Post by James#17 on Dec 12, 2008 18:37:19 GMT -5
I am getting my Stock Spec racing slash ready for racing. I have read up and researched alot if great info on alot of forums and I have come up with alot of idea's to make this a better race truck. Here is what I have done so far.
The suspension was very gritty and not smooth at all. The rear was actually very still and caused the suspension to work like is not supposed to.
To fix this I took all of the hinge pins out of the truck and put the non threaded part into the dremel and used mothers polish and run the dremel on low until the pins come out very shiny.
Then I took a drill bit the same exact size as the holes the hingpins go though on the rear bulk head and the bearing holders and ran it for a little bit. (not too fast you will get it too hot and melt too much plastic)
I would check the fit every 5-10 seconds until I was happy with the smoothness. (checked by insearting the pins into them and see if they would move freely). This made a big difference.
To help smooth out the steering I replace the bellcrank bushings with bearings. This seemed to speed up the steering response time.
On the bearings I removed the rubber sheild and cleaned the thick grease out. I was amazed on how much the grease held dirt and grime in them. I run the bearings without grease. I just use Tri-Flow. I can free spin the front tires and they seem to spin forever. Just make sure to clean them after every race or 2.
If I think of anymore things I have figured out or read in other forums I will post here. The changes this has made in the handling is huge. The truck reacts to adjustments much better.
The suspension was very gritty and not smooth at all. The rear was actually very still and caused the suspension to work like is not supposed to.
To fix this I took all of the hinge pins out of the truck and put the non threaded part into the dremel and used mothers polish and run the dremel on low until the pins come out very shiny.
Then I took a drill bit the same exact size as the holes the hingpins go though on the rear bulk head and the bearing holders and ran it for a little bit. (not too fast you will get it too hot and melt too much plastic)
I would check the fit every 5-10 seconds until I was happy with the smoothness. (checked by insearting the pins into them and see if they would move freely). This made a big difference.
To help smooth out the steering I replace the bellcrank bushings with bearings. This seemed to speed up the steering response time.
On the bearings I removed the rubber sheild and cleaned the thick grease out. I was amazed on how much the grease held dirt and grime in them. I run the bearings without grease. I just use Tri-Flow. I can free spin the front tires and they seem to spin forever. Just make sure to clean them after every race or 2.
If I think of anymore things I have figured out or read in other forums I will post here. The changes this has made in the handling is huge. The truck reacts to adjustments much better.
