hi what do you guys use to attach your bodys i want to use bottonheadscrews who makes the mounts with the ends that slide on and hold them on with a set screw thanks :thumbsup:

i use body clips... as do many of my buddies... i know alot of fast guys, full ride drivers, who use body clips.. i like them because u wont pull a clip through the body.. i tried screw downs, and i wrecked alot of bodies from pulling screws though,..

also if you want to use screw downs.. u dont need the special posts.. just drill a hole in the top of a regular body mount.. then run a screw in...

or check out lefthander rc.. they have some killer aluminum body mount kits...

Dave
Burbs is right the buttonheads do tend to pull thru, if you still want to use them I would suggest a small light washer with the buttonhead screw. Trinity makes a set of four posts that include the buttonhead screws, they run about 14.95. You should be able to get them at your local hobbystore or check with MurdockRC or one of the other sponsers on this board. Good racing.
Jim :thumbsup:

You can do all of the above and buy a bunch of stuff but there is a cheaper way. Buy a set of extra long body post. Long enough for you to be able to cut all the threads off and still be long enough.

Then trim the post to the exact length you want. Drill a hole in the center of the post and “force tap” a 4/40 screw into the hole to make threads. Trim the front post at an angle to fit the slope of the body and drill the hole to match the angle……..DONE.

A word of caution. Be very careful when you drill the holes to match the body post. I usually drill the rears first and screw the body down before I drill the fronts. That way the body “falls in place” and you are sure of drilling the front holes in the right place. This is one job where “close” us not good enough. If the body is in a bind when you screw it on, it can actually mess with your setup because the bind will transfer down to the chassis.

Associated sells a sheet of sticky backed teflon to protect chassis from scraping, I use this in the inside of the body where the body mounting holes are, it works great and I've never ripped one yet. I too use clips, I use the real small ones that are used on the 18th scale stuff with Tamiya F1 body mounting hardware on top of a cheap delrin post.

I'd recommend against using the Trinity body posts. I used them years ago and they broke very very easily. Unless they have changed the posts, and from pictures it looks like the haven't, do not get those. Just do as Mclin said.

Try the Track Attack aluminum post set. They are all aluminum, adjustable. They don't bend, break or strip. I was skeptical at first that such a strong post in the front might break the graphite bumper but almost a whole year and it has never happened. And that is through every sort of crash in 4-cell mod(indoor and outdoor) and 6-cell mod at the birds last year. They are like $25 a set. But it is worth it.

WHO CARRIES THEM? :thumbsup:

Murdock R/C and Lefthander have them. Also, Lefthander has Darkside Mts. Delrin body posts, I have never used them but Delrin is pretty industructable and won't flex near as bad as a standard body post.

i tried drilling my own, then the trinity post(which did break very easily), now i have the aluminum adjustable type and they rock!! i would highly suggest dropping a few extra $$$ to get them.

Check out the review of the aluminum post on rc-oval.com.