So who races their Aftershock 8e???
03-20-2011, 02:23 PM
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So who races their Aftershock 8e???
I plan to race mine and I have some friends who actually race theirs and do really well. The truck drives really well out of the box so I just wonder why more people don't use it as their race truck.
03-20-2011, 02:33 PM
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RE: So who races their Aftershock 8e???
I race my backdraft 8e have had a local track tell me i had to run a different class cause of the rear wing set up, then came to find out his son was racing that night also and didnt want his son to lose to a redcat vehicle.
03-20-2011, 03:25 PM
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RE: So who races their Aftershock 8e???
cause part of the mount is below the top of the rear diff. With Roar the mount has to be attached to the shocktower only.
03-20-2011, 04:29 PM
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i dont have one(had a backdraft 3.5 last summer tho)
but my buddy is getting a new one this friday. im sure i will be helping him alot with it since he is a nitro newb!
breakin is tricky for 1st timers.
but i do recal the backdraft handled very well. id imagine that the aftershock will handle simillar, since the only major difference is the tires.
but my buddy is getting a new one this friday. im sure i will be helping him alot with it since he is a nitro newb!
breakin is tricky for 1st timers.
but i do recal the backdraft handled very well. id imagine that the aftershock will handle simillar, since the only major difference is the tires.
03-20-2011, 05:02 PM
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RE: So who races their Aftershock 8e???
i like the way my backdraft handles over my Ve8 Hot bodies buggy. Just put the new shocks on tonight and working on the shock towers now.
03-21-2011, 07:49 AM
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Once Iput the traxxas Revo springs on, the car handles like a dream. If your track has lots of big jumps I would get the alloy shock towers, that's the only problem I've had with mine.
03-21-2011, 08:53 AM
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RE: So who races their Aftershock 8e???
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Yeah, that sounds like a bunch of BS.
Can someone explain how that effects the way the car runs around a track please?
Yeah, that sounds like a bunch of BS.
Can someone explain how that effects the way the car runs around a track please?
03-21-2011, 08:56 AM
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RE: So who races their Aftershock 8e???
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Once Iput the traxxas Revo springs on, the car handles like a dream. If your track has lots of big jumps I would get the alloy shock towers, that's the only problem I've had with mine.
Once Iput the traxxas Revo springs on, the car handles like a dream. If your track has lots of big jumps I would get the alloy shock towers, that's the only problem I've had with mine.
03-21-2011, 11:41 AM
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RE: So who races their Aftershock 8e???
Well removed the rear wing and cage today to play around with a new set up. Going to use a Ve8 wing mount on my custom tower. But ran into one problem.Had to order a front swaybar set for it to get the hold down piece. Why you ask, cause the rear cage also holds that in place. Will place it back on so i can play at the track tonight but will be switching over with more mods to come. Going to work on reducing the front and rear diffs for a lower cg, and also working on reducing the amount of plastic on the front upper and lower steering plate.
Got to love a shop that has all this in stock. Thank you Kurt for your online service. Makes having a Redcat Product a simple and easy task to get parts.
Got to love a shop that has all this in stock. Thank you Kurt for your online service. Makes having a Redcat Product a simple and easy task to get parts.
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RE: So who races their Aftershock 8e???
ORIGINAL: JTuepker1
Well removed the rear wing and cage today to play around with a new set up. Going to use a Ve8 wing mount on my custom tower. But ran into one problem. Had to order a front swaybar set for it to get the hold down piece. Why you ask, cause the rear cage also holds that in place. Will place it back on so i can play at the track tonight but will be switching over with more mods to come. Going to work on reducing the front and rear diffs for a lower cg, and also working on reducing the amount of plastic on the front upper and lower steering plate.
Got to love a shop that has all this in stock. Thank you Kurt for your online service. Makes having a Redcat Product a simple and easy task to get parts.
Well removed the rear wing and cage today to play around with a new set up. Going to use a Ve8 wing mount on my custom tower. But ran into one problem. Had to order a front swaybar set for it to get the hold down piece. Why you ask, cause the rear cage also holds that in place. Will place it back on so i can play at the track tonight but will be switching over with more mods to come. Going to work on reducing the front and rear diffs for a lower cg, and also working on reducing the amount of plastic on the front upper and lower steering plate.
Got to love a shop that has all this in stock. Thank you Kurt for your online service. Makes having a Redcat Product a simple and easy task to get parts.
Let us know how it goes.
03-29-2011, 06:33 AM
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RE: So who races their Aftershock 8e???
ORIGINAL: All-or-Nothing
Let us know how it goes.
ORIGINAL: JTuepker1
Well removed the rear wing and cage today to play around with a new set up. Going to use a Ve8 wing mount on my custom tower. But ran into one problem.Had to order a front swaybar set for it to get the hold down piece. Why you ask, cause the rear cage also holds that in place. Will place it back on so i can play at the track tonight but will be switching over with more mods to come. Going to work on reducing the front and rear diffs for a lower cg, and also working on reducing the amount of plastic on the front upper and lower steering plate.
Got to love a shop that has all this in stock. Thank you Kurt for your online service. Makes having a Redcat Product a simple and easy task to get parts.
Well removed the rear wing and cage today to play around with a new set up. Going to use a Ve8 wing mount on my custom tower. But ran into one problem.Had to order a front swaybar set for it to get the hold down piece. Why you ask, cause the rear cage also holds that in place. Will place it back on so i can play at the track tonight but will be switching over with more mods to come. Going to work on reducing the front and rear diffs for a lower cg, and also working on reducing the amount of plastic on the front upper and lower steering plate.
Got to love a shop that has all this in stock. Thank you Kurt for your online service. Makes having a Redcat Product a simple and easy task to get parts.
Let us know how it goes.
Me too and ++2 for Kurt.
03-29-2011, 07:55 AM
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RE: So who races their Aftershock 8e???
Ive started the trimming and what not. Working on getting a mount plate for the shock towers as the 8e have the little plastic pieces that go over the diffs. Will work on that next and should be able to get some time in this week for a race thursdy at the indoor track.
