Losi 8E 2.0 Opinions

[Semi Pro]

Originally Posted by hootie7159

+++1 on the front end slop...i never could get it entirely out....my sc8 and rc8t have zero slop...

where and when does this wobble happen, my 8ight that i just built seems to be really tight

[hoovhartid]

Originally Posted by Semi Pro

where and when does this wobble happen, my 8ight that i just built seems to be really tight

run it for awhile.

you'll see what we mean.

[JeffEmbracedDC]

Originally Posted by hoovhartid

run it for awhile.

you'll see what we mean.

Bigtime!

I've been running my original 8ight for about a year and the front end slop is ridiculous. Luckily it's fairly easy to minimize slop. You can shim the hubs and arms with there http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...oducts_id/2787 and it works well. There's still the issue of the crappily designed steel-on-steel steering rack that develops slop almost immediately. I suggest either getting a king headz steering rack which has brass bushings http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...ducts_id/27104 or make your own with bearings.

Oddly though - I'm having a strangely large amount of slop in my front wheel bearings as well as the steering rack bearings which cause a good amount of the slop. I'm going to put in new bearings and see if it helps much. I replace them pretty often but I'm not sure if I have for a little while...

[js058515]

Originally Posted by JeffEmbracedDC

Bigtime!

I've been running my original 8ight for about a year and the front end slop is ridiculous. Luckily it's fairly easy to minimize slop. You can shim the hubs and arms with there http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...oducts_id/2787 and it works well. There's still the issue of the crappily designed steel-on-steel steering rack that develops slop almost immediately. I suggest either getting a king headz steering rack which has brass bushings http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...ducts_id/27104 or make your own with bearings.

Oddly though - I'm having a strangely large amount of slop in my front wheel bearings as well as the steering rack bearings which cause a good amount of the slop. I'm going to put in new bearings and see if it helps much. I replace them pretty often but I'm not sure if I have for a little while...

Thanks for the links to the stuff that has help you reduce the slop. I keep hearing about it and realize that I have a quite a bit on my 8T and 8B.

[Semi Pro]

Originally Posted by JeffEmbracedDC

Bigtime!

I've been running my original 8ight for about a year and the front end slop is ridiculous. Luckily it's fairly easy to minimize slop. You can shim the hubs and arms with there http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...oducts_id/2787 and it works well. There's still the issue of the crappily designed steel-on-steel steering rack that develops slop almost immediately. I suggest either getting a king headz steering rack which has brass bushings http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...ducts_id/27104 or make your own with bearings.

Oddly though - I'm having a strangely large amount of slop in my front wheel bearings as well as the steering rack bearings which cause a good amount of the slop. I'm going to put in new bearings and see if it helps much. I replace them pretty often but I'm not sure if I have for a little while...

thats good to know