the hyper st PRO thread!
01-08-2008 | 07:32 AM
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ORIGINAL: herb99
I have rounded off one of the hex head screws on my spider diff, does anyone have any ideas on how I can get this screw out?
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I have rounded off one of the hex head screws on my spider diff, does anyone have any ideas on how I can get this screw out?
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Does anyone know the dimensions of the screw? Length seems to be 21mm but is the width 2mm or 2.5?
Of all the spare screws you get with the kit wouldn't you know it there doesn't seem to be any screws that size!
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01-08-2008 | 06:59 PM
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ORIGINAL: MrMuz
Can't believe I just found this thread..
Anyway, I have a ST Pro with a go .28 6 port. My only gripe is the brakes. I've made uber new linkages (the idea of having £500 of truggy and engine resting on a threaded control rod screwed into plastic doesn't excite me). I've also fitted cradock brake disks. The problem is though the brakes are great once just set up, they soon fade to almost nothing (the disks show no real sign of use after half a gallon). I think the problem lies with the crappy plastic centre diff mount and radio tray. Both flex way too much, and they really let the kit down in my opinion. Has anyone got a solution? I think an alloy centre diff mount would solve the problem, I could live with the flex in the radio tray. Does anyone know if the hong nor alloy mount will fit with a bit of modification? Anyone got ay ideas? I'm thinking of quad disks and having plain metal brake pads to remove the fade if I can't get a more substantial solution.
Any ideas?
Can't believe I just found this thread..
Anyway, I have a ST Pro with a go .28 6 port. My only gripe is the brakes. I've made uber new linkages (the idea of having £500 of truggy and engine resting on a threaded control rod screwed into plastic doesn't excite me). I've also fitted cradock brake disks. The problem is though the brakes are great once just set up, they soon fade to almost nothing (the disks show no real sign of use after half a gallon). I think the problem lies with the crappy plastic centre diff mount and radio tray. Both flex way too much, and they really let the kit down in my opinion. Has anyone got a solution? I think an alloy centre diff mount would solve the problem, I could live with the flex in the radio tray. Does anyone know if the hong nor alloy mount will fit with a bit of modification? Anyone got ay ideas? I'm thinking of quad disks and having plain metal brake pads to remove the fade if I can't get a more substantial solution.
Any ideas?
01-08-2008 | 09:35 PM
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RE: the hyper st PRO thread!
Has anyone had a problem with there fuel tank lid popping open very easily when you flip over or crash? I constantly have this problem. Whenever I flip over sometimes the fuel tank lid comes open and dumps fuel out (sometimes the whats left in the tank) all over the truck and when it is flipped over it gets all over my brakes and stuff and then I have no brakes for about a half hour after letting it sit and dry up. I have tried tightening the screw in the bottom of the tank lid to see if it makes it tighter but it still seems to do it.
01-09-2008 | 06:48 AM
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RE: the hyper st PRO thread!
ORIGINAL: jaywax
I use the WRD2 Carbon Fiber Brakes on my ST and they work great. I use a Futaba S9451 servo and it provides excellent braking power. I actually have to much braking power. You said that the plastic flexes too much, but the Pro comes with carbon fiber.
ORIGINAL: MrMuz
Can't believe I just found this thread..
Anyway, I have a ST Pro with a go .28 6 port. My only gripe is the brakes. I've made uber new linkages (the idea of having £500 of truggy and engine resting on a threaded control rod screwed into plastic doesn't excite me). I've also fitted cradock brake disks. The problem is though the brakes are great once just set up, they soon fade to almost nothing (the disks show no real sign of use after half a gallon). I think the problem lies with the crappy plastic centre diff mount and radio tray. Both flex way too much, and they really let the kit down in my opinion. Has anyone got a solution? I think an alloy centre diff mount would solve the problem, I could live with the flex in the radio tray. Does anyone know if the hong nor alloy mount will fit with a bit of modification? Anyone got ay ideas? I'm thinking of quad disks and having plain metal brake pads to remove the fade if I can't get a more substantial solution.
Any ideas?
Can't believe I just found this thread..
Anyway, I have a ST Pro with a go .28 6 port. My only gripe is the brakes. I've made uber new linkages (the idea of having £500 of truggy and engine resting on a threaded control rod screwed into plastic doesn't excite me). I've also fitted cradock brake disks. The problem is though the brakes are great once just set up, they soon fade to almost nothing (the disks show no real sign of use after half a gallon). I think the problem lies with the crappy plastic centre diff mount and radio tray. Both flex way too much, and they really let the kit down in my opinion. Has anyone got a solution? I think an alloy centre diff mount would solve the problem, I could live with the flex in the radio tray. Does anyone know if the hong nor alloy mount will fit with a bit of modification? Anyone got ay ideas? I'm thinking of quad disks and having plain metal brake pads to remove the fade if I can't get a more substantial solution.
Any ideas?
I've ordered some Avid Indo Phenolic Brakes (easy for me to say) I'm planning to run 4 disks with bare metal pads and drill out a new diff block so I can fit some nylocs in it and see what happens. Should be done by Monday so I'll post the results.. If I find the Avid brakes too much I might try 1 Avid disk and 1 Cradock disk together and see how that turns out!
01-09-2008 | 03:33 PM
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RE: the hyper st PRO thread!
brakes on the hyper st pro/hyper 8/8.5 are poor..easy fix...== pro-tune linkages and dynamite fibre discs with metal pads...best brakes ever..its got flipping power even with a crap servo and the epa adjusted....no radio tray flex either..
01-09-2008 | 05:10 PM
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Are these the linkages you are talking about:
[link=http://cgi.ebay.com/Dynamite-Pro-Tune-Throttle-Brake-Linkage-Set_W0QQitemZ150202330890QQihZ005QQcategoryZ34063Q QrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p1638 .m118]http://cgi.ebay.com/Dynamite-Pro-Tune-Throttle-Brake-Linkage-Set_W0QQitemZ150202330890QQihZ005QQcategoryZ34063Q QrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p1638 .m118[/link]
[link=http://cgi.ebay.com/Dynamite-Pro-Tune-Throttle-Brake-Linkage-Set_W0QQitemZ150202330890QQihZ005QQcategoryZ34063Q QrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p1638 .m118]http://cgi.ebay.com/Dynamite-Pro-Tune-Throttle-Brake-Linkage-Set_W0QQitemZ150202330890QQihZ005QQcategoryZ34063Q QrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p1638 .m118[/link]
01-11-2008 | 03:58 AM
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RE: the hyper st PRO thread!
ORIGINAL: wrat
brakes on the hyper st pro/hyper 8/8.5 are poor..easy fix...== pro-tune linkages and dynamite fibre discs with metal pads...best brakes ever..its got flipping power even with a crap servo and the epa adjusted....no radio tray flex either..
brakes on the hyper st pro/hyper 8/8.5 are poor..easy fix...== pro-tune linkages and dynamite fibre discs with metal pads...best brakes ever..its got flipping power even with a crap servo and the epa adjusted....no radio tray flex either..
01-11-2008 | 04:18 AM
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ORIGINAL: nwolsink
Do you have a link to the discs and the pads mentionned, I already ordered the linkages
ORIGINAL: wrat
brakes on the hyper st pro/hyper 8/8.5 are poor..easy fix...== pro-tune linkages and dynamite fibre discs with metal pads...best brakes ever..its got flipping power even with a crap servo and the epa adjusted....no radio tray flex either..
brakes on the hyper st pro/hyper 8/8.5 are poor..easy fix...== pro-tune linkages and dynamite fibre discs with metal pads...best brakes ever..its got flipping power even with a crap servo and the epa adjusted....no radio tray flex either..
01-13-2008 | 09:16 AM
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RE: the hyper st PRO thread!
had st at the track yesterday till servo died again, i thought it may have been the battery pack but nope, servo's toast. i went back to the stock tires and rims and the push was the same if not less than the other tires i've run, grp cubic and grip and the panther (small pins). i still have the 20+k center and 15+k front with the 3k rear, not sure the push is coming from the tires here, but if it worked for you keep it up. we ran on blue groove with some damp dust yesterday.
01-13-2008 | 03:33 PM
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RE: the hyper st PRO thread!
ORIGINAL: herb99
Yeah I would pull the front diff down, I had mine do the same thing with the rear diff. Your gear mesh might be too tight, I put 1 shim in the diff on the opposite side of the crown gear and it spins freely without feeling notchy. Test if it moves freely before you put the diff back on the chassis, then you dont have to pull everything down again.
ORIGINAL: droidswarm
Still (slowly) continuing with my build... just dropped the centre diff in and have a question
When I turn the centre diff with my thumb the front drive shaft occasionally catches and wont spin (while the back one continues to turn without problem). Have I made a mistake or is this normal? It may well not be a problem when the engine is proporly running.
Do I need to take the front diff apart to investigate?
Cheers
Still (slowly) continuing with my build... just dropped the centre diff in and have a question
When I turn the centre diff with my thumb the front drive shaft occasionally catches and wont spin (while the back one continues to turn without problem). Have I made a mistake or is this normal? It may well not be a problem when the engine is proporly running.
Do I need to take the front diff apart to investigate?
Cheers
01-13-2008 | 08:07 PM
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if you mean the front, its 9 screws total, 6 i the front and two below (front two) then the bottom screw of one of the shocks so the cvd's slide out. takes about 5 minutes by hand. if you mean the center its 4 screws, the top ones. then the 2 brake assemblies slide up and out with the disks. just pull out diff after that. tada.
01-14-2008 | 04:13 AM
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Well I tested the Avid brakes at the weekend, they are superb, highly recommended. I was running it at our work car park which is a concrete slab and they locked up easily so I could back them right off and still get the braking I wanted. Unfortunately my throttle got stuck wide open heading straight for the main road! I had no choice but to turn straight into a solid wall to avoid causing a car crash. I don't know what happened, I have a fail safe but it didn't kick in. Guess it was the batteries. Anyway it hit the wall at full speed at about a 70 degree angle went air born and landed about 15 feet away on it's back (luckily!) on the access road. The engine went crazy and I feared the worse. Amazingly all I broke was a C hub! I was expecting bent chassis and complete carnage but nothing of the sort. Tough truck!
01-14-2008 | 07:07 AM
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Do you run a spektrum. There failsafe works everytime for me. I do not trust any other. My batteries died on my yesterday and I think once they get to a certain point it turns the failsafe on instead of letting them get too far dead to not operate your servos.
01-14-2008 | 07:49 AM
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mine went into a wood fence at about 1/2 speed when my servo went bad then flipped upside down. no damage here. it is very tough, not to mention all the pipe 180's i've done and bad landings too. i love it.
01-14-2008 | 09:18 AM
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Do you run a spektrum. There failsafe works everytime for me. I do not trust any other. My batteries died on my yesterday and I think once they get to a certain point it turns the failsafe on instead of letting them get too far dead to not operate your servos.
Do you run a spektrum. There failsafe works everytime for me. I do not trust any other. My batteries died on my yesterday and I think once they get to a certain point it turns the failsafe on instead of letting them get too far dead to not operate your servos.
01-14-2008 | 09:49 AM
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The truck is tough. It does sacrifice a little on weight because it is a little heavy especially compared to my ST-RR but its worth it. Takes a beating and does not break. With my spektrum when my battery got too weak yesterday the truck just stopped and applied the brakes and would not move. Gotta love it compared to a runaway truck! I get so nervous when I have to drive a truck without a spektrum that it is going to runaway on me (happened a couple of times) that I am thinking about more of it taking off and breaking or hitting someone then actually running the track!
01-14-2008 | 10:12 AM
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I hate failsafes and don't run them in any of my trucks/car.. Only major crash/runaway I've had was with my onroader WITH a failsafe.. Besides that they just seem to cause twitchiness...
And as for Spektrum, I used to want one, then I started hearing about range issues..(as in, limited..) So for now I'm just sticking with my stock LST2 JR radio and four digital receivers for my trucks.. So far so good.. I'm not a competitive racer anyway, so screw an expensive radio..
(but I hope my next post isn't about my new Hyper ST plowing into a river on its maiden run....)
And as for Spektrum, I used to want one, then I started hearing about range issues..(as in, limited..) So for now I'm just sticking with my stock LST2 JR radio and four digital receivers for my trucks.. So far so good.. I'm not a competitive racer anyway, so screw an expensive radio..
(but I hope my next post isn't about my new Hyper ST plowing into a river on its maiden run....)
01-14-2008 | 02:49 PM
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ORIGINAL: PatrickBW
I hate failsafes and don't run them in any of my trucks/car.. Only major crash/runaway I've had was with my onroader WITH a failsafe.. Besides that they just seem to cause twitchiness...
And as for Spektrum, I used to want one, then I started hearing about range issues..(as in, limited..) So for now I'm just sticking with my stock LST2 JR radio and four digital receivers for my trucks.. So far so good.. I'm not a competitive racer anyway, so screw an expensive radio..
(but I hope my next post isn't about my new Hyper ST plowing into a river on its maiden run....)
I hate failsafes and don't run them in any of my trucks/car.. Only major crash/runaway I've had was with my onroader WITH a failsafe.. Besides that they just seem to cause twitchiness...
And as for Spektrum, I used to want one, then I started hearing about range issues..(as in, limited..) So for now I'm just sticking with my stock LST2 JR radio and four digital receivers for my trucks.. So far so good.. I'm not a competitive racer anyway, so screw an expensive radio..
(but I hope my next post isn't about my new Hyper ST plowing into a river on its maiden run....)
01-14-2008 | 02:56 PM
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RE: the hyper st PRO thread!
ORIGINAL: PatrickBW
I hate failsafes and don't run them in any of my trucks/car.. Only major crash/runaway I've had was with my onroader WITH a failsafe.. Besides that they just seem to cause twitchiness...
And as for Spektrum, I used to want one, then I started hearing about range issues..(as in, limited..) So for now I'm just sticking with my stock LST2 JR radio and four digital receivers for my trucks.. So far so good.. I'm not a competitive racer anyway, so screw an expensive radio..
(but I hope my next post isn't about my new Hyper ST plowing into a river on its maiden run....)
I hate failsafes and don't run them in any of my trucks/car.. Only major crash/runaway I've had was with my onroader WITH a failsafe.. Besides that they just seem to cause twitchiness...
And as for Spektrum, I used to want one, then I started hearing about range issues..(as in, limited..) So for now I'm just sticking with my stock LST2 JR radio and four digital receivers for my trucks.. So far so good.. I'm not a competitive racer anyway, so screw an expensive radio..
(but I hope my next post isn't about my new Hyper ST plowing into a river on its maiden run....)
01-14-2008 | 03:16 PM
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Well what's with the talk I hear of limited range with the Spektrums?.. What, you can't go beyond 50m anyway? Then if you do, the failsafe kicks in?
I don't know. Failsafes have only ever caused electrical glitchiness for me - and I'm onto like truck 8 now..(admit though, did have a runaway once I guess with the Lightning GT that just plowed into a sand dune with no damage.. Not sure though, may well have had a failsafe in it... Venom..) So I don't know, in 12-15 gallons of running various trucks and cars, I've never had anything but problems with failsafes, and never once have I been like "thank god I had a failsafe - it saved my axx..."
But yeah, I admit, knowing my luck, those will be famous last words...(Where's the fingers-crossed smiley??...)
I don't know. Failsafes have only ever caused electrical glitchiness for me - and I'm onto like truck 8 now..(admit though, did have a runaway once I guess with the Lightning GT that just plowed into a sand dune with no damage.. Not sure though, may well have had a failsafe in it... Venom..) So I don't know, in 12-15 gallons of running various trucks and cars, I've never had anything but problems with failsafes, and never once have I been like "thank god I had a failsafe - it saved my axx..."
But yeah, I admit, knowing my luck, those will be famous last words...(Where's the fingers-crossed smiley??...)
