DB-01 parts help

[Piston pounder]

Hello all, I'm building a DB-01 to do some local club racing. Tamiya parts are not available here so everything has to be mail ordered. What spares should I order up to have on hand?. I've got front and rear a-arms already so those are covered. Thanks for your help!.

[DCM]

rear hubs
TRF501X diff halves for the rear diff
3mm drill blanks to make inner hinge pins
2.6mm drill blanks to make outer hinge pins
front steering knuckles
caster blocks

That should cover the basics.

[muratti]

DCM has said it all, only needing hinge pins depends on which Lower Arms you use. I don´t know about the original DB01 arms, if you use 501X arms you need a hinge pin everytime you break an Arm, if you use the High Traction Arms the hinge pin won´t get deformed.
I use the 501 arm and can say: you can never have enough hinge pins

[i4n]

I've so far managed to bend the inner hinge pins everytime I've snapped a standard DB-01 arm, there are very strong arms!

I'd also stock up on the 'balls' that sit on the hinge pins as these tend to never be found when the hinge pin comes out.

[DCM]

Oh, forgot one thing, alloy suspension mounts, either 3Racing or Tamiya.

[Crazy L]

True about about the hingepins, I went through a phase of busting the front left wishbone on leg 2 of the Finals at my local club, 3 times in a row, and every time it took the hingepin with it

Belts and spurs I have found come in handy in the spares dept'. And if random cartwheeling is your thing, then wing mounts too

Hope this helps

[Piston pounder]

Originally Posted by DCM

rear hubs
TRF501X diff halves for the rear diff
3mm drill blanks to make inner hinge pins
2.6mm drill blanks to make outer hinge pins
front steering knuckles
caster blocks

That should cover the basics.

It is actually a dbo1r kit so I have the aluminum suspension mounts already. What part trees do I need for the rear hubs, front caster blocks, and knuckles?.

[fastinfastout]

why dont you download the manual off tamiya's website and look up the parts you require yourself?

it's just plain stupid and lazy to ask someone else to do your dirty work

[sime46]

Originally Posted by fastinfastout

why dont you download the manual off tamiya's website and look up the parts you require yourself?

it's just plain stupid and lazy to ask someone else to do your dirty work

Very helpful to a newcomer dude. If you cant be helpful, why even post?

[DCM]

Originally Posted by Piston pounder

It is actually a dbo1r kit so I have the aluminum suspension mounts already. What part trees do I need for the rear hubs, front caster blocks, and knuckles?.

Can't remember off the top of my head, and all my spares are packed away, a quick look on some websites like rcmart should show you the parts and stock availability.

[muratti]

Come on guys, be friendly and helpful
although fastinfastout´s words are kind of true....

Knuckle Arms: 51308 or reinforced ones: 51272
Castor Blocks: 51309 or reinforced ones: 54034
Rear Uprights: 51310 or reinforced ones: 51274

[i4n]

Here's a link to the manual

http://www.tamiya.com/english/rc/rcm...58395_db01.pdf

You can get the items from these shops (the link below are direct to the DB-01 pages of the sites)

http://www.rc-mushroom.com/index.php?cPath=36_377
http://www.stellamodels.net/catalog/...p?cPath=75_175