cat sx

[dodge]

why does , it seem that schumacer have,nt still got it right with the cat sx .when to run lipo,s you have to glue bits of plastic to your lipo,s weve all waited long enough for thes kits and still not right. no antiroll bars in kit either for this amount of hard earned cash. you would have expected more tune up parts in kit dodge

[glypo]

Are you having a laugh? What do you expect to hold the LiPo pack in place? Magic?

The whole point of the LiPo chassis is the weight distribution is correct. With NiCad/NiMH cars you loose distribution with LiPo. LiPo packs are certainly not all the same size, so they can't just make it so you wedge the pack in. If this were the case, only 1 particular make would work. So of course you would need locators to keep the pack secure.

As for tune-up parts - What on do you mean? I built my CAT SX and noticed Silicone Nitride balls for the diff, ball-raced steering, titanium turnbuckles, eccentric diff housings, titanium nitride covered shock shafts, 4mm thick carbon shock towers, split pulley housings... oh and the first and only 10th off-road designed around a LiPo pack (as far as I know).

[bigred5765]

very little off road cars come with tune up bits, thats why there called tune up bit's,

[chris68nufc]

Must admit im a bit gutted that i cant fit my saddle pack Lipo in. If anybody knows how to get them in then im up for finding out or i will have to get 2 stick pack Lipos. Doh! Car is very nice. Shame for me to race it really!

[Jean-Christophe]

Hello

Sorry but I agree that the LiPo gluing is a quite stupid solution.

I don t imagine having dedicated packs for 2WD, Truck and 4WD.

I ll have to imagine something different for installing packs in my car...and I m a little bit disapointed on that (like the 5x9x3 front bearings - already on the CAT 2K and 3K- that EVERYBODY kills on high bite tracks)

JC

[MattW]

Funny you should mention those front bearings. I was a little worried about those, as like you, used to kill them in both cat 2k and 3k. However, i haven't changed one single bearing in front of SX.

No entirely sure why, but hasn't been a problem. I suspect it is because the outer race is better supported by the hub, and the inner races have a spacer between them that i think touches both bearings.

[DCM]

also, the wheel off-set may come into this, but in the end, if there is a spacer between the two inner races, so there isn't any side loading on the bearing, or very minimal, the bearing will last a great deal longer.

As for the LiPo fitment, it is a toughie, with different designs out there for cell casings, it would be hard to design a one fits all placing gadget, although, I agree, that gluing bits to the bottom of the cells can cause issue's in fitment in other cars due to height...