoshos and having all of the jealous hahah
hey guys currently a truggy guy and now i just purchased a losi eight kit had a couple of questions?
ill be using a .21 v-spec with 25% tornado fuel
1. whats a good base setting for shock oil
2. need advice on clutch setups or is the inlcluded one fine
3. whats a good set of tires and rims are the kit one good i think theyre proline right
4. what are some parts i can stock up on
5. what is a good base diff setup fr/m/Rr
so i hope u guys can help me here im really looking forward to getting this bad boy out there im here in germany (in the army but currently in iraq so ill build it here then send it home) so cant wait to whoop on all thes guys running kyoshos and having all of the jealous hahah
1. Try stock oils, comes with the kit.
2. Stock setup
3. Stock tires. They are very good.
4. The usual I guess. Arms and clutch shoes, air filter, screws
5. Stock setup. Oils come with the kit. I think it's 4-7-2 or something like that.
10-27-2006 | 10:37 PM
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RE: hey new to buggys and need tips
it comes with 5-7-3 for diff.
just set everything stock at fist and then adjust to your liking. the back of the manual helps with tuning tips. as for extra parts your gunna need a good screw kit and american standard hex wrenches if you dont have any already. air filter foams... clutch bearings... ive been losing the spring cup (losa5434).
just set everything stock at fist and then adjust to your liking. the back of the manual helps with tuning tips. as for extra parts your gunna need a good screw kit and american standard hex wrenches if you dont have any already. air filter foams... clutch bearings... ive been losing the spring cup (losa5434).
10-27-2006 | 11:20 PM
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RE: hey new to buggys and need tips
The combination of carbon(black) shoes and aluminum shoes has been done by racers for a long time and is not meant to last a long time I run four aluminum shoes with good performance and great life span. I'll save the mixed set of shoes for a big race amain when I need the extra smoothness to pull off a win. That is my only complaint. The tires are great on looser dirt and good on hard packed dirt. They are designed to have the small step pin cut off by the owner if you run on hard pack. I saved mine and I keep a set of proline crime fighters in M2 and M3 compond, a set of Panther Komodo dragon soft compounds and proline inside jobs m3 compound. Plenty of other brand work well. I stocked up on front steering uprights and knuckles, a set of suspension arms, clutch shoes and springs
10-28-2006 | 10:01 AM
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RE: hey new to buggys and need tips
I would just try the stock setup first it handles great with it. There is one thing I would change though and that would be the clutch springs. The manual tells you to use the silver springs on the carbon shoes and gold on the aluminum shoes. I found this to be to stiff of a setup so I went to using the gold springs on the carbon shoes and black springs on the aluminum shoes.
The buggy does like to ride pretty high so adjusting your droop screws to limit the suspension travel would also be a good idea. If you have problems with traction rolling then moving all four lower shock positions to the outside hole helped a lot. It made the buggy feel a lot stiffer and more responcive but it would bounce a little more through bumps. Atleast it didn't traction roll though
. A friend of mine tried using 50f-40r for shock oils and liked it more then the stock 35-35 so it would be worth a try.
Edit: P.S. You need to keep the clutch clean when using 2 carbon and 2 aluminum! The carbon will melt onto the aluminum shoes making the clutch slip more and also wear out faster. It seemed to do fine for an entire raceday (one practice tank, three 5min heats, one 5min A-Main) but I had to clean them after each day. I am going to try a 4 shoe aluminum setup like savage did but my shoes are still backordered from horizon for the past month or so [:@]. It looks like nitrohouse has everything in stock for them.
The buggy does like to ride pretty high so adjusting your droop screws to limit the suspension travel would also be a good idea. If you have problems with traction rolling then moving all four lower shock positions to the outside hole helped a lot. It made the buggy feel a lot stiffer and more responcive but it would bounce a little more through bumps. Atleast it didn't traction roll though
. A friend of mine tried using 50f-40r for shock oils and liked it more then the stock 35-35 so it would be worth a try.Edit: P.S. You need to keep the clutch clean when using 2 carbon and 2 aluminum! The carbon will melt onto the aluminum shoes making the clutch slip more and also wear out faster. It seemed to do fine for an entire raceday (one practice tank, three 5min heats, one 5min A-Main) but I had to clean them after each day. I am going to try a 4 shoe aluminum setup like savage did but my shoes are still backordered from horizon for the past month or so [:@]. It looks like nitrohouse has everything in stock for them.
10-28-2006 | 11:02 AM
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RE: hey new to buggys and need tips
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I would just try the stock setup first it handles great with it. There is one thing I would change though and that would be the clutch springs. The manual tells you to use the silver springs on the carbon shoes and gold on the aluminum shoes. I found this to be to stiff of a setup so I went to using the gold springs on the carbon shoes and black springs on the aluminum shoes.
The buggy does like to ride pretty high so adjusting your droop screws to limit the suspension travel would also be a good idea. If you have problems with traction rolling then moving all four lower shock positions to the outside hole helped a lot. It made the buggy feel a lot stiffer and more responcive but it would bounce a little more through bumps. Atleast it didn't traction roll though. A friend of mine tried using 50f-40r for shock oils and liked it more then the stock 35-35 so it would be worth a try.
Edit: P.S. You need to keep the clutch clean when using 2 carbon and 2 aluminum! The carbon will melt onto the aluminum shoes making the clutch slip more and also wear out faster. It seemed to do fine for an entire raceday (one practice tank, three 5min heats, one 5min A-Main) but I had to clean them after each day. I am going to try a 4 shoe aluminum setup like savage did but my shoes are still backordered from horizon for the past month or so [:@]. It looks like nitrohouse has everything in stock for them.
I would just try the stock setup first it handles great with it. There is one thing I would change though and that would be the clutch springs. The manual tells you to use the silver springs on the carbon shoes and gold on the aluminum shoes. I found this to be to stiff of a setup so I went to using the gold springs on the carbon shoes and black springs on the aluminum shoes.
The buggy does like to ride pretty high so adjusting your droop screws to limit the suspension travel would also be a good idea. If you have problems with traction rolling then moving all four lower shock positions to the outside hole helped a lot. It made the buggy feel a lot stiffer and more responcive but it would bounce a little more through bumps. Atleast it didn't traction roll though
. A friend of mine tried using 50f-40r for shock oils and liked it more then the stock 35-35 so it would be worth a try.Edit: P.S. You need to keep the clutch clean when using 2 carbon and 2 aluminum! The carbon will melt onto the aluminum shoes making the clutch slip more and also wear out faster. It seemed to do fine for an entire raceday (one practice tank, three 5min heats, one 5min A-Main) but I had to clean them after each day. I am going to try a 4 shoe aluminum setup like savage did but my shoes are still backordered from horizon for the past month or so [:@]. It looks like nitrohouse has everything in stock for them.
10-28-2006 | 06:34 PM
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RE: hey new to buggys and need tips
ORIGINAL: crazysavage
I'm pretty sure that King headz makes those shoes for Losi, they have them and you can go to www.m2cracing.com for all kinds of clutch shoe options.
ORIGINAL: Super_Dave
I would just try the stock setup first it handles great with it. There is one thing I would change though and that would be the clutch springs. The manual tells you to use the silver springs on the carbon shoes and gold on the aluminum shoes. I found this to be to stiff of a setup so I went to using the gold springs on the carbon shoes and black springs on the aluminum shoes.
The buggy does like to ride pretty high so adjusting your droop screws to limit the suspension travel would also be a good idea. If you have problems with traction rolling then moving all four lower shock positions to the outside hole helped a lot. It made the buggy feel a lot stiffer and more responcive but it would bounce a little more through bumps. Atleast it didn't traction roll though. A friend of mine tried using 50f-40r for shock oils and liked it more then the stock 35-35 so it would be worth a try.
Edit: P.S. You need to keep the clutch clean when using 2 carbon and 2 aluminum! The carbon will melt onto the aluminum shoes making the clutch slip more and also wear out faster. It seemed to do fine for an entire raceday (one practice tank, three 5min heats, one 5min A-Main) but I had to clean them after each day. I am going to try a 4 shoe aluminum setup like savage did but my shoes are still backordered from horizon for the past month or so [:@]. It looks like nitrohouse has everything in stock for them.
I would just try the stock setup first it handles great with it. There is one thing I would change though and that would be the clutch springs. The manual tells you to use the silver springs on the carbon shoes and gold on the aluminum shoes. I found this to be to stiff of a setup so I went to using the gold springs on the carbon shoes and black springs on the aluminum shoes.
The buggy does like to ride pretty high so adjusting your droop screws to limit the suspension travel would also be a good idea. If you have problems with traction rolling then moving all four lower shock positions to the outside hole helped a lot. It made the buggy feel a lot stiffer and more responcive but it would bounce a little more through bumps. Atleast it didn't traction roll though
. A friend of mine tried using 50f-40r for shock oils and liked it more then the stock 35-35 so it would be worth a try.Edit: P.S. You need to keep the clutch clean when using 2 carbon and 2 aluminum! The carbon will melt onto the aluminum shoes making the clutch slip more and also wear out faster. It seemed to do fine for an entire raceday (one practice tank, three 5min heats, one 5min A-Main) but I had to clean them after each day. I am going to try a 4 shoe aluminum setup like savage did but my shoes are still backordered from horizon for the past month or so [:@]. It looks like nitrohouse has everything in stock for them.
