I got mine before the care package came in the box. I had the defective wheel hexes, and the 2 rear wheels were tightened so tight that not only were the drive pins bent, but the wheels were tweaked. I called Losi, and was told I'd have wheel hexes, pins, and 2 rear wheels in a week. So I held off test driving until then. A week later, nothing. I spoke to a different person who said, "Hmm, they were never sent." 3 days later I get a package in the mail, that had 2 sets of diffs and fixed hexes. I didn't know there was a problem with the diffs before then, but I still had my wheel problem. I was mad, so I didn't want to bother contacting Losi again. Then several days later out of nowhere UPS arrives with another set of diffs, wheel hexes and 2 wheels. Great, only problem, they were 2 left wheels, since the rubber is directional. So I still got wobbly wheels due to bent pins, and one tweaked wheel.
I had the same problem as carmatic with the front seeming too soft, and diving excessively and unevenly. I tried refilling the shocks with 30wt oil, but same problem. So I added some preload spacers to the front, and it was better, but then after only 8 runs I noticed the front center dogbone and drive cups were getting severly chewed. I blamed this on the car driving mostly with its front wheels due to the center diff action, and the dive in the front end transferring weight. When I took it apart to install the center driveshaft, I discovered the front suspension was severly binding and it was getting stuck, hence the excessive dive. So I polished the hinge pins, and that's all good now.
But then, I discovered that the wobbly wheels had caused my dogbones to my wheels to start to get chewed, I ordered new pins and hexes, and some Integy UV driveshafts, and I think I finally got it. (fingers crossed) I'm waiting for my wife to clear her project off the floor so I can test it.
That's kinda why I had to vent. I've hardly ran this thing over the months, and I think I finally got it right, when I come across this thread, so I had say, my first impression was pretty bad, but I do see a lot of potential in the design, so I'm hoping it can work out. I'm just waiting for my diff problems to start, since I have all these extra diffs, and it seems to be such a popular subject.
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