LOSI LST XXL Conversion ideas

[mistercrash]

Originally Posted by brian015

I looked again and saw the toe would not be a problem

yes I'm talking about flipping the arms but the hubs stay on their respective side. The arms swoop to the front so by flipping them, they would swoop to the back and give a longer wheelbase, close to half an inch just by looking at it. I would like to go to the track this Monday and try the truck as it is now. If it's a bit too squirrely for my taste, I might try flipping the arms.

[brian015]

here's what I see when I flip a set of arms:

[mistercrash]

Well it is obvious now that it would not make the wheelbase longer. If I had a set of extra arms to do what you did there on that pic, I would have seen it clearly. It must have been an optical illusion from looking at the arms while they are on the truck

Now I wonder why some have chosen to do it

[brian015]

Originally Posted by mistercrash

Now I wonder why some have chosen to do it

Me too.

edit: Maybe with LST1 arms it made a difference??

re-edit: nope, I found a set of LST1 arms in my box-o-parts - they have no difference when flipped either.

[mistercrash]

I think it's a thing people have to do when they Muggify their LSTs.

[mistercrash]

I just finished shimming the front suspension. What a difference a few shims make on the steering. With no slop it is much more precise and I get the correct ackerman on either side of the steering throw.

[Chadworkz]

Hmmm...I am liking all this Muggy and LST/LST2/LST-XL stuff, so I may have to build my own!

[mistercrash]

Yes I think you should. But don't be posting pics of your build in my thread

But seriously, I love this LST and go ahead and build one. They are way cool.

[Chadworkz]

Very nice!

[Manne]

indeed!

[jzemaxx]

Nice project...you will like it on the track...

I've been running the same basic design since last year..... Truck also runs Losi 8T 2.0 towers and shocks. It will be running at the big AMS race starting tomm.....will be on LiveRC.com since they actually added an MT class. Should be awesome...... Time to see what she can do against Revo's..lol

[mistercrash]

Look at me thinking I had an original idea with lipos on either side and a Traxxas tranny.

Good luck at the AMS and your LST really looks like a great racer. How do those shocks handle the weight of the LST?

[jzemaxx]

Originally Posted by mistercrash

Look at me thinking I had an original idea with lipos on either side and a Traxxas tranny.

Good luck at the AMS and your LST really looks like a great racer. How do those shocks handle the weight of the LST?

Well since going with carbon fiber everything including carbon fiber 8T 2.0 shock towers and much lighter E-revo tranny the LST is about the same weight as a RTR 2.0T converted truggy. So running 40wt/35wt and its dialed. Not sure how dialed compared to the big boys at this event, but we will see what she can do.

[jpoprock]

Next question... where do you guys like to buy your CF from? I'm sure that there is good CF and crap CF right?? And the suggested thickness is 2.5 - 3mm right?

[Chadworkz]

graphite-girl on eBay is where I buy ALL of my CF. They lay their own and create their own panels, and they are awesome! 3k-weave is the best for RC use, and thickness depends on what you are going to use it for.