HPI Racing
www.hpiracing.com
part# 87245
price $235.00
Review written by Lifter37
The suspension kit(part# 87245) is made up of high quality parts and very nice anodizing and of coarse is purple. It consists of aluminum spindle carriers, aluminum spindles, rear hub carriers, new aluminum upper arm braces, adjustable upper arm sets, all hardware, tools and even locktite. Here is the kit.
Here is a pic of the stock carrier assembly
Instructions:
very easy to read and very easy to understand with lots of illustrations.
Installation:
For the most part the install was pretty easy. Pull the shocks and then pull your carriers. The axle and bearings will pop right out. The carriers and spindles go back together with ease.
As for the upper control arms there is some modifications. You have to pull the front of the diff housing off and do some milling to fit the new upper arm braces. They are a whole lot beefier, thicker and longer. I used a Rotozip but can also use a Dremel or maybe even a drill with a cutting bit. I thought it was going to be a chore, but ended up being a lot easier than I thought. The instruction illustrations showed the exact amount to take out and even tells how many millimeters to cut.
Here are some pics of the finished diff housings.
Now before putting the upper control arms on you need to mill the back of the shock tower where the upper control arm pins go through in order for the upper control arm to fit properly.
Now on the front, you can only run single shocks because you have to cut the rear shock eye off the lower control arm in order to get full swing of the steering.
Pic of the milling on the lower control arm.
I went ahead and incorporated a set of HPI titanium turnbuckles part #93585
Price $22.00
The turnbuckles are made of titanium and are very light. They are a whole lot stronger than the stock turnbuckles. The last thing you want when racing or bashing is to break a turnbuckle and lose steering. To me they are extra security and while racing or bashing, you want all the security you can get. Definitely a plus for the savage. Here are a couple of pics.
I have also incorporated the HPI steering upgrade kit part #B045
Price $15.00
HPI has made a nice steering upgrade kit (part# B045) which consists of 4 metal shielded ball bearings 6x10x3mm. They take the place of 4 nylon bushings on the steering servo saver set. I did the test on my savage 4.6 RTR which is fairly new. When I took the bushings out, one of them had already cut a bevel on the outside edge. This was the cause of my steering to fade when I turned to the left. When I put the new bearings in, it was like night and day. I could turn the wheels a lot easier than before with a lot less drag. I would think it would also save on the life of your steering servo. When racing or bashing, you definitely want good steering response. For the price, I would have to say it is probably dollar for dollar one of the best upgrades you can get.
As far as the front shocks go, I took and put some 40 wt. oil in and still had to run two spring spacers to get it up to ride height.
Took it out to test at the track, which with the single shocks it seemed to work fine, jumped great, landed great. If you are a basher, I would definitely upgrade the shocks, simply with that heavy weight oil and the single shock setup and big jumps, you would probably see a lot of bent shafts.
Here is the finished setup.
These pics show the stance and height of the truck ready to race.
These pics show the camber of the truck
OK guys, I had a great day at the track yesterday. The suspension kit that I tested was awesome. The camber adjustments on the spindle carriers and the rear hub carriers allowed me to bring the top of tires in, which helped me take every turn with authority. When is the last time you seen a savage slide around in the grass? I had about three hours of run time on my savage racer yesterday. My savage turned on a dime. It was a completely different handling truck than the week before. The kit is definitely a must have if you are going to build a serious racing savage. The stock shocks really impressed me the way they held up on the track yesterday. They did a great job on soaking up every jump I threw at them. Here is a vid of me at the track with the suspension kit. mind you, I am still learning to drive. Sorry a little short, siezed a clutchbell bearing.
www.hpiracing.com
part# 87245
price $235.00
Review written by Lifter37
The suspension kit(part# 87245) is made up of high quality parts and very nice anodizing and of coarse is purple. It consists of aluminum spindle carriers, aluminum spindles, rear hub carriers, new aluminum upper arm braces, adjustable upper arm sets, all hardware, tools and even locktite. Here is the kit.
Here is a pic of the stock carrier assembly
Instructions:
very easy to read and very easy to understand with lots of illustrations.
Installation:
For the most part the install was pretty easy. Pull the shocks and then pull your carriers. The axle and bearings will pop right out. The carriers and spindles go back together with ease.
As for the upper control arms there is some modifications. You have to pull the front of the diff housing off and do some milling to fit the new upper arm braces. They are a whole lot beefier, thicker and longer. I used a Rotozip but can also use a Dremel or maybe even a drill with a cutting bit. I thought it was going to be a chore, but ended up being a lot easier than I thought. The instruction illustrations showed the exact amount to take out and even tells how many millimeters to cut.
Here are some pics of the finished diff housings.
Now before putting the upper control arms on you need to mill the back of the shock tower where the upper control arm pins go through in order for the upper control arm to fit properly.
Now on the front, you can only run single shocks because you have to cut the rear shock eye off the lower control arm in order to get full swing of the steering.
Pic of the milling on the lower control arm.
I went ahead and incorporated a set of HPI titanium turnbuckles part #93585
Price $22.00
The turnbuckles are made of titanium and are very light. They are a whole lot stronger than the stock turnbuckles. The last thing you want when racing or bashing is to break a turnbuckle and lose steering. To me they are extra security and while racing or bashing, you want all the security you can get. Definitely a plus for the savage. Here are a couple of pics.
I have also incorporated the HPI steering upgrade kit part #B045
Price $15.00
HPI has made a nice steering upgrade kit (part# B045) which consists of 4 metal shielded ball bearings 6x10x3mm. They take the place of 4 nylon bushings on the steering servo saver set. I did the test on my savage 4.6 RTR which is fairly new. When I took the bushings out, one of them had already cut a bevel on the outside edge. This was the cause of my steering to fade when I turned to the left. When I put the new bearings in, it was like night and day. I could turn the wheels a lot easier than before with a lot less drag. I would think it would also save on the life of your steering servo. When racing or bashing, you definitely want good steering response. For the price, I would have to say it is probably dollar for dollar one of the best upgrades you can get.
As far as the front shocks go, I took and put some 40 wt. oil in and still had to run two spring spacers to get it up to ride height.
Took it out to test at the track, which with the single shocks it seemed to work fine, jumped great, landed great. If you are a basher, I would definitely upgrade the shocks, simply with that heavy weight oil and the single shock setup and big jumps, you would probably see a lot of bent shafts.
Here is the finished setup.
These pics show the stance and height of the truck ready to race.
These pics show the camber of the truck
OK guys, I had a great day at the track yesterday. The suspension kit that I tested was awesome. The camber adjustments on the spindle carriers and the rear hub carriers allowed me to bring the top of tires in, which helped me take every turn with authority. When is the last time you seen a savage slide around in the grass? I had about three hours of run time on my savage racer yesterday. My savage turned on a dime. It was a completely different handling truck than the week before. The kit is definitely a must have if you are going to build a serious racing savage. The stock shocks really impressed me the way they held up on the track yesterday. They did a great job on soaking up every jump I threw at them. Here is a vid of me at the track with the suspension kit. mind you, I am still learning to drive. Sorry a little short, siezed a clutchbell bearing.
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