Ah, ok. Good information, may go that way instead then since I am leary of Integy.

I don't know about the rest of the parts, but the Integy rear hubs for the Savage have gotten pretty good reviews from the people here. For $20, I'd go this route for the R hubs.

You still have this 5B? I just bought one off of ebay and I'm trying to gather as much info as I can. Great build though.

This isn't a HPI Baja 5B. Rather it is a HPI Savage Flux converted to 5th scale to resemble the Baja 5B.

But yes, its sitting on my floor with a broken axle.

I know, I just bought a Flux with the TCS kit. Looks just like yours. Just wanted to see how many fellow Flux 5b/5t owners there are.

Well I got them... with the Tech 5 wheels (glued, not beadlocks) the weight differences are:

ProLine 3.8" Trencher: 15 5/8 oz.
Rear Baja ProLine BowTie: 20 3/4 oz.
Front Baja ProLine BowTie: 16 3/4 oz.

The Tech 5 wheels have basically no offset, the ProLine Baja Desperado wheels have like .5 offset.

Here's a shot showing the difference between rear Baja BowTiie and the 3.8" Trencher.

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_dcy74CG15Qk/TD...0/IMG_4988.JPG

wow the trencher is huge and lighter!!! must be the beadlocks right?

I'll be very interested to see what it looks like with the tires on the car?

Well the wheel is a bit smaller in diameter, but yes I would say some of it has to do with it being a beadlock. The wheel was also designed for a heavier vehicle than the trencher/tech 5, so its a bit sturdier which typically means more weight.

Sure unsprung weight isn't the best, however to some extent its not the "devil" its made out to be. The 5mm thick stretched TVPs are actually worse for the vehicle than the heavier wheel/tires.

Question to a fellow 1/5 Flux owner. Does your TCS kit have all of these sideways TVPs stiffeners or did the previous owner of my buggy add those?

I want to mount my batteries inside the chassis, but two of the posts are in the way.

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x...x/IMG_4989.jpg




OP, more questions. What foam did you use on your roll bars and how is your battery mounted?

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_dcy74CG15Qk/S7...0/IMG_4924.JPG

Yes....came with lots. I only use a few. See my gallery link in original post. Has lots of pictures on how I mounted my batteries internally. I used some rubber from some wire I bought at HomeDepot.

Thanks. I just took a few of them out including the front diagonal piece. Got it looking like yours. The battery tray should be simple enough to make. I'll be using velcro straps to hold them in place.

This thing just rocks:great:

Personally I think the cage is to big and too far fwd... Waiting to see the FLM version...

The purpose of this kit isn't meant to look like a 5B so the position of the cage doesn't matter. Its probably in the perfect spot for a 5T body.

Only thing I'd like to have different is the position of the transmission and motor. Have those moved further up because mine still pops wheelies on 4s.

Hopefully moving the battery forward into the rails will help.