Is it me or the car????????????????

[ashleyb4]

second lap i was only practising and hit one of the wooden track markers. Does this happen to alot of people or was itjust me being unlucky. And are the x5 front arms any diffrent are they stronger and do they fit?

But i did buy this off a mate brand new 20 quid not bad but i could have spent 30 quid more and got 4 more but of well.


But the few laps i did drive this car i loved it. Its so smooth but it was a bit on the slow side compared to my B4. So in total i completed 1 race.

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[ashleyb4]

First picture wasnt to clear.



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[bigred5765]

its not the x5 wishbones its these little screw chris long mentioned
# OP 031 x6 part i think
http://www.xfactoryrc.com/storexfactory.htm

[ashleyb4]

Interesting.

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[tyreman]

Don't hit anything!!

Seriously put some plastic wishbones on your car as they will be more durable for you, the X factory screw kit is the best £11 you could spend.

[cabbynate]

look here : http://www.losibk2.com/forum/viewtop...er=asc&start=0

same as the x factory set up just tried and proven.......

[Southwell]

Or find the old graphite bones, i never broke one of them last year, but then again i dont normally hit posts at full whack.
Id also get some savers on the diffs before you snap the outdrive....and change the springs.

[Chris Doughty]

its quite a common break that one

[ashleyb4]

OK many people to answer

Ok tyre man firstly i didnt hit anything at first its just someone jumped of the rostrum into the track and i couldnt see and aaaahhhhhhgggg before i knew it i heard the dreeded bang.

Cabbynate
You have to be a member so i wll proberly just get the xfactory one.

Southwell
Where can i get some old graphite arms from. And im still waiting for my springs ive ordered red rear, silver front and green front.

I dont want to race this inside any more.

Ashley

[cabbynate]

well here is a photo of what the parts look like and the part # if you wanted to do it yourself...

[ashleyb4]

So i need the screws in the packet i may give it a go it seems cheaper than the x factory one and if it works whay ill be happy.

SO do you just use the one big screw and put it right the way though instead of the 2 small ones.

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[cabbynate]

instructions:
Get a DuBro #313 4-40 1.25" cap head shoulder screw, and a new set of arms would be best. The screws are 4 to a pack (enough to do the car and only like $2). First chuck the screw into a dremel/drill and sand/polish the shoulder part of the screw just enough to remove the black oxide coating off of the screws shoulder. Second is to cut two screws so it's total length from end to end counting it's head to .700", then cut the other 2 screws to .630" end to end. Next take a 7/64" drill bit and drill the outer hinge pin in a XX-4/XXX-4 arm out by hand and also make the drill bit go through both arm ears and possibly turn the drill on briefly to "free" it up some. (You are not weakening the arm any by doing this, you are only drilling the 3/32" .020" thick flange out of the way that is used to keep the kingpin screws "square" when screwing them into the arm). The .700" screw goes in the front of the arm and the .630" goes into the back of the arm replacing the stock hinge pin screws on the outside of the front arms. Put a .020" thick big OD washer (like what's used in the rear pivot blocks) onto each of the screws that you cut. Thread the screws into the caster block (good idea to tap a few threads or run a stock non-cut screw through the caster block first) and make the frotn screws as tight as you can while allowing the suspension "freedom" to move freely, then tighten thhe rear screws down the same way, as tight as you can while not binging the suspension up and allowing for some slop. This helps greatly with breakign XX-4 fornt arms and caster blocks popping out of XXX-4 front arms. I'm seeing if Lunsford might make this as it's something that is so easy to do for the durebility benefits that it offers.

[ashleyb4]

Does it have to be a dubro screw can i get something similar in the UK.

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[cabbynate]

Originally Posted by ashleyb4

Does it have to be a dubro screw can i get something similar in the UK.

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not to sure on that. as long as they were the same measurements........

[tyreman]

Ashley both myself and Phil Sleigh looked into the mod on LosiBK2 site but were unable the sorce the screws, for the sake of £11 inc p&p just buy the X-factory ones from Lesro models in the UK, rather than trying to save money ordering from X factory for $15, and then paying the $18 shipping on 1 item. Call Daryl at Lesro on 01202 499354.