1/10 ST racing

[blueb8llz]

im glad u posted. i almost just bought a vxl bandit roller LOL. only because its brushless power proven. i didnt want to have to rebuild or toughen the diffs on the AE b3 or the losi bk...but if you say theyre good to go and all i have to do is loosen the slipper, then back to my original choice..LOSI.
yea i know ST sits lower, but i would thought that they would still roll when doing turns at high speeds...heck i see buggies flipping on turns, and they sit real low, which made me thought that STs would definetly flip more. so from your experience, does ST's flip less since they got wider tires and longer arms than buggies...say if i lowered the ST to the lowest suspension?

[squeeforever]

Originally Posted by blueb8llz

im glad u posted. i almost just bought a vxl bandit roller LOL. only because its brushless power proven. i didnt want to have to rebuild or toughen the diffs on the AE b3 or the losi bk...but if you say theyre good to go and all i have to do is loosen the slipper, then back to my original choice..LOSI.
yea i know ST sits lower, but i would thought that they would still roll when doing turns at high speeds...heck i see buggies flipping on turns, and they sit real low, which made me thought that STs would definetly flip more. so from your experience, does ST's flip less since they got wider tires and longer arms than buggies...say if i lowered the ST to the lowest suspension?

A ST will sit almost just as low as a buggy. The way to set it up, as far as racing goes, is rear arms slightly below level, and the front level. Set up a ST like that, and its only a VERY little bit higher, maybe a 1/4" or slightly more. The ST should be a little more stable with the wider tires and longer arms, but a buggy setup right is VERY stable. If you hit a hole though, its gonna roll, but thats not because of a high CG. A truck is gonna be easier to drive for most, but I found a buggy to actually handle better because there just more nimble and agile.
Oh, and I didn't say loosen the slipper, I said adjust it properly. To loose and you'll burn it up, to tight and it'll wheelie and might start breaking parts like the diff. The only major thing is to adjust the diff correctly. It has a screw inside one of the diff cups (left I think) and just just use a small allen and in there to hold the screw then turn the opposite wheel to loosen or tighten it. Again, to tight will possible break something, act like the rear is locked, as well as possibly damage the diff, but to loose and it'll wear out the ball bearings inside the gear. Its not difficult, but requires minor adjustments periodically. Its pretty easy to do once you get the hang of it. Hell, I was setting my diff, slipper, suspention for racing when I was 10.

[BL_RV0]

Throwing this out there- my local track runs a stock slash class. What do you think about that?