RS10 build

[SeTh_Rs10]

hey everyone i am really new to this hobby, (this is my first post so hang in there lol)so sorry if not sure whats going on with certain things. i bought a rs10 and loved it decided to upgrade(i cant ever leave something alone lol) so anyways here is a list

-proline super swamper tsl (with cut foams)
-hitech 645mg servo
-all metal gears upgrade
-ZNO narrow chassis kit
-ZNO bullseye chassis
-ZNO clear narrow beadlock wheels
-sparks 110 mm shocks and spring combo
- did the 4 link mod
-and the shock to axle

with that said love the way it looks but is not performing to my liking so if you have any suggestions please help me out lol thank you all.

and have learned alot so far and hope to learn much more thanks

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[huffman81]

Im not seeing any pics.

[SeTh_Rs10]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/6164575...n/photostream/

There is the link to the pictures. I can't figure out how to add them. Thanks!

[It usually runs fine]

Originally Posted by SeTh_Rs10

http://www.flickr.com/photos/6164575...n/photostream/

There is the link to the pictures. I can't figure out how to add them. Thanks!

Yea eff that buddy I'm not following your lazy link, figure out how to post pics like everyone else.

[kpickels]

Easy there buddy. Give the man a break !!! I like it looks good keep up the progress man. I'm in the process of putting a pimp cane chassis in mine. Its taking forever seeing how i can't find the time to work on it here lately.

[jsowens]

Posting Pics For Dummies

There you go, SeTh_Rs10. That how-to is for photobucket, but if you read through it you should be able to figure it out on flickr also. All you need is the image link that is wrapped in the [IMG]photoname[/IMG] tags. Then copy and paste that link into a rccrawler post and they'll post right up.

[RICrawler]

What exactly don't you like about how the rig performs?

[SeTh_Rs10]

alright got it this time was having problems before, thanks for the help. well the reason that i am not liking is there is no flex whats so ever not sure if its where i got the shocks mounted or what so any help would be cool thanks let me know

[jsowens]

Well, a lot of flex isn't necessarily a good thing. Can you post up a picture with one of your wheels flexed up onto something and the other 3 contacting the ground? That'll give us an idea of how much articulation you do have. If you have a few inches worth, or maybe a soda can height, that's plenty. It makes your rig nice and predictable.

[dudegetabike]

might consider adding some weight to the front. It will help you axle pull down and compress the rear suspension making it more flexy. You don't want too much articulation but you do want to be able to use the articulation you have. Those zno wheels should be lighter than the stocks so I'm bettin that some weight would help.

[SeTh_Rs10]

Right. This is why I tried some new things because it had too much. On stock the pic of it on the couch is me putting one wheel on the couch and the other one just goes straight up, but here is a pic of it on a soda can, it does do that but on some things when I am driving it will pull both front wheels up when O am only using one wheel on the object. It seems like the shocks are a lot stiffer, not sure if that's bad or not.

[jsowens]

I would suggest adding a little weight too, like dudegetabike said. If you do that and still don't like the way it flexes, you could swap to some softer springs for your shocks.

[SeTh_Rs10]

Alright cool thanks how exactly would you add weight?

[crawlHTX]

I picked up about 5 lbs of used balancing wheel weights from a small local auto shop; they just gave it to me for free. They weren't sticky so I laid out tape and placed them with uniform spacing then taped them to center of rim.

[SeTh_Rs10]

alright cool thats good a idea i just didnt know if you put them in the foam or on the rim

[crawlHTX]

There's a thread, I think maybe tips and tricks, where somebody puts weights in foams. If your foams are soft and you don't secure them they may float around giving uneven weight.

[xkill]

Are your shocks working 100% or are they hiting the chassi when you flex?
You should double check that...

[ZNO-RC]

I noticed 2 things on your setup that will help it to flow a little better.

1st you have the shock spacers on the outside of the shock instead of between the shock and the chassis mount. This might be causing it to bind on the chassis or at least drag. If it makes it to wide putting the shock spacer in there you can also use a 3mm nut and space it out that way.

2nd your springs look like they are preloaded quite a bit. You can soften up the preload and that will help it to have a softer ride. I think on one of the cars I built with a similiar setup we used losi gold springs to achieve a softer ride. Just some things to help with tuning.

Weight is your friend though just make sure to only add what you need, where you need. It is easy to overweight these cars which bogs the little motors down and makes it harder to steer as well.

[SeTh_Rs10]

excellent thank you very much it is def a working project love the items that i received from ZNO guy make some awesome products thanks for the info pretty much based it off the one you guys had on here loved the way your guys urned out, is there anything that you guys did that you didnt put on this forum?

[SeTh_Rs10]

so did a couple little things relized that had the shocks mounted wrong and, soften the sprins think i might of lost some flex but still havnt installed the weights in the wheels but here are ome new pics!! as you can see in the last pic the one rear tire is not touching think i have lot some.