New 2wd madrat

[Jamie.T]

Spares backup is already in place, and are also very cheap too.

Will post spares list with rrp prices tommorrow once i get sent them.

Jamie@Ansmann.....

[dave g]

at 50 notes,just buy another car for spares.

[Si Coe]

I was talking about this today after looking over that Pro X (a very tidy looking car too), and I reckon Ansmann need to do one more thing to really upset the apple cart and seriously open up 10th offroad to newcomers. That is to offer another version of the RTR Madrat, this time with a brushless system (I suggest a copy of the 9t 35A Ezrun as this is fast, simple, robust and very cheap) in a whole package for not much over £150. Or more specifically a club level competitive car available RTR for less than a B4FT kit costs.
Do that and you are looking at the next Topcat/Cougar - Old timers will remember the days when Schumacher cars dominated 2wd not because they were better than the American Rc10s or Jrx's (they weren't) but because they were half the price!

[DCM]

Well, mine should be here tomorrow, and all going well, I will be taking lots of pics and posting it up on a build thread, and I will be honest too!!

[Jez]

Originally Posted by DCM

Well, mine should be here tomorrow, and all going well, I will be taking lots of pics and posting it up on a build thread, and I will be honest too!!

got mine finished at 1am sunday morning,didnt have time to put radio in as was up at 5am getting ready for southport.youll need la218 to elminate binding of front wheel bearings,any idea what shock oil/spring rate is in kit?thanks jez

[stox217]

will hopefully be getting the basic version the £50 job
Anybody else had one yet?

[budgio]

Just received mine will put some pics up later.
The kit does not come prebuilt which is good but is not fully ballraced as advertised.
Shocks are prebuilt and black(not green)plastic, just like the standard tamiya kit shocks
But it DOES include cvd,s which look to be of decent quality.
Includes tyres too

[budgio]

[Spoolio]

Originally Posted by Jez

youll need la218 to elminate binding of front wheel bearings

Whats an la218? Is it a part in the kit that's not mentioned in the manual? Also, will regular Tamiya bearings fit the hubs?

[GRIFF55]

for 50 notes, thats amazing!!! I even like the shell. tempting for club as i have some spare ae shocks How much would the bearing set cost?????

[TRIOXER]

La 218 is a kyosho part number for the wheel hexes as he found with the kit ones,when the wheel was in place and the wheel nut was tightened it would not spin freely as it was binding on the bearing.

[DCM]

Originally Posted by GRIFF55

for 50 notes, thats amazing!!! I even like the shell. tempting for club as i have some spare ae shocks How much would the bearing set cost?????

search for walawala on ebay, dirt cheap!!

[stox217]

so il be after a bearing set too
do you know if the b4 wheel's fit on the front because they are ball raced?

[JJ The Boat Wizzard]

Originally Posted by stox217

so il be after a bearing set too
do you know if the b4 wheel's fit on the front because they are ball raced?

I thought it was hex's all round?? if thats true a b4 wheel will NOT fit

[stox217]

Originally Posted by JJ The Boat Wizzard

I thought it was hex's all round?? if thats true a b4 wheel will NOT fit

I ment when you take the hex off then put the b4 front's on?

[JJ The Boat Wizzard]

Originally Posted by stox217

I ment when you take the hex off then put the b4 front's on?

No as the pin is there and when you take that out the wheel will go that far on that you wont be able to tighten the nut far enough down for it to grab the wheel if you know what i mean (I THINK!) , the short answer is someone try it , but your better off using kyosho wheels or ansmann

[budgio]

Be careful opening the plastic bags as the diff balls dont come in a sealed bag..... i,m one missing on my diff build hey ho cant complain.
upto now i,m dead impressed and for £47.99 its a no brainer

[DCM]

you can't use B4 front wheels, although whether you could transplant the steering arm off a B4 in to the Pro-X caster blocks??

I just been whizzing mine about, outside, woop

[budgio]

Any tips on how to find three 2.37MM diff balls ??
Could be anywhere ....probably China

[bert digler]

Originally Posted by budgio

Any tips on how to find three 2.37MM diff balls ??
Could be anywhere ....probably China

schuey 2.5 any good