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Originally Posted by super gripper
Both will cost you a huge fortune to up grade.
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I spent a fortune on the DF-03, only to discover its last two weak points, the top half of the front gear box. When the front shock tower takes a beating, it just sheers off the gear box. The other weakness is, after running for a while, the front brace also cannot take punishment.
There's also some minor geometry issues in the suspension as well as limitation of gearing due to the limited ways you can slide the motor inside the motor mount. Ofcourse the issues I have not mentioned are fixed with hop-ups.
DF-03 however, was and still is the best 4WD concept/scheme I've ever seen. We mess with saddle packs (BJ4WE, B44, etc.), mess with balancing the battery on one side and motor+electronics on the other (DB-01 and etc.), but the DF-03's scheme has solved that awkward imbalance problem by placing the battery down the center. I think Tamiya would have a KILLER car if they fix some of the issues mentioned, and the last most important issue with this kit: ABS style plastic.
ABS is great for most things, but it cannot take the punishment that we put these little toys through (I ran mine in Southern California tracks, with mongo triples and such)...
I think Tamiya should focuse on TRFing the DF-03 (DF-04 dare I call it?) and entice some good drivers...
In the near future, I'm thinking of creating a custom 4WD buggy inspired by the DF-03's drive train and battery location concept.
The servo being towards the rear isn't a problem. I run mine with a DS-1015 so it has plenty of speed and power...