The 502X in it's element

[kidcongo]

Here is my 502X doing what it does best. Not breaking, wearing out, or jamming up under harsh conditions at our local track:

[DavidAMS]

sweet pic, looks awesome!

[kidcongo]

Thanks....I reallly love this car. Breeze to drive and fast fast.

[dobber]

Looking good!

I'm taking my 502X out for it's maiden drive tonight. Have you changed it much from stock settings, ie springs damper heights etc?

[msxmre]

Awesome pic buddy. Gotta say I absolutely love this car, goes well, jumps fantastic and is easy to set up and drive fast. Want some of those lovely blue shafts that Lee and Marc have on their 502x's.
Scotty....

[kidcongo]

Originally Posted by dobber

Looking good!

I'm taking my 502X out for it's maiden drive tonight. Have you changed it much from stock settings, ie springs damper heights etc?

In my opinion, the factory set-up is very forgiving and a good place to start. I have had the car just over two months, and am finally thinking I will start tinkering, but to be honest the car drives great on my track with the factory set-up.

The only thing I did was add some significant weight in the back. The car seems balanced for NIMH batteries, so the rear end is a bit light with the LIPO batteries I am running. I added 42 grams of weight, in the form of those losi stick-on weights, in the space behind the battery tray. Three 7 gram weights per side, stuck together, and then stood on end, fit in that spot with no interferance and look tidy too. There is also some really nice stainless chassis weight kits available on EBAY specifically for the TRF502X.

[msxmre]

I changed the shock oils to 35wt front, 30wt rear. I also changed the springs on mine to silver associated front and yokomo green on the rear, felt the Tamiya springs especially the rear didn't let me get the desired ride height adjustments. After doing this the car was instantly better and reacted to the track perfectly. I've ran it like this for the last couple of months and it's been awesome. This weekend we are running at a track that's seriously off road so I'm thinking about changing back to the Tamiya springs for practise to see how it goes. Like has been stated previously, this is a beast of a car and when set up correctly is just as fast, if not faster than most other buggies out there. That's my opinion anyway lol, enjoy your car and let us know how you got on.
Scotty....