m1tch_87 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Hi all, Just getting slightly confused about the different bodyshells, I do know that the 1/10 size shells are quite generic whereas the 190mm and 200mm shells are the width of the shell. I am just looking at different bodyshells for my TT-02 build, I measured the bodyshell the car came with and I believe that its a 200mm shell, however it's quite flexible and I measured it in its uncut form. Just wondering how best to check which size bodyshell I should get - is it a case of putting everything together, put the wheels on and measure the outside to outside wheel width to get the correct size shell? I believe the TT-02 uses 190mm shells but I am unsure as there is conflicting info out there, the TT-02 chassis is actually quite narrow it seems but I am unsure which size shell I should go for. Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernaut jims Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 You can buy a 190 she'll and get offset wheels to fill the gaps of a 200mm shell of that makes sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1tch_87 Posted March 17, 2016 Author Share Posted March 17, 2016 6 hours ago, Juggernaut jims said: You can buy a 190 she'll and get offset wheels to fill the gaps of a 200mm shell of that makes sense Yeah I see what you mean, I know that you can get offset wheels for the drift cars, I will double check the specs on this body, I have a feeling that its a 190mm shell, once I get the kit together I will check the width of the wheels. I have seen a lot of nice 190mm bodies so I have a feeling I might be buying a fair few so that I can own the cars that I can't in rear life! I also saw that there was a set of 5 protoform TC bodies for something like £50 eg £10 a shell, might be worth looking at getting a few basher bodies as well, plus some aero bodies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trackstar Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Generally speaking, electric cars are 190mm, nitros are 200mm. So most Tamiya shells are nearer 190mm, give or take a couple of millimeters. A lot of Tamiya kit wheels can have a 2-3mm offset as well. I'm pretty sure my old TA05 with a Tamiya GTR shell, could just squeeze HPI 6mm offset rims in the rear arches, and 3mm in the fronts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1tch_87 Posted March 21, 2016 Author Share Posted March 21, 2016 14 hours ago, Trackstar said: Generally speaking, electric cars are 190mm, nitros are 200mm. So most Tamiya shells are nearer 190mm, give or take a couple of millimeters. A lot of Tamiya kit wheels can have a 2-3mm offset as well. I'm pretty sure my old TA05 with a Tamiya GTR shell, could just squeeze HPI 6mm offset rims in the rear arches, and 3mm in the fronts. Thanks for that, I had a further look into it and my TT02 chassis does indeed take a 190mm shell, I have also ordered a 200mm shell as well as, like you said, you can get offset wheels, I would just need a 6mm offset wheel to then give me the extra 12mm of width overall, I will however double check my model as I believe there is also a 'wide' setting by swapping out a few parts. Although I haven't fitted the bodyshell posts yet I couldn't wait to just drop the spare 190mm body I bought onto it to check the fitment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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