TA05 IFS

[T4miy4 Guy]

Thinking of buying this for indoors racing

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RC-WILLCOM-ADV...3286.m63.l1177

and these to go with an xcelorin speedo

losi 10.5T motor
blue bird servo BMS 621MG

What shocks do i need?
Any worthy hop ups?

Just after some advice as i don`t know much about touring cars but been told these are good! plus i`m a massive Tamiya fan and really want to build a kit!

Andy

[General Accident]

To be honest it's a Tamiya so you can buy as much or as little as you want. I ran a non-IFS one for a bit and it was OK as per kit. Does the TA05 IFS have bearings in the damper rockers or just oilite bushes? If the latter I'd get bearings straightaway.

If you run outdoors on a less than billiard table smooth surface then a set of TRF dampers are nice to have along with a tuning spring set. Alloy steering bits and carbon shock towers should dial out some flex exhibited by the stock plastic parts which in theory will then give a more consistent platform to work with. But to be honest I reckon a lot of that is marketing speak promoted to sell hop-ups and you'd be hard pressed to tell any difference on a TA chassis.

I think you can also go for hardened outdrives, CVD's and alloy hubs, as I say the sky is the limit and it's easy to get carried away on bits that don't actually improve the performance by any measurable amount.

[DCM]

front CVD's
Alloy suspension blocks (especially the rear)
TRF shocks and springs
if you are not intending to run the sleek Tamiya shells, get a normal front shock tower.

I run the IFS-R

[T4miy4 Guy]

Originally Posted by General Accident

To be honest it's a Tamiya so you can buy as much or as little as you want. I ran a non-IFS one for a bit and it was OK as per kit. Does the TA05 IFS have bearings in the damper rockers or just oilite bushes? If the latter I'd get bearings straightaway.

If you run outdoors on a less than billiard table smooth surface then a set of TRF dampers are nice to have along with a tuning spring set. Alloy steering bits and carbon shock towers should dial out some flex exhibited by the stock plastic parts which in theory will then give a more consistent platform to work with. But to be honest I reckon a lot of that is marketing speak promoted to sell hop-ups and you'd be hard pressed to tell any difference on a TA chassis.

I think you can also go for hardened outdrives, CVD's and alloy hubs, as I say the sky is the limit and it's easy to get carried away on bits that don't actually improve the performance by any measurable amount.

Thanks for you reply man, It will be for indoors only,i totally understand about the hop-ups situation (bling factor) really want to keep it cheap, but competitive

[DCM]

there are some to make it handle properly and some for reliability, after that, it is personal taste.

[T4miy4 Guy]

Originally Posted by DCM

there are some to make it handle properly and some for reliability, after that, it is personal taste.

Thanks for the reply DMS

So have you got a link for the right dampers please as i`m off on me jolly`s tomorrow and after ordering the kit and that as soon as i get back thanks, i know bugger all about the tour`s

I think thats a good investment as it changed my DB-01 from last place to 3rd position with a damper upgrade

Cheers Andy

[qatmix]

When looking at the ta05, if you are going to buy a new one get a TA05 v2 it has IFS and the suspension layout from the TRF416.

this is the ta05v2 kit

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Tamiya-58435-T...ht_2404wt_1165

here is a original non ifs tamiya ta05 (like vinces)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Tamiya-58358-T...#ht_2565wt_911