Leo Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 (edited) Im wondering why your esc wires are blue , yellow and orange both my sc8s have been all black motor wires. The tbones look good have they saved you from big impacts yet? They are black, it's the heatshrink that's blue, yellow and orange. Edited April 10, 2014 by Leo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste001 Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 (edited) I got my jeep rubicon for about Edited April 10, 2014 by Ste001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Knight Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Tbones are awesome, a must have for any rc I've owned 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise-Paisley Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Took the SXS out to the park today as I got a new HK RX for it to pair with my GT3C. Thankfully back to superb greater than practical range again even without putting the antenna up on the TX and the antenna on the RX just tied to the roll bar inside the shell Did a most spectacular full throttle flip and long range cartwheel, really spectacular. A guy was stood talking to me at the time who has a bit of rc car experience and he said "Thats the only problem isn't it, one slip like that and you are spending more money on parts" - with that I flipped it back onto its wheels with a few flicks of the throttle and brought it back full speed.. He said "No way that's survived without breaking something, no way!!!" It really is a hard barsteward of a truck 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smash Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Tbones are awesome, a must have for any rc I've owned I'm going to add a caveat to that statement because I do believe they are well worth the money, but, and it's a tiny but, beware of using them in cold weather as they can become brittle and be snapped or shattered.. That said when I sent photos of the ones I broke to the guys at tbr they replaced them without problem.. For free as per policy.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste001 Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 I'm going to add a caveat to that statement because I do believe they are well worth the money, but, and it's a tiny but, beware of using them in cold weather as they can become brittle and be snapped or shattered.. That said when I sent photos of the ones I broke to the guys at tbr they replaced them without problem.. For free as per policy.. Sounds good ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Knight Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 TBR are great with there warranty as smash has said, if you do break one all they ask is you send them a photo of it, great service Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rctech132 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Just ordered a set of HPI ground assault tyres since I blew out the originals. Also what size is the pin for the hex on the xs? As I don't want to buy a complete set with hexes again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smash Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Just ordered a set of HPI ground assault tyres since I blew out the originals. Also what size is the pin for the hex on the xs? As I don't want to buy a complete set with hexes again1.65x10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rctech132 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Cheers smash . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCbutcher Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 (edited) You can buy the pins from thetoyz really cheap for a pack of 10 but its best to stick them on an order rather than buy them on ther own. http://thetoyz.com/HPI/Mini-Savage-XS/Steering-Drivetrain/HPI/15833/ Ive fitted the plastic hexs to try and make the pins last longer I read they fail easy cos we over tighten them with alloy hexs not sure it's true but I know they fail easy my first xs had 3 pins broke in half and 1 badly bent but they all stayed in the hexs. So this time I orderd spare before even starting the build. Mines up for sale now but dount itll sell and im not allowing more than a Edited April 16, 2014 by RCbutcher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rctech132 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 http://www.msuk-forum.co.uk/gallery/image/28675-/ installed the traxxas turnbuckles for the steering. Wont be popping off like stock ones but dont really help the steering slop. Most of it seems to be in the actual servo saver itself... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackGibson Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Could you link me to everything needed to fit the traxxas turnbuckles? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rctech132 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Nothing really I just used some longer screws I had as the stock ones are too short they fit fine no clearance issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCbutcher Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 I think he means the exact links you used part nums. Ive been wondering which traxxas links it is the xs can use. Like the jato has cheap red alloy ones on eBay from usa for just alittle more than traxxas standard ones in the uk. I have seen a picture of an xs with traxxas links and they had bend at the ends really bad I was shocked ill see if I can find it I bet he had a monster of a crash but that's mayb why hpi wanted them to pop off. Still I would rather have the traxxas links. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCbutcher Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Taken from google 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexM Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 That must have had one heck of a crash! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbar3260 Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 im waiting on some funds to get my xs back in action...i miss this truck. has anyone seen this on ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111335535217?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT i havent seen one before or heard anyone mention them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Knight Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 As far as I'm aware, you only get lexan XS body shells, so I assume that has been painted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenriJohn Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 The little beast is starting to get the better of me, started "whining" when revved hard and struggling to move, on strip down pinion had lost the m3 grub screw and spinning on shaft, replace set the gap to 5 mm as per manual , rebuild and voila same whining noise , stripped gearbox and everything seemed ship shape!!! Back together and still noisy with no power to wheels,unless lifted off floor then wheels spun ok not as noisy, one daft question should the vector 4000 be really lumpy when spun by hand? Thx in advance for any help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rctech132 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Yep its totally normal that motors cog, or feel "lumpy", when spun by hand. Just like they cog at very low throttle before they get rolling smoothly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmini Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Could be the slipper clutch needs adjusting or the pads replacing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste001 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Check you drive shafts too, mine did this and the input bearing had gone on the gearbox ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rctech132 Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Got bored of waiting for model sorts back order so improvised some wheel hex pins out of cut up body clips.... Lol actually help up for 2 full packs so far! Anyway, I hit a root accidentally and popped the turnbuckle going from servo horn to servo saver I the servo saver. Meant for me a long walk of shame as I had no long tools to get in there and pop it back on! Now is this going to be a common problem? Or did I just hot that root wayyy to hard lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise-Paisley Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Still trying to break anything on mine, even hitting the tree above the roots didn't break it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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