RTR vs Factory

[rc10andy]

Guys i have a RTR B4 and my mate has just bought a factory B4 but his seems a lot lighter than mine and we nearly have the same electrics in is the chassis and the shockshafts ect different?

Cheers
Andy

[markwilliamson2001]

Yeah the factory has a graphite chassis I expect. This makes the car a lot lighter, as well as all the other graphite components. He may be running a lipo pack, or different cells to you as well.

[Mike Hudson]

The graphite parts on the ft b4 are bad news so dont be too worried about it, there isn't much lighter about it just some of the parts are a little stronger and perform better

[jim76]

the factory team also has titanium turnbuckles which shed a little weight

[Lee]

Has he got the collars wound down on the shock bodies:confused: If you dont have any spacers in then his car will sit higher

[rc10andy]

Has he got the collars wound down on the shock bodies:confused: If you dont have any spacers in then his car will sit higher
Yeah but obviously i cant adjust my shocks as he can which is crap:(. Im gonna have to get myself some Factory shocks.

[Mike Hudson]

use the preload spacers on your shocks, does exactly same job as the factory ones do,

[Spoolio]

Yeah but obviously i cant adjust my shocks as he can which is crap:(. Im gonna have to get myself some Factory shocks.

I did this too, the car performs absolutely no better at all, but they do look nice. If you absolutely must buy a set, get them from the States and save yourself some serious cash, you can buy front and rear complete sets over there for $40 each. The UK price is £40 each so it doesn't really make sense to buy them here :thumbdown:.