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RudeBits weights for RB5 and ZX5
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As many of you know I now drive the Kyosho cars and this has given me the oppotunity to make the right weights for the cars. Here we go with the first one for the RB5 SP2. An under servo weight coming in at 56g. On the SP2 you do though need to just shave a little of the front cover for the steering to pass by. Have a look it's already on the RudeBits website More soon  
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[QUOTE=RudeTony;418230]Hi all
As many of you know I now drive the Kyosho cars and this has given me the oppotunity to make the right weights for the cars. Here we go with the first one for the RB5 SP2. An under servo weight coming in at 56g. On the SP2 you do though need to just shave a little of the front cover for the steering to pass by. Have a look it's already on the RudeBits website More soon Ohhhh me like this  might be placing order shortly. When is your other bits popping out onto your site as i mite wait get it all at once if its coming out soon
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29-09-2010
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Nice Job Tony.
I will add that to my shopping list for when a get an RB5
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30-09-2010
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Just ordered one Tony, as i found need more weight in front of the 2wd
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30-09-2010
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Get it done Neil and Rob yours goes out this morning....
As promised some other useful weights for the Kyosho cars. Here we also have an adjustable centre spine weight kit. Each weight is 15g and there are 4 that would equate to 60g right in the centre spine of the chassis as tested and advised by Nick Caro - (cheers Nick). An ideal place for the weights and with the 2 centre screws already there for fixing. More on the RudeBits website of course and available now Cheers all 
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Oo I'll have to get these.
Are the chassis holes there already etc?
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[QUOTE=RudeTony;418712]Get it done Neil and Rob yours goes out this morning....
As promised some other useful weights for the Kyosho cars. Here we also have an adjustable centre spine weight kit. Each weight is 15g and there are 4 that would equate to 60g right in the centre spine of the chassis as tested and advised by Nick Caro - (cheers Nick). An ideal place for the weights and with the 2 centre screws already there for fixing. More on the RudeBits website of course and available now Cheers all Ohhhhh i be having some of that too
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Ordered
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what advantage does the weights have for the 2wd tony
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30-09-2010
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Might well be after the FS chassis weights myself, got to be better than the bits of ex church roof I'm using currently
 Must say I'm not sure I'd personally want so much weight over the front of an RB5 but I can see many will like it.
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30-09-2010
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Virtually all 2wds have a tendency to pick up their nose on hard acceleration and a bit of weight out front helps keep it down. Also when it gets slippery a bit extra weight puts a bit more load on the front tires which helps compensate a little for the reduction in bite. You want the weight low to aid roll and pitch stability, with the design of the RB5 the only low places you can add weight is inside the front bulkhead / nose (I've got about 30g of melted in lead inside mine), the front hinge pin mount (like the one Ghea do) and in the servo tray area. Tony has designed a piece that adds a fair chunck of weight low but as it lifts the servo a little it will still raise the front ends centre of mass relative to the front hinge pins ... still about the best compromise possible inside the RB5s crowded nose.. I don't run any weight there, only inside the nose (have a Ghea hinge pin block / bulkhead but haven't run it in dry conditions and only once in the wet) and I have 10g on the top of the upper front chassis brace and 5g on top of the servo, both come on and off as the conditions require. I personal like the weight a little higher as it helps the car roll a little, generating mechanical grip from the camber change, but can see why others like it lower. What that piece does is offer a good tuning aid, not a bad price either
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01-10-2010
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 it comes as a kit , ,,,
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01-10-2010
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Got mine today Tony fitted perfect into the car no mod needed lovely
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02-10-2010
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Hi all.
Sorry I haven't replied I was getting ready for my first race with the cars last night – and yes did good with the RB5 - Qualified 2nd and finished 2nd with the fastest lap of the meeting but that was just a little club meeting very well run by the new indoor venue at Taplow. All orders have been accepted and are going to be shipped out first thing Monday morning. The reason for an under servo weight and soon an under Lipo weight for the RB5 is a simple one really. Stops the car doing wheelies and makes it a much more stable car. On high grip surfaces like I was racing on last night (indoor carpet), the under servo weight is more or less a must. In fact one could argue that 56g is just short of enough. Like others have stated before and on many threads, it is a tuning aid but for me it stays in all the time. I was also using a under Lipo weight for testing last night and this will be available from early next week……this weight looks to be very similar to the same one used on the Associated B4 and on the Schumacher Cougar……….There will be three available at 50g – 66g and 84g…….. I am testing some more prior to these being released…... The idea of this is to gain the right balance especially over bumpy sections and jumps...... The adjustable weights for the ZX5 are right in the correct place for any weight and again can be tuned to suit all conditions as there are 4 parts at 15g each that equate to 60g if all used - yes price is inclusive of all the parts as a package. Here is the under Lipo weight soon to be available....… 
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Hi
When you put all this extra weight on the car what motor did you use ?I know the track influence on this ,but less say mid range track. Cheers Anibal
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I use 5.5 or 6.5 and rarely 7.5 in my 4wd cars. I use 6.5 or 7.5 or 8.5 in my 2wd cars. I do not change motors because of weight ever. I only change motors to what I feal is right for the track and conditions. Hope this helps
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02-10-2010
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It helps,thanks Tony
Im going to run the indoor season with a brand new RB5SP2 and this weights is a must have ,last winter i was runnig a X6 with 1730gr and the usual motor was 9.5T, didn´t make the job ,the most confortabel motor did i use was a 6,5T with the extra weight.Think im goingo to buy a a 7,5T and of course the RudeBits weights Cheers Anibal
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