any opinions on people think the mid motor setup will do compared to the rear motor trucks

nobody has any opinions thats odd

I looked over the Losi Strike. And I thing the mid motor will be good fot those useing lipos. But what has me worried is what looks like to be a weak point where the chassis mounts to the motor/gearbox asembly.

Most likely no one knows for sure. In most cases a midengine design does not work well for a 2wd off-road vehicle. I would think that Losi did an amount of testing to make sure the design works well.... Losi seldom puts out a poorly designed vehicle.

any opinions on people think the mid motor setup will do compared to the rear motor trucks

It will be great if they would do as X-factory did and flip the motor and slipper to the other side of the gearbox . The way they haave the motor currently the rotating mass of the motor spooling up fights weight transfer as it accellerates. That's why X-factory introduced the 4 gear tranny to enhance rearbite from weight transfer.

im a little suprized to see an elevated center chassis like the slash instead of flat pan like the sc10 , i wonder if it will have the same basic handling as the slash

the lead losi designer said he wanted to more similar to the slash to be more competitive with slash than sc10. thats also why they have the exact same motor.

they also went with the 12mm hex for the rims so they would be interchangable with slash rims.

What about the narrow chasis? How will that affect roll center, and durability, I am interested, I have a Slash and an SC10, can't wait to see what it's like.

looks like a HIGH ROLLER chasis.?
dont like my high roller!

they started with the high roller chasis and modified it .

what are the known problems with the high roller?

Here's some food for thought! With the motor slightly forward and above the rear axle it removes all the pedulum wieght from the back. As we all know the back of the slash/sc10 like to step out during corner exit under power. So I will be trying one of these when they are released. My slash is on par with any sc10 at my local track so there is no need to run out and buy one of those. But longer suspenion arms and more adjustment will be nice!

let us know how it drives cause im a fan of the other losi products but dont want to buy one if it drives like slash

I made a front swaybar for my slash and it don't roll over in the corners so bad. Depending on what thickness bar I use I can actually make it to tight. It keeps the inside rear tire planted and not as much rearend stepping out.

they also went with the 12mm hex for the rims so they would be interchangable with slash rims.

Slash rims are front or rear specific...Losi only list one part# for SCT wheels. Am I missing something or do I need 2 sets front or 2 sets rear? I was going to buy the beadlocks for my Slash if they fit the Strike but now I'm not sure:confused:

anyone?

Since no one has one not sure if anyone would know.

beadlocks arnt going 2 help you have to stay awey from rodeo!!!

Since no one has one not sure if anyone would know.

I figured as much, just thought someone might have a more educated guess as to which offset they would use.

Its possible they use different front to rear just like the slash!

Looking at the spec's. The Strike is not ROAR legal.

It will be great if they would do as X-factory did and flip the motor and slipper to the other side of the gearbox . The way they haave the motor currently the rotating mass of the motor spooling up fights weight transfer as it accellerates. That's why X-factory introduced the 4 gear tranny to enhance rearbite from weight transfer.

It looks to me that Losi has done exactly what X-Factory did. Rotated the motor/slipper. Slipper being on the same side.

http://www.2wdrc.com/2wdrc/images/Photocontest_clerebaut2.jpg

http://www.losi.com/Content/ProductStatic/LOSB0105/motorTransmission.jpg

:wave:

Just wandering why Scrambling Man made a sway bar when you can buy one, what is the difference between yours and the over the shelf one?

Not Scrambling Man, SteveDowns, sorry.

what makes it not legal for roar

Simply because I can! LOL! I never saw or heard of one. So I was tinkering at the track one day and went inside a bought a bunch of different piano wire and went to work. Who makes it because I would like to see how theirs is mad and how the geometry is. I'm very happy with mine as well as the few I made for others.

Cool, Traxxas I think, have to double check. Like to see pics, if you have them.

I'll take some and post them!

Slash rims are front or rear specific...Losi only list one part# for SCT wheels. Am I missing something or do I need 2 sets front or 2 sets rear? I was going to buy the beadlocks for my Slash if they fit the Strike but now I'm not sure:confused:

they shouldnt be front rear specific. the front and the rear of a slash is 12mm hex on the inside of the rim and the same size axle. i have swaped them around many times. the rims are identical so i dont understand why traxxas has two parts that are the same. maybe to make you buy more than you need because you think there different. who knows

Slash rims are front or rear specific...Losi only list one part# for SCT wheels. Am I missing something or do I need 2 sets front or 2 sets rear? I was going to buy the beadlocks for my Slash if they fit the Strike but now I'm not sure:confused:

i would buy the bead locs if i was you. there should be no problems with fitting the strike( acording to losi). I just got a set of proline split six bead locs with some goose bumps and they are great. now as soon as i get my strike they will be going on that and i will start racing that. i will be taking out that junk titan motor that losi put in the truck and running brushless though.

from what I understand it's the offset that is different not the hex or axle. Proline also lists the split six beadlocks in "front" and "rear". Maybe I'll just wait to get the rims till the truck comes out.

i have the rims and if there is a different offset i can not visualy see it.

if your worried just buy one set of each rim

i have the rims and if there is a different offset i can not visualy see it.
The Traxxas brand rims are marked "Front" on the fronts and "Rear" on the rears. That's why there are two different part numbers - because they are different.

Just because you can't see the difference between fronts and rears doesn't mean it isn't there. Or maybe somehow you got two pair of fronts on your truck or two pair of rears. Read the words on the wheels and find out.

im gonna have to take a closer look tonight

there is a small offset differance from front to back. the front rims offset more than the back do. less than 1/4 inch differance but its there. stupid why they did that.

i had one of the front rims on the back wich would explain that one tire rubbing on the body more than the other rear tire.

there is a small offset differance from front to back. the front rims offset more than the back do. less than 1/4 inch differance but its there. stupid why they did that.

Not really stupid.The front carriers and knuckles are common between many traxxas cars and they were already making new tooling for the SC style wheels so it was more of a savings to them to tool up for 1 part instead of re-tooling 2 or 3 parts to use 1 common wheel. So those savings are passed on to the customer.

http://www.dynamiterc.com/Search/Default.aspx?SearchTerm=Dyn_slash Here you go Mr.SteveDowns. Still like to see pics of yours.

Not really stupid.The front carriers and knuckles are common between many traxxas cars and they were already making new tooling for the SC style wheels so it was more of a savings to them to tool up for 1 part instead of re-tooling 2 or 3 parts to use 1 common wheel. So those savings are passed on to the customer.

your theory is good but they had to retool two rims or they could have retooled the axle carrier and one rim and have less confusion. they had to retool the same amount of parts either way. they probly just have tons of parts lying around so they used them instead of making new.

The suspension parts on the Slash are used on a number of other Traxxas vehicles. The wheels are custom to the slash, thus they only had to make one extra part to make the front and rear wheels different (so they could use parts that are already in designed and in use).

It will be great if they would do as X-factory did and flip the motor and slipper to the other side of the gearbox . The way they haave the motor currently the rotating mass of the motor spooling up fights weight transfer as it accellerates. That's why X-factory introduced the 4 gear tranny to enhance rearbite from weight transfer.

I did some closer looking, it appears 420Tec RC hit the nail on the head...

Look for my post with pics for a closer look.

any one have an idea on a release date?

AMain say "This product will be in stock on Monday, August 17, 2009."

it was fun racing with ya today

Ya, I would of had more fun if either of esc's worked...but it was a nice day to race.

The suspension parts on the Slash are used on a number of other Traxxas vehicles. The wheels are custom to the slash, thus they only had to make one extra part to make the front and rear wheels different (so they could use parts that are already in designed and in use).

Thanks Hank, that's the point i was trying to get across