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  1. deathrage

    Need Innovative RC LST suspension conversion

    I heard thbat LST shocks are prone to bendingshock shafts, but a friend of mine provided me a set of titanium shock shafts, the same things that he has been using and has never bent a shaft since. For a time i was running a free set of 4 integy msr8 shocks (which are about the same size as...
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    Need Innovative RC LST suspension conversion

    Been trying to buy a set of IRC LST suspension conversion kit for the savy X with X arms, buth they have been sold out for a while. Looking for either a link to another place that sells them, or someone who has a kit they want to sell. Also looking for a set of adjustable LST shocks to go...
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    Engine Quits at mid tank

    Look up the "half tank lean" issue, it plagues every savage because of how the stock fuel tank is designed. when i had the stock tank i ran what is called the "uniflow" mod. Its where you place fuel tube in the cap where the pressure line is coming from the pipe, and it goes all the way to...
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    Rpm A Arms Vs Stock

    I got a friend with RPM LST shock arms and another with savage arms and both of them run there rigs really hard and have never complained about bending or anything...if anything they have commented on how durable they are...they don't scratch/gouge easy as the stock plastic
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    Building new set of diffs! Sugestions?

    thanks for the link. Right now I'm going to keep using the stock diffs (just replaced them with new ones i scavenged) and when they go ill upgrade to these diffs and give them a try. Thanks again.
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    Building new set of diffs! Sugestions?

    got a link for parts and maby a link for the mod itself.
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    Share your crash damage pics!

    Just be carefull with that thing...it really could kill someone....i had aclose encounter with a 5t flying through the air at my head about 2 weeks ago...still have the cuts and scrapes of when i leaped off of the 20+ft tall mound of dirt i was filming the thing from...lets say the driver...
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    Share your crash damage pics!

    science smarts doesnt it? Hot things burn. Burn=pain....nuff said
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    full steering upgrade sugestions?

    same as shimming the diffs? And thats another question, do you have part numbers for all the shimms you guys use for the diffs and axles? I don't want to get screwed buying the wrong ones and have to wait another week to get another set to try them again (being out here in korea suckes to get...
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    full steering upgrade sugestions?

    Wow! I'm impressed that he was able to do that, do you know what weight oil he was using and which washers (sorry not that tech savy the washers you put in the shick to adjust how fast or how slow the shock moves). Becuase if i can do that with it sitting that low i am SOLD on the HPI big bore...
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    full steering upgrade sugestions?

    (whipe sweat from brow) thats good to hear i thought i was going to have to spend more money (turns out pockets). And how do you get rid ofg that wiggle that is in the steering i have heard it called steering slop. If you don't know what i am talking about its the amount of movement that the...
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    full steering upgrade sugestions?

    I am using a set of those that a friend got rid of (got rid of his savage but still has parts lying around) and there OK have not taken them out bashing, just out on the street. But ill find out in the next couple of days what ill be doing as far as suspension goes. But i still need to get...
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    full steering upgrade sugestions?

    is there an alternative version of the Big bore shocks, ones that are adjustable not just by clips but by a spin/screw nut to adjust the spring. I jst wanna get a set of shocks that wont kill my savage after a large landing but you can adjust them so that you can have some manuverability on the...
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    full steering upgrade sugestions?

    do you think i could do a LST shock conversion using this set? A friend of mine has a losi and i love the big bore shocks that it has and then i saw a conversion set online, but it didnt mention if it would work with the steering upgrade. Input? And i read on the thread that they feel a...
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    full steering upgrade sugestions?

    what would be a good set of shocks to go with this set? Right now i am running a set of my frends Integy super duty shocks, they seem alright (more for show than anything) but this susspension conversion set makes it so you can have only one set of shock's in the front, this is for my basher so...
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    What makes a motor great?

    So what brand makes the best spur gears...or maby a more apropriate question would be which brands should i look out for becuase they suck?
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    full steering upgrade sugestions?

    I have been asking alot of questions around here trying to learn everything i can and am glad everyone here has been so helpful. Anyways on to the issue at hand... Steering: in my opinion the steering in my savage could use some work, right now it feels like it has a turn radius of a small...
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    Building new set of diffs! Sugestions?

    sweet! thanks for the link ill be sure to buy some shims. I think I'm going to do everything as one upgrade, shimming, tranny, clutch, gears, and motor, should be pretty wild once its all done!
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    What makes a motor great?

    Yep, I'm in the Air Force, i astationed overe here in Korea. Speaking of which it looks like its time for me to go the work, i am sure ill think of some new questions when i get back. Thanks.
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    What makes a motor great?

    Sounds like a plan,oh and whati meant by the HD bondz was that i was getting that flux set that you recomended. I still have a few days untill i can order parts as that is when i am getting paid so i wont know for a week or to how my truck will react. Though i can garantee that i will post...
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