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Originally Posted by Paul_Sinclair
Yeah, Losi makes a brace to go across the rear hingepins.. are you running that?
# LOSI A9951 Rear Brace, 3 deg, xx-4 & X - 5, blue alum, $4.
http://www.xfactoryrc.com/storelosi.htm
Atomic Carbon also makes a rear brace, though you have to notch the back of the chassis a slight bit to make it fit - see Jimmy's X - 5 review.
http://atomic-carbon.gforceimages.net/products.htm
The rear braces can be a pain to keep on, so there has been some discussion (a while ago) about different solutions. What I've done is replace the rear hinge pins with shock shafts, oriented so the threaded end is out the back, and put a lock-nut on them which captures the brace (I don't run a rear bumper). Another solution, well-written up, is here: http://www.one-ten-rcforums.com/4wdr...ic.php?id=1329
Hope that helps some.
IIRC Brian is running a 110 spur, which is pretty big when you look at it. |
Yes, I was running the rear brace. But, like others have reported, I'm having a very tough time keeping the thing on as it seems to always wiggle loose and come off. The bumper does not do a good job of keeping it in place. I remember this used to be one of my biggest headaches on my old xx-4.
Your idea of using a shock shaft with lock nuts in place while deleting the rear bumper sounds great!! I have some extra shock shafts laying around and would like to try that. My only question is how do you keep the shafts from sliding out without having the bumper in place? Do you use c-clips on the other side to hold the shafts in place? If not what keeps the shafts from simply sliding out? I know there would be lock nuts in place but what holds the actual shaft back from sliding out with the nuts on?
Thanks for the ideas, but If i could implement the shock shaft idea like you have, I think this will be ideal for me
I'm finding the rear bumper to come loose rather easily as well so if I can delete that even better!
I finally finished off my last rear pivot blocks last night so I'm placing an order for some new stuff today from X-factory. Can't wait!
Thanks again!