building a short course!
 

hi folks,right i got a t4 and am thinkin about turning it into a sc,do i or is there a better truck out there? been an ae faithful for over 20 years so that is why i'd like to convert this one but if you guys are all racing other chassis's than i'll just have to bight the bullit and get different car!,was goin for the proline shocks(if anyone knows where to order these in the uk let me know as cml dont list them!) as they look very tunable,then prob all the rpm stuff ie: lower arms,bumpers hubs etc. any help,advise with this would be great!
adam:blush:

By the time you have bought a bodyshell, mounts, wheels, driveshafts (if they are different) and all the parts above plus anything else required then you might as well buy a new truck IMO.

Especially when you can buy a brand new Ansmann Pro spec truck for under £100 delivered and they are far better spec than AE SC10, the results from last year prove they are good as they dominated the National SCT championship

The newer mid motor trucks such as TLR 22SCT and Durango DESC210R are going to be a lot quicker in 2WD for 2013 season... there is also the Akula mid motor conversion for Ansmann/Team C trucks to consider.

The reason the Proline shocks are not available here is because they are a silly expensive modification that will not sell well when kit shocks are adequate.

How much are you looking to spend on owning a SCT?

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where from i'll go have me a look at that for the money!

credit card waiting!!.lol for £100 if its the one on there web site i'll be having some of that so if any one can post a link to the shop where there selling them for £100 please feel free to post it hear!!

Here you go matey:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/X2SC-2WD-S...item20ce57b472

For the price they are very good and when there were 4 in the top 5 2WD's at UK SCT Nationals 2012 i find it hard to recommend anything else for a SCT newbie... especially when spares are so cheap and they use the easiest to find SCT wheel fitment all round too.

Bearing in mind just an unpainted SCT body is £30 - £35 you will be spending a lot to convert your T4 and still ending up with a truck which has probably well used parts driving it.

ITS ORDERED!! but freaky gimp,a truck newbie is something that i'm not!!.lol:p

Then you should have no problems showing us all how its done in the national series ;)

bring it on!

Please mark tell me more about this national championship where ansmann's dominate, sounds like a different one to the one I raced in:lol:

:lol: yeah obviously you couldn't see them for the plastic dust coming off your front wishbones as you whooped us all :p

:lol:now now boys save it till i get there!lol. i looked at nearly all the kits going at the minute and to be fair there was only a couple i wanted a closer look at! durango,losi ae and serpent all look the muts but as we all know lookin good on the promo pages and being good on the track can be two different things! so,as its been a couple of years since i've raced off road(try over 10!!) i've gone for the ansmann pro 2 s dges thingy!! my way of thinking is get back into racing,kill a cheaper truck on the way then the year after have a look whats out! who knows this ansmann one looks like it may be a dark horse! but one thing is for sure,its gonna put a smile on me mush and hopefuly i'll make a few friends along the way!
hears to a great years racing to you all folks.

adam

p.s,what are the tyres at the minute for damp astro? i'm racing at kiddy and cov in the m.a.m series in feb!!:D

Schuey silvers work well on the back at a damp or wet coventry track. Although I don't think they will last too long at Kiddy.

Have a word with Mark A of the cov club. He should be able to tell you what works well at those two venues. Look forward to seeing you at the mams.

Just thought id add i've just ordered this kit and its down to £65 + delivery :thumbsup: had a go of my first sc last night and im hooked lol

Schumacher blues or koursekings will do for most conditions on the back of most 2wd short course,
I've been trying some of the Dboots terrabites which work well in the wet.
Up front kit tyres or bowties work ok.
Dude

I've just converted one of my sc10's to a T4 so I have all the spares needed to convert back , as I've gone Durango these spares are up for sale.
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