I am soo glad I jumped on the Xmods band wagon.

SuperFly · Post by **SuperFly** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 9:38 pm

The heatsink that comes with the stage 2 motors is in fact quite beefy metal, and if you've been running your car hard, don't open it up and touch it, you'll burn yourself (seriously).

The cool thing about all the upgrades to me is they all work as advertised. I don't have the AWD kit, because I like RWD handling, and I don't have a use for the foam tires yet. Everything else works well and seem worth the dough.

cj · Post by cj » Tue Nov 04, 2003 10:03 pm

crazydave wrote:
SuperFly wrote:The big question will be whether or not Radio Shack will sell individual chassis parts or if I need to buy a new starter kit to get a steering knuckle.
That is a big question.

Hey CJ, you out there?

Damn those evil mind controlling corporate mongers

So far I have not been able to get any parts. So far it looks like a new kit for a parts car.

gnubee · Post by **gnubee** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 10:24 pm

superfly-
if you stripped/broke/shattered the black plastic steering knuckle piece//the one that moves left and right the one that the screw actually threads into//
get the awd kit the knuckles are exactly alike..

BilboBaggins · Post by **BilboBaggins** » Wed Nov 05, 2003 7:29 am

In Philadelphia's Franklin Mills Mall they have a Radio Shack outlet where they sell box damaged items. I wish I had the money when they had the X-mods for $25.00 for a damaged box and S15.00 for one that had damaged parts.

hogjowlz · Post by **hogjowlz** » Wed Nov 05, 2003 9:56 am

ya ive had this thing for about 2 weeks now and i have umm 80bucks into it?

car = well duh
batteries = may as well buy em when you get the car cuz you will go back the next day if not.
lights = all i could afford last week and im even poorer this week so i guess ill get the motors next week.

but really for 75bucks you have an easily rechargeable car that drives like it should. and like dave said. its like actually repairing something instead of filling in cracks with epoxy to fix major flaws or whatever. i see myself one of these days adding more voltage but not for a little bit cuz i havnt totally got bored with this thing stock yet.

midget_man1387 · Post by **midget_man1387** » Wed Nov 05, 2003 4:18 pm

noxorc wrote:you have to get the Bearing upgrade..... it's a must...

really? what exactly does it doe as far as performance goes?

this little thing has cost me $89 plus tax... I've gotten so far, the light kit, batts and suspension upgrade. I think that the suspension upgrade is a pretty good deal. I've got medium fronts and soft rears, and this thing handles amazingly well. the only problem i have so far is that my best surface for driving is my driveway, and so therefore my tires are pretty worn out. but i still love it!

hogjowlz · Post by **hogjowlz** » Wed Nov 05, 2003 4:44 pm

well the bearings are what transfer the hp from the axle to the wheel. the higher quality there is the smoother, faster and easier the wheels spin.

this will result in quicker acceleration and probably higher speed and a smoother ride.

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Wed Nov 05, 2003 7:17 pm

hogjowlz wrote:this will result in quicker acceleration and probably higher speed and a smoother ride.

It also makes things easier on your motor so it don't get as hot. Superfly was just saying how hot the stage 2 motor gets. I would say bearings would be a good idea before moving up to the stage 2 motors.

hogjowlz · Post by **hogjowlz** » Wed Nov 05, 2003 7:21 pm

hmm i figured id get the motors first and beat the stock bearings to the ground and then fork out the $$ for the bearings.

whats the dimensions on the bearings? im sure there are higher quality ones out there waiting to be discovered by one of us.

Ahh5hit · Post by **Ahh5hit** » Wed Nov 05, 2003 8:04 pm

I measured them with digital caliper....6mm outside, 3mm inside, 2mm width.

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Wed Nov 05, 2003 8:21 pm

hogjowlz wrote:whats the dimensions on the bearings? im sure there are higher quality ones out there waiting to be discovered by one of us.

That's what I was thinking, but it's really hard finding bearings direct, I've found tons of manufactures, but the only ones I've found so far that sell direct are www.bocabearings.com

I checked the installation manual for the bearings at radioshack.com, and the bearings are all the same size. You need 14 of them. I measured my bushing and they are 1/8" ID x1/4" OD.

Cheapest ones I could find were these at 3.50:
Budget Econo Power

The next cheapest, that seemed like they might be an upgrade were these at 4.95:
Green seals

The do offer discounts for large orders. I'm gonna keep lookin', but I'll probably just settle for the ones RS sells.

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Wed Nov 05, 2003 8:24 pm

Ahh5hit wrote:I measured them with digital caliper....6mm outside, 3mm inside, 2mm width.

Well shiet, I just used a cheap plastic caliper. So they are definately metric?

hogjowlz · Post by **hogjowlz** » Wed Nov 05, 2003 8:36 pm

www.mcmaster.com

i asked my brother but forgot most of the sites but they have a bunch and he says they are cool to deal with.

lets hope they are english measurment cuz metric seems to be a lot more expensive

About Tapered-Roller, Needle-Roller, and Thrust Bearings

Radial Load? Load is perpendicular to the shaft.
Thrust Load? Also known as an axial load, load is parallel to the shaft.
Tapered-Roller Bearings? Work well for combined radial and thrust loads as well as heavier radial loads.
Needle-Roller Bearings? The needles provide an ample contact area for supporting heavy radial loads.
Thrust Bearings? Use for thrust loads only.

hogjowlz · Post by **hogjowlz** » Wed Nov 05, 2003 8:54 pm

are they the same size as mini z bearings?

http://www.microrcstore.com/itemDesc.ph ... 3935&cat=2

sessiz · Post by **sessiz** » Thu Nov 06, 2003 9:05 am

The mini z bearings come 7 to a pack, only 3 of them can be used on an xmod. Dinball has a set of 10 for $10 that'll work.
http://www.rcmart.com/catalog/product_i ... ts_id=1889
Tiny is also releasing some sets of xmods bearings.
I still don't have any bearings in my car, still waiting to see what Tiny comes out with. Unfortunatly I'm getting kinda antsy over here and will probably end up buying a couple sets of them dinball bearings.