quadzilla122

look i updated the pictures of my tornado with the new panther tires look at my gallery to see it

ehroof

nice tires but, you need to have the same size diameter since its 4 wheel drive, it looks like the rear are much taller than the front.

farmboy30

Hey guys i got a quick question since people are talking tires.. I recently ordered some wheels and tires from tower hobbies that were said at one point or another would fit the redcat tornado bb.. they are [link]http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/WTI0001P?&I=LXEW42[/link] and [link]http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/WTI0001P?&I=LXEW43[/link] ... now the problem is the rears fit ok after some modification so that I could get the nut on, but when they are on the front they rub quite a bit on the lower turnbuckle... i tried grinding down a little on the inside of the wheel, and now it is a little better, but not great...


my question is what wheels are a direct fit on the tornado bb in a 2.2 size??? and also are you running rears on both the front and back???

thanks guys

ehroof

you need 4 rears since its 4x4. i used the traxxas rustler rears, just had to notch a little out of the front rims

farmboy30

thanks for replying back so quickly.... i just noticed the ones i got were for the electric rustler, not the nitro.. .that might have been my mistake...

kegger420

could ya be a little more specific when u say u had to notch a little plastic? like pics or short guide with tools needed will be greatly appreciated!

tyhodge07

ehroof

hpi pullstart for t-15

you just need to notch a little off the inside of the ribs, i used a dremel, if you use jato tires you dont have to worry about any notchning, they are a direct fit, there's just not that big of a selection of tires for them, just stay away from the stock ones like the anaconda and victory tires.

Gr8_Outdoorsman

I just installed the new pull start on my tornado. I believe the part number was 1868, but I am not 100%. If you just tell the hobby shop you need the pull start for the HPI .15, they should be able to find it. Also, it doesn't come with a new one way bearing. You will have to use the bearing from your old pull start. This pull start seems much more robust than the stock one.

newdoughboy

I was wondering how my car would perform on road if I put drift tires on

tyhodge07

and that will fit all the motors, even the vx-18 motor i got?

ehroof

it will fit the vx 18

farmboy30

hey ehroof what rims do you have on your tornado xp in your gallery and did those need any modification?

newdoughboy

I know you guys told me i should get the aluminum arms from redcat racing website, but the shipping to canada is huge, it would be great help if someone could tell me what other brands will fit the tornado bb

ehroof

4 of these: http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...p?&I=LXJJ86&P=

and
4 of these: http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXFHL9&P=7

ehroof

there is a guy from canada on here, stallone11 i think, he's a redcat dealer, also allaboutfunhobbies.com ships to canada

brushedtooth

ehroof, will those rims also work on a tsunami? I am looking to put some road tires on them so I don't rip up my good set of off road tires.

ehroof

yes, the tsunami and volcano are about the same suspension

kegger420

with the 2.2 truck rims and tires, arent they bigger than the stock tornado XL tires/wheel? if put these on my XL, wil i need to change the the gear wheel or any other gearing?

newdoughboy

I was wondering if my wheels should be very stiff when the car is not running. I was just taking the nuts off the wheels and cleaning them. After putting them back on, i noticed that the wheels are very stiff and can't spin smoothly. I don't think it's because the nuts are too tight because and looser, I could trist them off with my fingers. So my question is, does it matter whether the wheels are very tight?

farmboy30

THANKS ehroof ... your the redcat man !!!!!

donshl

Hi all, I recently brought a HSP tyrannosaurus truck and been reading through these forums for hints/tips and its been amazing, Thanks everyone for all the help! I've broken it in and also broke the steering servo (replaced with MG tower pro 995). The problem I have is it starts fine, but as soon as I give it some throttle the engine cuts out, I've checked the fuel lines. carb, changed the glow plug etc( all the tips mentioned) and still no luck.... I've tried to replace the clutch shoes with the HPI teflon ones but I only got one set of springs (short) and they dont fit at all (I'll post some pics on these later) so I just put back the stock ones on.

Anyone has any idea what could be wrong? The truck runs fine with the glow starter on (but it idles without the starter and shuts off when I give throttle, I've set the LSN and HSN to factory settings)

As I'm new to this, please bear with me! Thanks again for all the help!!

donshl

Oops! I've sent the above post by mistake as a reply to farmboy30 !! Sorrry

BTW I live in the UK and is there anyone here from UK (london) ?

kegger420

hibityhupla

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The only thing is it will take away from your take off speed, but if yours is like mine it just spun the tires at take off anyway so it should be fine. If all else fails put the o.s.18cv-rx in there. It has more then enough power to push whatever you can throw at it. I went with a bigger clutch bell and the smaller on-road two speed tranny and it still has more than enough power and my first gear is one tooth off from the stock second gear.