DESC410R - initial questions

[TonyM]

Just picked up my DESC410R today. A few questions:-

1. I've ordered the Tekin 550 5.5T motor. Can anyone suggest what make/tooth size of 5mm shaft Mod 1 pinions to buy and from where?

2. I like to use Losi shock oils and I was considering 35W front and 30W rear. Would this be a good starting point, or are things somewhat different with big-bore shocks?

3. I was told that some people are swapping the axle hexe's to the larger size (17mm I think), so that they can fit 1/8th scale wheels and tyres and thereby give themselves much more selection. Has anyone done this and what hex fitings have you used? Is this the only thing you would need to change, or do you have to play around with shims etc?

Thanks in advance . . . .

[melanie]

Who makes the 17mm hexes

[Robocop]

Never heard if anyone fitting a 550 thats fir 1/8th buggies hope you mean 540

[TonyM]

No mate - if you look at the DESC410R spec it was designed to fit the 550 motors. You are given two spurs, a 48DP for if you want to fit a standard 540 motor and a Mod 1 for if you want to fit a 550. I imagine most will fit the 550's.

The Durango site shows the DESC10R only with a 550 motor http://www.team-durango.com/race-cars/desc410r/

[area52]

We just came back from our first track test with the DESC410R and all we can say is WOW. We fitted a 540-size LRP X12 5.5T motor which is a bit on the high-reving site but gives a very nice feel as it has the right amount of torque. Not sure what the 550-size Tekin we have around will do in this rig!

Keep in mind: With a 540-size motor and an LRP SXX TC spec speedo (and 25mm LiPos) the truck is at only 2450g!

[TonyM]

![/QUOTE]Keep in mind: With a 540-size motor and an LRP SXX TC spec speedo (and 25mm LiPos) the truck is at only 2450g![/QUOTE]

Now I could do some serious damage with two-and-a-half-kilo to play with.

I can't wait to finish the build, nearly there. I must say, for the price you pay, the engineering is superb. Just about all of the minor niggles I had in building the DEC410R have been dealt with.