Bad Xmods reviews here

Post by **CaboWabo** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 3:06 pm

12 or 1?
unless it's in the AM, payaso won't be up lol

Grunge · Post by **Grunge** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 3:08 pm

I should have known, with all that pimpin the night before.

noxorc · Post by **noxorc** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 10:52 pm

Well, since Hue has explained my first issue.
and now I have more run time.
I have found nothing wrong.

-nox

I did find public hairs stuck in the wheel wells? I don't understand this.

hogjowlz · Post by **hogjowlz** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 11:08 pm

ya one of my axles isnt threaded. i forced the nut on and it drives fine but i think ill take it back tomorrow for another.

VooDooMafia · Post by **VooDooMafia** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 11:25 pm

noxorc wrote: I did find public hairs stuck in the wheel wells? I don't understand this.

Thanks for that little piece of info

noxorc · Post by **noxorc** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 7:00 pm

BAD ISSUE: Metal Screws and Plastic Groves.

Just in general, it's not good to have metal screws into plasic sleves.

After a few 'in and outs', the plastic groves weakin, unlike metal ones.
One can over Torque a metal screw in a plastic hole until tuesday sometime.
Without proper alignment, it's easy to strip or go 'c o c k eye' with a metal screw in a plastic hole.

just some of my thoughts.

-nox

hogjowlz · Post by **hogjowlz** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 7:32 pm

my major complaint about this car is the fact that i can not run it in my house. other than that i love the speed, handling, runtime and handling.

did i mention handling?

micromatch · Post by **micromatch** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 9:50 pm

my xmod slowed down every time i took a left turn and then i found that it was cause the back left wheel would get of the ground and spin and the other one wouldent cause of the gear setup

payaso · Post by **payaso** » Sun Oct 26, 2003 1:11 am

micromatch wrote:my xmod back left wheel would get of the ground and spin and the other one wouldent cause of the gear setup

The dreaded limited slip rear end I was afraid of..

silla

micromatch · Post by **micromatch** » Sun Oct 26, 2003 1:23 am

yea i dont like the limited slip all that mutch..my new xmod (after i retued that peace of junk i referred to eirlier) was ok too but i guess the ball differential gear on the axle broke..like it will spin but the tiress wont

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Sat Dec 13, 2003 8:55 am

Actually that's the opposite of what a limited slip diff does. What is happening is the wheel that lifts is unloading. Put some grease in the diff to fix that prob.

The limited slip ball diff that comes with the AWD kit should also fix the problem.

midget_man1387 · Post by **midget_man1387** » Wed Dec 17, 2003 4:38 pm

Grunge wrote:Well, I figured out the hard way that Xmods are not meant for outside use. I had just assembled everything and I was testing it out in front of my condo. The driveway is concrete so it's not rough terrain, but there are a few concrete joints. I looked over the area first to make sure there wasn't any obstructions. To make a long story short, I hit a rock about 1/4" in diameter. If the tire had hit it, no problem. If you examine the bottom of the Xmods, you will see a screw that attaches to shocks/wheel knuckle. There is very little clearance between the bottom of this screw and the ground. I happened to hit rock with the screw and it cracked the screw right off along with a small piece of the knuckle. Fortunately, I had the AWD kit and I replaced the broken knuckle with the upgrade. You have to be very careful and I found out the hard way.

exact same thing happened to me, cept not with a rock, with my friend's car

...but I figured out how to "fix" the problem. Use a damper screw. I know you have the AWD, but for anyone else this happens to. just an FYI!