Experience with the B44?

[Zedman]

The build from the box was very very good, everything fitted perfectly, the whole kit seemed very well thought out, diff and slipper assembly is very straightforward and easy to setup, as recommend in the manual you use the inner mounting holes on the top decks ( this from what club members say avoids nrly all top deck breakages)

As to start point for setting up I was advised to adjust the preload on the front shocks till the front drive shafts are horizontal, then the rear shock preloads till the car is perfectly flat, use this as a base start point and experiment from there.

Breaking and driving comments I will leave to others as I have only had it for about a week but so far I love it and cant fault it ( the front shock shaft I broke was due to hitting a stationary car on the straight so was not too concerned when this was the only damage )

[B44&501xRacerEX]

Originally Posted by ashleyb4

Mike the new b44 kits come with the hole capped off on the one end of the wishbone so no need for the grub screw mod.

A

Yeah I did the shoe goo mod on that part so the front hinge pin wouldnt
make notches in the chassis. People still have this problem.

[B44&501xRacerEX]

Had a great time tonight with the B44 since it has a new front shock tower. I also managed to fix the old tower also with some CA glue.

These shock towers last a long time. My old one held up for 5 months.

This one will last a bit longer than that because my driving skill is improving each week.

[MathewMi2]

Hi,

a solution for your Front Shock Tower xould be the 3,6mm Shock Tower by www.tom-tec.net .^^

Best Regards
Mathieu

[B44&501xRacerEX]

Hitting Reo for the last time tonight with it.
People have been racing T4's as of late, we are having someone's birthday party at reo tonight also.

Until B44's show up, this may be the last time I run a B44 at Reo.

I'll be going back to my Kyosho Twin Force, until I get the E-revo

[ashleyb4]

What are you going to use to hit reo and who is reo poor person if your going to hit him.

A

[ben]

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[Northy]

BMag, you have a pm from me too

[ben]

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[B44&501xRacerEX]

nothing wrong with my B44, I put new shock towers on it.
I got some front A-arms off tower hobbies and they put extra front hinge pins in there for me. Thats awesome!
I put new rear A-arms on the car, yesterday I decided to use Tebo's
setup this time instead of my own.

[B44&501xRacerEX]

Originally Posted by ashleyb4

What are you going to use to hit reo and who is reo poor person if your going to hit him.

A

I dont plan on wreaking, just gonna pull as many laps as possible.

[B44&501xRacerEX]

My results from June 6th 2008 are in:
Andrew Dewig-chassis-losi XXXTcr 23 laps
B-mag -chassis-B44 FT- 20 laps
Chase Rhinerson -chassis-T4- 14 laps
Kyle Durbin -chassis- T4 8 laps


I got beat by a 22 year old.....so....what............lol

Just wait til I get this 2wd truck I ordered, it will level the playing field.
Everyone will have a 2wd truck on the track.
No more being the lone B44 on the track................ :/

[sport10]

You should be turning faster laps with the B44 than electric truck. The 4wd can put the power down better because of its increased traction.

[mole2k]

You do realise that a 2wd car is slower than a 4wd car...

[enfieldbanana]

Hey there,

Has any body had an trouble with teeth on the diff gear breaking off???

I've just had to replace my second diff gear in the front of my B44 within two months of having it.

Does anybody know why this could happen and if it is the quality of the plastic used could anybody recommend another manufacturers that would easily fit on the B44??? Hot Bodies???

A

PS: You should whipping those trucks behinds with your B44!!! Shame on you getting beat!!!! Lol

[sparrow.2]

Originally Posted by enfieldbanana

Hey there,

Has any body had an trouble with teeth on the diff gear breaking off???

I've just had to replace my second diff gear in the front of my B44 within two months of having it.

Does anybody know why this could happen and if it is the quality of the plastic used could anybody recommend another manufacturers that would easily fit on the B44??? Hot Bodies???

A

PS: You should whipping those trucks behinds with your B44!!! Shame on you getting beat!!!! Lol

Sounds like you haven't shimmed it properly. Shim the diff closer to the little gear and you should be set. The little pinion might be too far back as well so shimming that forward slightly might help too.

Other manufacturers ring gears don't last longer, the Associated ones are pretty tough.

[cjm_2008]

I bought my b44 fully assembled from a fella - it hadn't been run, and was mint.

the first thing I did was check the drivetrain 'freeness' - old habits die hard, and in the old days of 2000's or 1700's, no one could afford any tight trannys (fnnaarr!). I could roll my TA-04 over 30m with a decent push on a polished floor - it was a party trick

the b44 transmission felt notchy, and not quite right. with a gentle push on the kitchen floor, the car wouldn't roll further than half a metre.

I got it on the bench and spent a bit of time listening, until eventually i traced the tightness back to the ring gears.

they were shimmed up as per the manual, but they weren't as free as they should be. the 2 shims inside the casing pushed the gear onto the diff, with barely any clearance - so I took them out (front and rear) - and hey presto - one side of the kitchen to the other, and then most of the hallway

[sparrow.2]

And hey presto - munched gears on the first outing

You have to run the drive train in for a run or two and then it frees up. If you take the shims out it won't last for nuts!
When I built one for a friend we ran it in for about two hours with a crappy old motor hooked up to a tester. Leave it tight and see what it says after a couple of runs.

[B44&501xRacerEX]

Originally Posted by sport10

You should be turning faster laps with the B44 than electric truck. The 4wd can put the power down better because of its increased traction.

Ok that makes sense, but if the person I've been racing has been racing for 20+ years then that anwsers your question.
Some people can pull faster laps than others.

I have went back to 2wd truck, and after picking my 2wd truck up and
B44 up, the 2wd truck is also alot lighter, because the way it's designed. I dont pick my B44 up very much.

I can see my B44 being a faster car than a T4, because I usually can get them
on the straight-a-way.

[cjm_2008]

Originally Posted by sparrow.2

And hey presto - munched gears on the first outing

You have to run the drive train in for a run or two and then it frees up. If you take the shims out it won't last for nuts!
When I built one for a friend we ran it in for about two hours with a crappy old motor hooked up to a tester. Leave it tight and see what it says after a couple of runs.

I checked last night, and there's just the one shim inside the casing behind the ring gear.

my biggest problem seems to be with wheel nuts at the moment - especially on the LHS front. they seem to loosen themselves under hard braking, and today it cost me 3rd in the a-final