XRAY - Model racing cars

ANYBODY???? On Mike Blackstocks 007 set up sheet it says shims in front 2.65 and shims in rear 33. im guessing its suppost to be 3.3? And then for the front you add one of the gold 1.15 shims? What about the rear? So that would give you inboard toe in up front? Any help will be appreciated.

I don't know. But the good news is that Mike probably does. You can ask him yourself on RCTech here:

VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Additional Information for the ball-bearings

After feedback that T2'007 ball-bearings tend to fail sooner than usual, we have performed in-depth analysis, measurement, and comparison to the previous batches of ball-bearings. All measurements and testing have shown that the ball-bearings in the T2'007 kits have no defects with respect to size, material, or workmanship; in fact, the ball-bearings are manufactured with higher precision and tolerance than previously. The situation is in fact due to the increased precision and higher tolerances of these ball-bearings; when dust or carpet fibres enter into the ball-bearing it becomes trapped and the ball-bearing locks up and unfortunately, this tends to happen sooner than the previous batch of ball-bearings.


For this reason the ball-bearings must be serviced, cleaned, and oiled more frequently when the car is run in dusty conditions or on carpet with fibres.

We suggest the following maintenance procedures for the T2'007
ball-bearings:

1) Apply standard bearing oil in all ball-bearings BEFORE installing the ball-bearings in the car.

2) When running in dusty conditions or on carpet with fibres (which stick to the car) you will have to clean and oil the ball-bearings much more frequently. For this reason we suggest that you regularly inspect the bearings, clean all the debris from the car, and oil the bearings.

3) When servicing, always apply a sufficient amount of bearing oil.

4) The increased amount of servicing is essential when the ball-bearings are new. By regular use and servicing the ball-bearings will develop higher play.

Finished building the new T2'007, very easy to build, especially with those hints and tips. tried the car on track tonight. I'm running indoor carpet foam. After breaking in the diff., tried the car and right the way I got almost the same feeling from my T2. Maybe its because they are almost the same car, so I don't really have to gone through the hassle of switch cars like when I switched from FK05 to T2.

I'm not a pro., so I can't really tell how well or how fast the new T2 is, but I am very comfortable in driving it. I'm pretty sure its because of the new car, there were some portion of the track that I used to find difficulty to pass, had became pretty smooth now.

One little question, I used low suspenion holder (-0.75) on my old T2, but with the new T2 (US edition), I found if I use -0.75 suspension holder, the lower arm is right above the chassis plate, and I can't get any droop out of it. Is this normal?

I've been running the T2 for a little while with a good set up at our local track. I switched to the '007 and struggled a little bit. Initially I thought having such a difference between spring rates front to back would be odd however by the evening I found that the box stock springs was a good start. The main things I did was to reduce the rear toe in by 1 degree as I found the car was too stable and scrubbing speed. I'm still working on the set up and looking to generate more on power steering. I'm playing with droop and softer front springs. By the end of the first night the car was giving me similar lap times to the first T2 which is encouraging.

Build wise, the car was a pleasure. The 'hints' that were included with the build manual were great to ease any tricky parts. Engineering is always great. I have some concern with the bearing situation and although I've pre-lubed them, I'll keep an eye on the bearings. I've always enjoyed not having to service my diffs and bearings for long intervals with all my xrays so I hope this doesn't change. If I find any bearings seizing, I'll replace them with a set of ceramic bearings.

Looking forward to a great indoor carpet season.

Is the EU comming to America or what? Whats the holdup?

Got mine today. Ill start building it tommorow.