Yoke newbie bmax4 who runnin this year

[jamiew]

Just got myself a bmax4 after selling my tamiya 502 and looking forward to having ago with it.Just in the middle of giving it a long overdue rebuild .

just shocks to rebuild and gonna do diffs with some buds balls.

looked about not much of these running none at my club at all so any tips tricks setups etc will be running on high grip carpet at my club and outdoors on grass and astro

got loads of spares with the car but is there any upgrades worthwhile like the .5 or 1 degree hubs.

any info much appreciated as i really want to give this car a good go cheers

[discothesnake]

Hi Jamie

Next time i see you at club i will have a wee look at it. Great car by the way.

Dave

[jamiew]

Cheers dave next best thing to a 502 a think need a speedo before a can get back racin though

[CODMAN]

What version of the Bmax4 do you have? basic kit? Worlds 2009 kit? Team factory kit? Bmax4II kit? etc...???

It would help to know as each kit has a different group of upgraded components. We can,t tell you buy this, it is really worth it, if we don,t even know if you have it. maybe a few pics would help us out.

Great car by the way...

[jamiew]

Think its just a standard bmax with the champions pack will get some pics up soon mate.

Dont think much need uprating gonna need some springs where from though???

Also wouldnt ming carbon shock towers are they available.

if i like the car when i get a shot at my club i will buy the worlds spec edition with all the hop ups

[CODMAN]

Jamie, upgrades... Well the Bigbore shocks are soo nice... But certainly not essential... The carbon battery straps to hold down lipos...

Hennestly, I think you are pretty set as is. No real NEED to upgrade...

[jamiew]

where u getting your spares from mate u got a part number for the big bores cheers

[Dr_UpGrade]

Hi Jamie,
I'm getting quite alot of stuff for my bmax 4 II from xtreme rc down in kent. (http://www.xtreme-rc.org.uk).

Not sure on big bore part no's but they've certainly got me different bigbore springs recently, so they should be able to help you...

[CODMAN]

http://www.rc-race-and-drift-japan.c...&cPath=136_137

They have the big bores... But if you can get them locally, definetly a good choice...

Originally Posted by jamiew

where u getting your spares from mate u got a part number for the big bores cheers

[Naushad]

Rear anti roll bar is useful add on

[jamiew]

cheers for the links guys carbon towers look sweet

[jamiew]

Originally Posted by Naushad

Rear anti roll bar is useful add on

yeah got the roll bar set do u run a roll bar indoor and outdoor??

are the big bores worth the money was gonna buy a set of tamiya shocks as they are really nice never had a ny probs with them on my 502x

[Dr_UpGrade]

yeah 5mm thick too, I should really be going some to break them, if I ever do!

[discothesnake]

Jamie, Yok big bores are a waste of cash on the bmax. Never noticed any difference with mine.

Dave

[jamiew]

Originally Posted by discothesnake

Jamie, Yok big bores are a waste of cash on the bmax. Never noticed any difference with mine.

Dave

Cheers Dave think a will go for a set of trf
Shocks.

[CODMAN]

Jamie, not trying to contradict Dave, but the Bigbores are sweet shocks... Honnestly, I would keep the champion pack shocks you have and see how it goes. No NEED to upgrade. But if you must... But if I was to upgrade, it would be to the yokomo bigbores intead of Tamiya....

Just my 0.02$

[discothesnake]

Originally Posted by CODMAN

Jamie, not trying to contradict Dave, but the Bigbores are sweet shocks... Honnestly, I would keep the champion pack shocks you have and see how it goes. No NEED to upgrade. But if you must... But if I was to upgrade, it would be to the yokomo bigbores intead of Tamiya....

Just my 0.02$

Hey, no worries. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. All I meant is they are a very expensive add on. I have had a few Bmax's over the years both with and without big bores and as nice as the big bores are, I'm not sure they make that much of a difference.

Dave

[CODMAN]

I agrre Dave, they are not cheap. And the stock shocks are very very nice indeed. There definetly is no NEED spend that $$.

[Naushad]

I'm not sure of the advantage of instaling carbon towers...I've got two bmax4s (yes they are that good!) and neither have broken a stock tower yet. The cars are renowned for durability. The only part so far I've had to replace outright was a rear turnbuckle link/end. From what I remember the stock ends are designed with a bend which could be a weak point, but I think this has been rectified in the newer models (correct me if I'm wrong here guys!). Although yokomo parts aren't easy to get I'm sure the stock towers would be easier to find than carbon ones and it would make economic sense.

Shock wise I've always used big bores and now most of my cars have them as standard! But I'm sure with proper tweaking you can still achieve an excellent setup. See the petit.com setup guides.

Originally Posted by Dr_UpGrade

yeah 5mm thick too, I should really be going some to break them, if I ever do!

[jamiew]

First outing today and really impressed with the car was outdoors on short grass car was pretty dialed.

1 point though clipped a crate that was making one of the jumps ripped the whole corner off and has broke the rear of the chassis looks like a bad design couple of guys at the club says the old losi xx was the same any ideas.

other than that very impressed with the first time out