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[pug=309]

 

I still haven't found a good fitting pin for the front hubs though, anyone else had a look into it yet?

Nice set of bits you got there chap

Hey bud, the pro2 lightning stadium has them front and rear outers standard, front outer part number is 66795, good luck getting them as the last set from ebay got lost in the post (well gutted)

 

 

 

Allan

Edited June 16, 2015 by pug=309

[dazp1976]

Hey bud, the pro2 lightning stadium has them front and rear outers, front outer part number is 66795, good luck getting them as the last set from ebay got lost in the post (well gutted)

 

 

 

Allan

Well that's annoying. HPI have discontinued those can you believe it. Why would they swap out those pins for the rubbish E-ring ones in the first place? Same goes for the 3.5mm shock shaft rebuild kit for the LSP, My front standard shocks feel loads stronger now with those in just need a pack for the rears.

Getting fed up with HPI discontinuing some of the decent strong parts to replace them with bits of tin.

[evssv]

Well that's annoying. HPI have discontinued those can you believe it. Why would they swap out those pins for the rubbish E-ring ones in the first place? Same goes for the 3.5mm shock shaft rebuild kit for the LSP, My front standard shocks feel loads stronger now with those in just need a pack for the rears.

Getting fed up with HPI discontinuing some of the decent strong parts to replace them with bits of tin.

so they can screw us for even more money on crap quality parts. well lesser quality I should of said. ...no money if parts last for a year or wot ever ..... Edited June 16, 2015 by evssv

[dazp1976]

so they can screw us for even more money on crap quality parts. well lesser quality I should of said. ...no money if parts last for a year or wot ever .....

Very true but still, the standard parts on the rtr should really last more than 5 packs!!!!

Snapped axles - bent front shock shafts - snapped front rear diff suspension holder - those steel diff gears - stripped front steering arms - so called front brace constantly falls off - body cracks at the front wheel arches - chassis bends like cheese - stock tyres hard compound has a bad wear rate (on grass and gravel!) - e-rings have fell off losing shafts at the back - snapped carriers.

Anything I missed?

[dazp1976]

Looks about the same as mine. If you think you need more then just go to the inner hole. Are the pulse shocks a hair shorter perhaps? Stock length is 122mm. Even 2mm shorter shocks can change the angle a couple of degrees. If so just use the inner.

@Shiesty2000

The droop on my stocker with the shocks on the inner hole and screws backed out. Surprisingly the arms don't quite rest on the chassis tabs and doesn't look too much lower yours.

Edited June 16, 2015 by dazp1976

[evssv]

Very true but still, the standard parts on the rtr should really last more than 5 packs!!!!

Snapped axles - bent front shock shafts - snapped front rear diff suspension holder - those steel diff gears - stripped front steering arms - so called front brace constantly falls off - body cracks at the front wheel arches - chassis bends like cheese - stock tyres hard compound has a bad wear rate (on grass and gravel!) - e-rings have fell off losing shafts at the back - snapped carriers.

Anything I missed?

jus like pretty much anything made these days. ...cheap crap materials..but they could use the better metal plastics ect. ..but they wanna save money so won't ....but then there spares hop up market would soon die if nothing broke on our rc's ...but yeah 5 packs is disgusting tbh.....jus shows how crap the rtr ' s r out the box i spouse. ..my mt4g3 is box stock apart from a savox. .diff cups and a chassis braces....and apart from a front arm it has et really broken anything.....Ok it got diff problems but I thk this is more my crap diff building skills tbh...not the quality of the parts....no bent shocks...shafts...chassis ect....and I've lost count how many packs. ..4-6's mainly it's had through it. .. Edited June 16, 2015 by evssv

[Shiesty2000]

@Shiesty2000

The droop on my stocker with the shocks on the inner hole and screws backed out. Surprisingly the arms don't quite rest on the chassis tabs and doesn't look too much lower yours.

Ok cool. Wasn't sure if stock was the same

[pug=309]

Well that's annoying. HPI have discontinued those can you believe it. Why would they swap out those pins for the rubbish E-ring ones in the first place? Same goes for the 3.5mm shock shaft rebuild kit for the LSP, My front standard shocks feel loads stronger now with those in just need a pack for the rears.

Getting fed up with HPI discontinuing some of the decent strong parts to replace them with bits of tin.

Well they do still stock titanium versions but there

[Sully]

God dam women.

After a slightly heated discussion It has been decided by God that (and I quote) you and your f*****g car can live in the shed.

On the plus side I can have some peace and quiet.

[evssv]

God dam women.

After a slightly heated discussion It has been decided by God that (and I quote) you and your ******g car can live in the shed.

On the plus side I can have some peace and quiet.

man..sounds like my house. ..lol!!!.. i'd love to live in a shed. ...obviously a nice big one...lol!! Edited June 17, 2015 by evssv

[Shiesty2000]

Just fabricated the savage battery indicator to fit. What you guys think?

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[pug=309]

God dam women.

After a slightly heated discussion It has been decided by God that (and I quote) you and your ******g car can live in the shed.

On the plus side I can have some peace and quiet.

Just remember your laptop (provided "god" allows you use of the wifi), paypal details and your blanky (it can get scary down the bottom the the garden lol)

 

Just fabricated the savage battery indicator to fit. What you guys think?

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Nice,  out of the way but still easily viewed

 

 

 

Allan

[evssv]

I fitted volt meters to all our nitros. saves guessing how ur hump is doing

Edited June 18, 2015 by evssv

[stevo2551]

I was under the impression that your droop setting is when all four wheels are on the ground and laiden with weight ie batts/ full tank of fuel, you would then adjust the droop to get the desired 'squat'? before I added my droop screws the front arms used to rest on the fins (they soon bend straight) and in mid air it would do the opposite of bottom out, and I put my broken shock piston/disc down to this lol

[Shiesty2000]

Well I'm pretty sure I just blew the rear diff. Truggy was doing front wheel burnouts haha. Guess it's time to put the hardened gears in the rear and aluminum diff cups.

[Shiesty2000]

So I took the diff apart and the sun gear on one side was worn down pretty badly. Is there a reason for this and how do I fix it

[evssv]

So I took the diff apart and the sun gear on one side was worn down pretty badly. Is there a reason for this and how do I fix it

replace with new ones

[Shiesty2000]

I did replace it with hardened gears but my question is why did it wear down? The diff only has a gallon of fuel run through it

[pug=309]

I did replace it with hardened gears but my question is why did it wear down? The diff only has a gallon of fuel run through it

Was it dry, or did it have oil/grease in it?

 

 

Allan

I was under the impression that your droop setting is when all four wheels are on the ground and laiden with weight ie batts/ full tank of fuel, you would then adjust the droop to get the desired 'squat'? before I added my droop screws the front arms used to rest on the fins (they soon bend straight) and in mid air it would do the opposite of bottom out, and I put my broken shock piston/disc down to this lol

Are these droop screws necessary?

 

 

Allan 

[dazp1976]

I'm assuming that Shiesty2000 means his standard c**p steel gears went (say no more). When you have the steel ones and the hard ones in the housing the hard ones are level with the top and the steels are a little bit below which tells me that the steel ones aren't close enough once it's put together. I did get a bit more life with a 0.2 penny shim behind the pin under the larger spider gear at both ends. I haven't blown any hard gears at all yet in any of my 3 diffs 8 months on. i blew 3 stock sets in 2 months.

 

I'm wondering myself if the droop screws are absolutely necessary. I did have to use them when I put some shocks on to try out that were way too long which bent the arms. I set mine to a bit below arms level and it's been left there ever since.

[Shiesty2000]

I'm assuming that Shiesty2000 means his standard c**p steel gears went (say no more). When you have the steel ones and the hard ones in the housing the hard ones are level with the top and the steels are a little bit below which tells me that the steel ones aren't close enough once it's put together. I did get a bit more life with a 0.2 penny shim behind the pin under the larger spider gear at both ends. I haven't blown any hard gears at all yet in any of my 3 diffs 8 months on. i blew 3 stock sets in 2 months.

I'm wondering myself if the droop screws are absolutely necessary. I did have to use them when I put some shocks on to try out that were way too long which bent the arms. I set mine to a bit below arms level and it's been left there ever since.

Yes they were the standard c**p gears lol. And it had plenty of oil in it. I just can't believe hpi builds it with such weak gears. Edited June 20, 2015 by Shiesty2000

[evssv]

Yes they were the standard c**p gears lol. I just can't believe hpi builds it with such weak gears.

they make their money off the hd parts as the stock ones r crap! !

[Sully]

I'm looking for an orange one of these ?

[dazp1976]

I'm looking for an orange one of these ?

So far all I can see are out of stock. Can you put up with black?

http://www.asiatees.com/display?brand=HPI&model=Trophy%203.5&id=48053&c=zrec

I could've swore they were fully stocked a month ago!

 

Just found these orange.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ALUMINUM-STEERING-ASSEMBLY-OR-FOR-HPI-TROPHY-3-5-4-6-BUGGY-TRUGGY-RTR-FLUX-/400831031430

Edited June 21, 2015 by dazp1976

[Sully]

Have been looking for the orange set for a good while now but everywhere out of stock, thanks muchly for the link.