Jato problems and solutions?
05-30-2005 | 09:46 PM
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Jato problems and solutions?
hey, i had broken 3 suspention arms and 2 shock towers. today, may30, i broke 1 suspention arm and my bro broke one shock tower... all im breaking is my shock towers, does anyone have any clue when hop ups will come out? and p.s. how do you break shock towers and suspention arms frequently? get a big enough jump, get to second gear, and floor the trigger in the air. here are some pics, ill bring my camera next time i go bashing. i will also shoot video of me doing flippies! also, look around for bee hives, today, i got stung my 6 bees, tini little fudgers.
05-30-2005 | 10:34 PM
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RE: Jato problems and solutions?
One bee sucks but six? You eat a lot of honey or something? 
With a lot of people breaking the arms, any chance it could be those small shocks? Maybe the design has all the energy being centered in a location when the shock hits? We need Mr. Wizard to do some tests.
With a lot of people breaking the arms, any chance it could be those small shocks? Maybe the design has all the energy being centered in a location when the shock hits? We need Mr. Wizard to do some tests.
05-30-2005 | 11:57 PM
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RE: Jato problems and solutions?
the problem is not the shocks, infact, the shocks are super sized. its just the way i ride the car and other people ride them, hard and correct. i just want to know when the new hop ups will come out. and here are the bee stings. OUCH! none were above the ancles, thank god....
05-31-2005 | 06:23 PM
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RE: Jato problems and solutions?
yes, i have no life, my life are my cars. I DONT WANT MY CAR TO BREAK AGAIN!!!! anyone know when the aluminum or titanium parts for the jato will come out? here is a list of parts which break in order.
1. rear suspention arms.
2. rear shock tower.
3. rear suspention arms again....
4. rear shock tower again....
5. the little bar which contains the easy start thingy.
1. rear suspention arms.
2. rear shock tower.
3. rear suspention arms again....
4. rear shock tower again....
5. the little bar which contains the easy start thingy.
06-01-2005 | 12:05 AM
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RE: Jato problems and solutions?
ive got to say one thing, at least the problems remain in the same area, but i have to unscrew about 20 screws just to get to the suspention arms. o well, i dont mind the changing the shock towers, but for god sakes, 20 screws for a simple repair? traxxas, you have mental issues. (keep in mind i change the parts on feild, and video clips as well as photos soon)
06-01-2005 | 12:19 AM
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RE: Jato problems and solutions?
What kind of Rims you got on it? I'm trying to get some rims for off road racing but I can't find any that fit. I have the 5 spoke crome for my street and they fit fine.
06-01-2005 | 05:05 AM
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ive got to say one thing, at least the problems remain in the same area, but i have to unscrew about 20 screws just to get to the suspention arms. o well, i dont mind the changing the shock towers, but for god sakes, 20 screws for a simple repair? traxxas, you have mental issues. (keep in mind i change the parts on feild, and video clips as well as photos soon)
ive got to say one thing, at least the problems remain in the same area, but i have to unscrew about 20 screws just to get to the suspention arms. o well, i dont mind the changing the shock towers, but for god sakes, 20 screws for a simple repair? traxxas, you have mental issues. (keep in mind i change the parts on feild, and video clips as well as photos soon)
06-01-2005 | 04:42 PM
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RE: Jato problems and solutions?
its not 7 screws, you have to unscrew the bottom (8), then a screw on the side (1), then another 2, then put it back together.... 2 for the shocks, and another 2 for the shafts for the wheels, and 2 bolts to take off the tires... thats 17.. unless there is another way to do it, plz tell me, i dont want to do that again....
also, this is my tire selection, i had to shave off a little plastic to make the rims fit...
i have rpm crome blue rims in front and rear, http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXDNC4&P=ML
then i have gladiators in the rear, http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXDX67&P=7
and proline edges in the front, http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXFDX3&P=7
combonation works great, but if you want to do flips, use paddles (no duh), or dirt hawgs, http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXDU11&P=ML
my gladiators work fine for flips, its just that you need a little bit more air for them, and i borrowed my friends hawgs, but they came off in the middle of a flip because of the rpms.[:@]. make sure you use VERY VERY VERY strong glue, and a lot of it, the thiner the better.
also, this is my tire selection, i had to shave off a little plastic to make the rims fit...
i have rpm crome blue rims in front and rear, http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXDNC4&P=ML
then i have gladiators in the rear, http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXDX67&P=7
and proline edges in the front, http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXFDX3&P=7
combonation works great, but if you want to do flips, use paddles (no duh), or dirt hawgs, http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXDU11&P=ML
my gladiators work fine for flips, its just that you need a little bit more air for them, and i borrowed my friends hawgs, but they came off in the middle of a flip because of the rpms.[:@]. make sure you use VERY VERY VERY strong glue, and a lot of it, the thiner the better.
