F350 Question...

[lanzky1008]

am a newbee and i am in the process of building my F350. just finished mounting the axles and i only got a 1.5 inch of articulation. the leaf set-up i used is the one in the manual.

any suggestion or info on how i can increase the articulation of the f350. pics is very much appreciated.

thanks in advance...

[sleek6mt]

just keep running it, the leafs will loosen up and give ya more travel

got a pic of your leaf setup?

if you want more articulation go 4link

check this thread, it was very usefull when i started building mine

F-350 Hi-Lift build tips thread.

[cartronicshn]

i did the leaf setup JIA recomended and it works great, check out the flex, not bad for a leaf setup , also check my build and good luck

Finally my Hi Lift build

[dieselfuel]

Buy some diaz designs plastic leaf springs.

[microgoat]

Yep, the Diaz springs make a world of difference. You might even need to use TLT shocks with springs if you use a heavy body. They're pretty soft. Also be sure to use a traction bar to prevent axle wrap.

Another option is to use only the main leaf and taper the eyes (Chino mod). But the leafs will warp pretty bad if you beat on it, and will sag pretty badly after a while. Go with the Diaz springs.

[lanzky1008]

another newbee question about the high lift. got it running today just for test run. is it ok to shift gears while running? i ask this question because when i run the h-lift and i shift the gears from mid to high (that is while it is running), i heard some sort of "click" sound. is this normal or not?

thanks and hope to hear from you...

[lanzky1008]

well i figured-out now to set-up the connection of the shift servo, steering servo and the ESC in the receiver (i'm using a futaba 4wd attack). i messed in my first attempt coz i think i connected the ESC and the shift gear servo the wrong place.

my previous set-up:
left stick (with shift gate) : CH3 = shift gear servo
CH4 = vacant
right stick : CH1 = steering servo
CH2 = ESC

i think this is the reason why i noticed some difficulty and some sort of "clicking" sound when i shift gears while running (throttle + shift gears at the same time). i think that you should not do that at the same time to prevent stripping gears or breaking the shift fork. so i set it up like this;

new set-up
left stick (with shift gate) : CH3 = shift gear servo
CH4 = ESC (throttle)
right stick : CH1 = steering servo
CH2 = vacant

can anyone who uses a futaba attack 4wd radio system in their h-lift tell me if my new set-up/connection is correct or not? if wrong, how should i connect the esc and the servos in the receiver?

thanks and looking forward for some helpfull infos.

[hiliftcrawler]

if i remember right from my hilift youve got the throttle and shifting backwards throttle should be ch3 and shifting should be ch4

[lanzky1008]

Originally Posted by hiliftcrawler

if i remember right from my hilift youve got the throttle and shifting backwards throttle should be ch3 and shifting should be ch4

checked the receiver connections today, ch3 is throttle and ch4 is shifting. typographical error, lol . thanks for the info.

[lanzky1008]

did the leaf spring mod of JIA as you guys recommended and it really add more articulation than the stock tamiya set-up. here's some pics of it now. the body still unpainted coz i dont know how to paint. still looking for someone to do it for me, lol...