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Originally Posted by Sower
Do you have part numbers for that by any chance? Just want to be sure about what's needed. I did just check out the price of the shock towers and DANG - $50 for the front one! Sounds like this mod will cost a few bucks  |
Yea, Xray parts aren't cheap for sure. The nod would go to the Losi there.
But honestly, the only time I didn't finish a race so far with it was because a nut fell off. I haven't broken anything on it yet. Not a thing. And they last forever with very little wear, so even though parts aren't always cheap, you don't have to buy many.
This is the instruction supplement sheet for the '09 spec. It shows all of the updated parts for the XT8 and the assembly of the front end with the new parts. You need the front tower, and the turnbuckle and the turnbuckle ends that make the new upper front arms. It has the part numbers listed on the sheet.
http://www.teamxray.com/teamxray/sho...p?file_id=5656
To build the turnbuckles it looks like you would need:
353130
353150
353160
353170
302268
and then the front shock tower
Once you have the longer chassis that it sounds like you already have, the only other major thing is the new shocks which you probably already have too. Most of the other upgrades were just to make it lighter and lighten the drive train for better acceleration which isn't that big of a deal with brushless power.
Not sure, but I did see a while back someone parting a few of these new kits out on ebay. you might keep your eyes open for that and snag the parts there. Probably a little cheaper if your not in a hurry.