DF03 advice

[warracer]

So yeah , I recently bought a DF03 for 120$ new ... But i heard that you need some hop ups to make it reliable, so heres my list
-F/R heavy duty diffs outdrive Ver2
-Alu oil shock
-Slipper

Ill be running a 5200Kv BL motor @ ESC 100A + 2S LiPo 5000mah

Is that setting gonna be reliable

btw, I don't race at a circuit , Im only a ''backyard basher''

So, any advice?

[peetbee]

Hi, the slipper is the item I'd get first, although you may not need the other items for just bashing.
The standard shocks are up to the job, it's only when racing that you'd want to change them.
Enjoy!

[warracer]

ok thanks! well the alu shock are free... in a way... they come from my old XXX-NT that I used for racing years back...

[budgio]

Get some ceramic diff balls, and front /rear braces.

and keep an eye on your motor temperature..it can get hot in that tiny space

[94eg!]

The DF03 already includes one set of heavy-duty diff outdrives. For whatever reason, Tamiya has you installing them in the front. Typical off-road setup has the front diff being set a bit tighter than the rear. This means most of the diff stress will be located on the rear diff. I would wager swapping them front to rear would give you a nice durable setup.

The DB01 has the half plastic outdrives both front & rear. We're finding almost everyone that experiences diff trouble is having failures in the rear of the car only. Lots of members here recommend only upgrading the rear diff outdrives on the DB01.

The intial tightness of the front diff keeps them from slipping and melting down

[peetbee]

I forgot about the wishbone braces. However, I didn't think much of the rear wishbone brace as it has you fitting it behind the wishbones.

What I did with mine was to get another front brace (the little graphite one) and there is enough space and length on the standard rear hinge pins to fit it in front of the wishbones. I think this is better than fitting it to the rear.