SH Z-Car ZMXB-8 1/8 Buggy - Perfect for conversion?

[Trike]

Thanks for the tips! I might lay down the first color today.

I got the 6s pack yesterday, and it fits the tray. the width of the pack near the wires fits snugly in the tray and there's plenty of room length wise. Once I get a few cycles through them, I'll probably order some more.

One thing I am worried about is the shocks. I have all the preloads added onto them, but the rear seems awfully soft and is sagging slightly compared to the front. I don't want to bang up the chassis too much when I take it out for its first drive. I was thinking of removing some of the preloads from the front and moving it to the rear. Anybody have any suggestions?

I did a weigh in without the body and steering servo. Currently I'm at 7lb 6oz with the 6s pack.

[Shark413]

Trike, the stock Z-Car springs are way to soft and will adversely impact the handling of the buggy. Adding preload does not fix the issue, preload spacers are for adjusting ride height. You need to get the Z-Car stiff springs. Around here, Hobbypeople is out of stock, so I removed the stock shocks and added some spare Kyosho shocks I had. The buggy handles like a dream now.

[MetalMan]

Originally Posted by Trike

One thing I am worried about is the shocks. I have all the preloads added onto them, but the rear seems awfully soft and is sagging slightly compared to the front. I don't want to bang up the chassis too much when I take it out for its first drive. I was thinking of removing some of the preloads from the front and moving it to the rear. Anybody have any suggestions?

I did a weigh in without the body and steering servo. Currently I'm at 7lb 6oz with the 6s pack.

Until the stiffer springs came out I was in the same boat. Even the stiff springs aren't all that stiff, and my buggy I feel would benefit from stiffer springs.

[Trike]

Thanks guys, I'll wait till hobby people gets the front back in stock. they have the rears in stock at the moment. I noticed the Zcar is $199 again!

I guess I wont be doing any jumps until I get the springs sorted out.

I took it out for a quick test drive late last night, I couldn't wait for the ds1313 to show up, so i slapped in a s3003 :P

All I have to say is, WOW... there is gobs of torque. I was scared to go full throttle since it was dark and I'm not used to the increase in power. This is by far the fastest r/c car i've ever owned.

I've never raced before, so I don't really know how to tune the suspension. But even with the soft springs, it turns really nice. Hopefully I'll start learning about tweaking the suspension. But I need to get the spring issue sorted out first.

Just wanted to say thanks to MetalMan for guiding me with the BL setup, and everyone else that has tolerated my n00bish questions. I'm definitely grinning ear to ear after two mins of driving it in the street last night. I can tell it's a beast! Hopefully I'll be able to cycle the battery a few times this weekend to get an idea of what the runtime is like on 6S.

When the K5.9 dies on my XL, I'm seriously going to consider converting it to BL.