Originally Posted by The Chef (Post 512914)

Especially if you don't have any legs:o

Originally Posted by moth898 (Post 511594)

I installed them on the cat and they do feel smooth, but that has to do with them being packed with grease instead of just oiled.
They are abec 7, wich means that the inner and outer diameters of the bearing are as close to spec as they can get. That doesn't make much of a difference in the belts, it made a difference in the amount of slop in the front and rear hubs. There is very little slop in them now.
I have to admit they do seem to create a little drag on the drivetrain. beacause they are packed with grease. The theory is that the grease keeps the dirt out of the bearing races hence they keep longer between rebuilds. Around here the tracks are made of grey clay that is very abrasive and hard on the cars, so the rubber seals and grease made me buy them. I only have 1 day with the car so far, so I don't know if its worth the extra money.
The red seal bearings that come with the kit are very similar to the boca. They are rubber sealed too, that look to be very good quality. I honestly didn't know that the kit came with this type bearing, I thought they came with the old syle metal shielded type, had I know I would not have bought the boca bearings.

Originally Posted by fastinfastout (Post 520646)

diff outdrives, they are different, is the black of a more durable material?

will the sx2 diffs fit in the sx3, even though they are different? Just easier to swap over during a meet rather than a rebuild.

Originally Posted by old jonesy (Post 520661)

Yes. We've run them in Andy's car.

Originally Posted by TonyV2382 (Post 523553)

Just started the build. Got the center spur assembly done and it rotates freely but when the center belt is attached to the pulleys in the next step, the transmission seems to be a bit rough when rotating. Is this normal or is there something I can do to free it up?

Its definitely not the center assembly binding as I made sure when I installed it that it moved freely but as soon as the center belt was installed the rest of the pulleys it felt rough. Thanks for the feedback in advance guys.

Originally Posted by TonyV2382 (Post 523605)

Never mind guys got the problem sorted.:thumbsup:

Originally Posted by mikeyscott (Post 523561)

Any reason for sill running with the original diffs?

Originally Posted by mikeyscott (Post 523607)

What was it?

Originally Posted by TonyV2382 (Post 524048)

Everytime I tightened down the ally bulk head the pulley shaft wouldnt roll free...So I just took everything apart and redid the whole step and now it runs smooth...who knows lol it was awkward but its like butter now. Just waitin on some diff grease and molly grease to continue the build. Very nice build so far Im really impressed.

Originally Posted by bigred5765 (Post 524055)

diff grease comes with the kit, its the best you'll get from anywere,and axle grease is fine for metal gears

Originally Posted by TonyV2382 (Post 524887)

Ya but I needed some grease on hand for diff rebuilds etc...Got the whole rear belt and diff assembled now...Whats the remedy for the clicking noise when rotating the rear belt and diff? Some one said something about a spacer somewhere but where exactly?

Originally Posted by moth898 (Post 525130)

put a washer between the 33t steel side gear and the locking nut, no more clik

Originally Posted by leeboy44 (Post 524985)

Hi guys here is my new cat sx3 only used it once and loved it

big change from the durango

Originally Posted by rlm (Post 530920)

Could you give more details on the difference with the Durango ?

Thanks

Originally Posted by leeboy44 (Post 530924)

what i found with the durango was i needed to drive it that much harder to get it to handle but then i was making mistakes

i raced about 10 years ago and come back this year, maybe the durango was not the right car for me to start back with but now ive made the move to a SX3 it feels so much better, i dont need to push anywhere near as much to get the same if not better times with a car thats standard out the box.

my durango had the lot, the next step for that car was a AC chassis kit, i spent hours getting it set up and to be fair i got it in end for indoors, i took it out doors 1 day and its was like a kangaroo all over the track, lost all heart in it and sold it

the cat is getting much better every time i drive it im well happy

Originally Posted by shannow95 (Post 532753)

leeboy44
Talking about sway bar ... I was wondering why did you mount your sway bar high on the chassis instead of the lower deck ?

Thanks

Originally Posted by shannow95 (Post 532753)

leeboy44
Talking about sway bar ... I was wondering why did you mount your sway bar high on the chassis instead of the lower deck ?

Thanks