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Originally Posted by 94eg!
With the plastic kit spacers in the rear, I didn't need any shims in the back. The front took a single 0.2mm shim behind the cross pin and it seemed just about right. May have been able to go to a 0.3mm, but I didn't have any on hand (kit only includes 0.2mm).
I'm going to be installing all the metal spacers from the TRF/DB01-R kits this weekend (about $9.50 in parts). I'll post again if shimming is any different...
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The metal bearing spacers didn't really change any shimming. They do, however, allow you to tighten the wheel nuts quite a bit more with no binding in the bearings.
BTW: I did switch to a 0.3mm shim behind the front wheel hexes and it made the front end just right...
PS: If you switch to metal hinge-pin balls, and want to use metal spacers on your DB01, you will need the following shims and spacers on your hinge pins (because metal balls are slightly longer than the plastic ones).
Front: Use the kit recommended 0.2mm x 2 shims on each of the front hinge pins. This makes the front nice & snug instead of sloppy like stock.
Rear: Use one 2mm aluminum spacer and one 0.7mm aluminum spacer on each of the rear hinge pins. No additional shims are necessary to get the rear arms just right. The kit spacers are plastic and total 3mm on each side which makes them rather tight w/ the longer metal balls. The 0.7mm spacers are the same part that's found on your motor screws in the kit. They are sold in a 10 pack from Tamiya for about $4.50.