Difference between B4 Team and Factory Team

[c0sie]

Whats the difference between the Team and Factory Team B4 kits?
Is it worth the £50 difference between both kits?
What bits of the FT do you NEED to have...I just wonder if buying a Team would be a better option??

Thanks as always :)

[Southwell]

Front ally brace is the main thing. I would go FT for the shocks as well.
You get full graphite excluding chassis, lightweight outdrives, better shock shafts and some other bits i can't think of. For the bit extra it's definately worth it.

[c0sie]

:) Thanks for that champ, just what I wanted to know :)

[markwilliamson2001]

Yeah I would do as Southwell says. You get the ally brace, servo saver spring, threaded shocks, servo mounts and threaded front axles, which I personally think are a major improvement over the kit items.

M.

[mattym0310]

i thinkk the threaded axles are a lot weaker so i use standard ones. they also have a ballraced steering assembly :thumbsup:
just to add a FT kit is definately worth the price difference

[josh_smaxx]

I much prefer the threaded axles but they are weak, i snapped one today after landing slightly sideways, superglued it back in though and its all good :thumbsup:

[c0sie]

Thanks for all your help fellas!
Does anyone have a part number for the non threaded axles at all?

Thanks

[martboy21]

i disagree with treaded axels,ive not once had problem,also i feel they hold the wheel on better than the plastic nuts with the rs...

i guess its matter of opinion, if they snap then i will post here again ranting!!! ;) ;)

[josh_smaxx]

They do hold the wheel on alot better but i have snapped i think 4 now, the normal ones are stronger but i done like the plastic nuts.

[Southwell]

Ive snapped one before so i just keep a couple spare. I'd get some spare screws though, losi ones are longer than the ae ones and i haven't had a problem with them, not sure on the part # though.

[martboy21]

part no AS9613 for standard ones

[c0sie]

Thanks for all the help chaps :)
Gonna get the FT kit, 30' castor blocks, blue front springs, 6.5L, and some lead for the back end lol :)

[c0sie]

Lads,

Whats the difference between the trailing and inline axles??

Thanks :)

[Chris Doughty]

use trailing all the time, its not something I have played with, neither have I seen it being used to win anything.

don't concern yourself with it.

I think it just makes the car super twitchy.

[c0sie]

Cheers matey :)

[Richard Lowe]

use trailing all the time, its not something I have played with, neither have I seen it being used to win anything.
2005 Supercup? (http://www.oople.com/rc/photos/supercup2005/) :p

[Chris Doughty]

use trailing all the time, its not something I have played with, neither have I seen it being used to win anything.

don't concern yourself with it.

I think it just makes the car super twitchy.

I am not denying it can win, but re-read my post quoted for your convinience

[Richard Lowe]

Hehe fair enough Chris :)

I use the inlines on my B4 pretty much all the time, I find they make the front end much more positive and consistent. It does react quicker but it only feels to me like removing a washer from the front inner camberlink ballstud.

[Chris Doughty]

I have not had enough time to test them, so I just take the easy option and use whatever Neil uses :D

[c0sie]

What exactly is the difference though? As far as the actual axle is concerned? They both just look like straight bits of metal to me???

[Chris Doughty]

where the steering 'pivots' the in-line axle is the same distance front/back as this pin.

the trailing axle is further back than this pivot.

to use the in-line axles you also have to have the in-line axle steering arms as well.

[Southwell]

From rc10b4

It´s for the use with the optional inline axles. As these axles are further to the front, in line with the kingpin, hence the name, the thick black spacer is then to be put in front of the caster block to retain the same wheelbase. It´s similar to what is explained in picture 5 on page 3 in the manual, as the ball ends have also to be moved in case of use of inline axles.

So always make sure the spacers are behind the caster blocks with the standard trailing axles, otherwise the whole steering geometry would be "bent".

The inline axles change the steering character, steering will be much more direct. The kit´s trailing axles are used almost all the time.

[c0sie]

Thanks again lads :)

[flipside]

Front ally brace is the main thing. I would go FT for the shocks as well.
You get full graphite excluding chassis, lightweight outdrives, better shock shafts and some other bits i can't think of. For the bit extra it's definately worth it.

isn't the factory team with graphite chassis then? i'm looking for a B4 too, but want the plastic chassis.

Switching froml losi to asso, what parts do you recommend when buying a B4? Spares, options, springs, etc...

thanks for any info!