WARNING! Losi conversion KIT

[littlejohn]

I must be plain lucky, but I had the 45T metal spur but got the plastic one for a quieter ride and have had zero probs... no rubbing or anything..

[Semi Pro]

i guess im lucky because mine is perfect, i wonder if they changed something?

[lincpimp]

I run those cups in the front and rear diffs of my 6s powered lst. I have not had issues with them. Nova rc makes a pretty good product.

[stum]

I think the trick to getting this part to set right is in how you get the bearing on the spur side to fit.. what I mean is there is play on the bearing so it moves back and forth just a little bit, if you don't get it perfect into the CNC mount and then kind of pull it out slightly and into the front mount it will not fit properly as you described. I have an 8ight-e 2.0 sitting next to me and it fits just fine using the losi kit and it doesn't rub at all. I would suggest investigating how that bearing is setting (even or not) and you will find that it will work ok for you when you install it correctly. Now I do know you can't use the plastic bearing w/ the tekno kit as the spur rubs into the bottom so you would need to cut out an even bigger spur drop which really isn't worth doing. I really wanted to swap to the plastic spur, but I decided to just hold out w/ the stock steel 48t. I absolutely love how the 8ight-e 2.0's sound w/ the plastic spur gear installed (my brother has one) :)

[medusa'd maxx]

can you run the heavy duty steel supports in the nova cups or are the spider gear axles supported in the right place?
I've got Nova bits on my maxx and they are bullet proof - hard to order from OZ though

[DwightSchrute]

Originally Posted by medusa'd maxx

can you run the heavy duty steel supports in the nova cups or are the spider gear axles supported in the right place?
I've got Nova bits on my maxx and they are bullet proof - hard to order from OZ though

i haven't tried the HD supports in the nova cups so i'm not sure if they would fit or not, but the cups are machined to perfectly hold the spider gear axles in place. as long as you regularly change your diff fluid, they ought to last just short of forever.

[XXXDAD]

I have the Losi conversion... never one single problem with the gear rubbing... Losi has the best car and kit out there! Go Losi or go home!

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by XXXDAD

I have the Losi conversion... never one single problem with the gear rubbing... Losi has the best car and kit out there! Go Losi or go home!

Playing with fire here... Losi has good products, but I would not say they are the best available. You might be able to say that if you have owned everything out there... I will say that the rcm mounts are the best I have tried, better than the losi mount I have.

[DwightSchrute]

Originally Posted by lincpimp

Playing with fire here... Losi has good products, but I would not say they are the best available. You might be able to say that if you have owned everything out there... I will say that the rcm mounts are the best I have tried, better than the losi mount I have.

i just don't get the losi mount at all. it was a poor poor design imo. that huge bump severely limited any pinion over something like 16t or so. i even modded it so i could use bigger pinions, but even then it was severely limiting.

here's the before and after:



RCM mounts rule!

[SpEEdyBL]

If the rcm mount would allow you to keep the same center diff height as stock, requiring you to add your own spacers for spur clearance or dremel the chassis (right now it forces you to raise the diff about 5 mm from stock and the motor 5 mm higher than it needs to be) then i would reinvest! Lower CG rules! I like to have a competitive edge to my stuff!

[himalaya]

Originally Posted by SpEEdyBL

If the rcm mount would allow you to keep the same center diff height as stock, requiring you to add your own spacers for spur clearance or dremel the chassis (right now it forces you to raise the diff about 5 mm from stock and the motor 5 mm higher than it needs to be) then i would reinvest! Lower CG rules! I like to have a competitive edge to my stuff!

Saying CG, the Losi kit raises the battery pack about 10mm higher above the chassis. you know it's the heaviest part of the buggy hanging there high..... That's another reason why I am so eagerly expecting new dedicated electric models to come.

[DwightSchrute]

on a side note:

someone at my lhs said if you're running the rcm mount you can also use the 2.0 center shaft. i might have to try one to see for myself.

[stum]

Loweset CG setup on both motor mounts and battery trays is the tekno conversions.. there is nothing as good iMO.