lampshade9909
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- Tekno RC's
- EB48
- ET48
- Driving Style
- Racer
That makes sense on the droop screws.Yea the droop screws are simply thin head 4mm screws. The reason you dont want to run without any screws is because you dont want the shocks to be the parts that bottoms out as it puts strain on the pisons, shock ends etc. So i set it up so the droop screws stop the arms just before the shocks max out. Plus with the much heavier monster truck wheels and tires and the more extreme angles of the arms the universals/cvd's can get pretty close to popping out of the diff cups, plus they will wear much faster running that way.
When i bought my ET48.3 last year i had originally planned on getting the MT410, but i really wanted the longer wheelbase plus it comes stock with a lot of the upgraded parts that I would have spent extra money on anyway. I ended up so impressed with it and the quality of Tekno that within the next 2 weeks i ordered up the SCT410.3 and EB48.4 as well. I still would like to add the MT to the garage as I want to have one that is set up to run 6s all the time that is a dedicated bash truck, but ive been holding out to see what the new 2.0 electric rigs will be like whenever they come out. I do think that the MT will be the last of the new ones to come out so ill probably just grab the current version because ive got so many common spares. We will see. 14 months after getting the kits, between all 3 the only parts that ive had to replace is a couple hinge pins, one ET universal shaft and one shock shaft, and ive had tons of giant crashes that should have destroyed many parts. These make all my other RC's seem fragile haha.
Pro-line seems to have several bodies that could work for this mounting style. It seems that your mounting style, since it's limited by not being able to adjust the height of the mounts, works best when the front and rear mounting locations on the bodies are parallel so the body isn't slanted. And with the ET48.3 chassis, a 13" + wheelbase is required. Anything less may look to small.
These seem like they should fit your mounting style. As well as the other one you mentioned.
I don't think the wing looks bad on your truck. It just sticks out as a bit odd because the color doesn't match the body's paint job. I bet if you painted the wing to match it would look great.
Yes, Teknos make other RCs seem very fragile! I'm in the same boat with my first Tekno. It's made me want more.