Team Associated RC18T Forum

[thunderbt3]

I guess ill be the one to start this thread. Mine is being picked and packed by tower right now. Anyone get thier's yet?

[pinolelst]

I guess ill be the one to start this thread. Mine is being picked and packed by tower right now. Anyone get thier's yet?

Mine is in the same status.I imagine I'll get mine by next Monday if I'm lucky.


Peace :cool:

[always_opencarb]

post pics and reviews when you get em

[pinolelst]

post pics and reviews when you get em
I'm throwing a mamba 8000 in right away so it'll be a double edged review.....of the stock parts that don't survive and how quick it was while it was running with the mamba :D

[Greg_Hager]

I've got one on order straight from Great Planes Distributor (gotta love workin for the LHS), and I'm gonna order a set of LiPos, a AstroFlight 109, and a Mamba 8000.

For now I'm working on my brushless RC10T4. :D

[pinolelst]

If you go here http://www.teamassociated.com/shusting/CatalogHub/cathub_offroad.htm


there's the exploded views and full manual in pdf format.I'm not liking the spring loaded dogbone retainers with an open slot on the axle.I'm worried that the dogbone will torque out of the axle during hard acceleration.Also need to get aluminum cvd's ASAP and carbide diff balls maybe more to make it reliable with that much juice.I've got some 3cell lipolys I'm hoping will fit and I just made up an 8 cell 1100 pack (hopefully it'll fit) in preparation for it's arrival.

[thunderbt3]

Wooo man this truck is so sweet. I think people are having problems with thier stock electronics, mainly the RX, its AM 27mhz and it glitches alot. so far i havent been able to take it outside. first snow of the season fell yesterday :p

[Greg_Hager]

I'll pick mine up tomorrow, it was set to delivered today, but the LHS I work at was closed due to the Holiday.

[Cotharyus]

I'm looking real hard at one of these things as something to mess with when it's just too cold outside to run my MGT. I'm looking forward to seeing what some of you guys that have them on order thing about them. I'd also be interested in knowing what people think of the lipo's they're getting. I'd be interested in them simply for the additional runtime, so yall let us know what's going on with those too. I'm not quite ready to talk about doubling the amount of money I've spent on the truck to go to brushless yet, but I may do that when the stock motor starts to wear out or something. Anyhow - looking forward to the reviews.

[Nabors]

Got mine from fedex about an hour ago its plently fast but i have never seen a stock minit run so I cant compair them.

[Ooopps]

Got mine today...Thing is pretty quick, faster than a mini T. Seems to glitch quite a bit but it is still drivable. Anyhow, the value of this thing is pretty good, bearings, ball diffs, oil shocks for just a fraction more than a Mini T. Kudos to associated, also the drivetrain and diffs are very smooth from the box. Now need more power......

[wrecked]

I got mine today and after i charged it, i drove it around my house for like 2 minutes and the stupid servo went. Thing really goes thoe! are you suposed to break it in?? and waht type of hop up servo would you recomend??

Thanks
Jason

[Ooopps]

So while driving in my basement I broke a front shock shaft in a minor altercation. Here is a better assesment and recomended upgrades for the little guy.

1. Wider front bumper, with the front shocks ends being exposed and the chassis having the hinge pins molded in, you need to protect the front end better, or risk an expensive repair.

2. Factory team shocks, the stock shocks are ok, but mine leaked and the plastic bodies seem kinda fragile, but then again I am used to 1/8 scale nitro cars.

3. CVDs, the plastic ones will work for a awhile but are a week point. These will eventually break.

4. Stiffer chassis: The Stock chassis is very flexible, to flexible for my taste. It has the front and rear hinge pin braces molded into it as well as a slight kickup up in the front end. A carbon fibre chassis, coupled with some aluminum hinge pin blocks would be a fantastic upgrade. I am not sure how the aftermarket is going to pull this off without it costing an arm and leg.

5. Carbide balls in the diff. No explanation needed.

6. Heatsink motor mount; runs a little hot, ok runs alot hot.

7. New front servo, The Hitec servo will not fit in the stock chassis without mod work, so I hope the aftermarket guys can turn out something quick cause I do not want to cobble up my new truck.


All and all the little truck is great out of the box, the drivetrain runs smooth, the stock shocks work pretty good, and has plenty get up and go.

John

[Toon]

I picked mine up from my LHS this morning (I am in the UK). With the stock electrics, it's quite fast, certainly faster than a stock Mini-T.

It's a shame the included battery charger is only 140mA output though, as that will take several hours to fully charge the battery each time. The manual calls it a 10-hour charger, and recommends that you charge the battery for that long before using it for the first time. My battery had power straight from the box though.

I've now changed the receiver over to a Hi-Tec 40MHz, so I can use my CRX radio with it, and put a Mamba 6800 brushless system in it. It's a bit of a handful now, probably a little quicker than my Mini-T was with the same system in it (mid 20's mph maybe). One good thing is that the front end stays down a lot better than the Mini-T, so it doesn't just wheely when the power is on.

But the rapidly approaching darkness, and a high speed cartwheel on concrete (which resulted in a 'clicking' coming from the transmission) brought things to a close. I think the pinion/spur mesh just needs adjusting.

Overall, I'm very impressed with this little truck. The best thing is that you don't need to buy anything extra to get up and running (except 8 AA's for the radio), it is well-specced, and the out-of-the-box performance is surprisingly good.

http://pic10.picturetrail.com/VOL328/2030908/5697935/74707089.jpg

[eurylokhos]

Very nice. Mine came from Tower today, and I'm impressed with it. Very high quality piece, and nice and quick, stock out of the box. I did a little run with it in the dirt, and I also have a clicking from the transmission after a roll. I did some investigation and found that the spur has had a tooth or 2 deformed, and that's what's causing it. It didnt' do that before the roll, but it's there after, maybe there's some flex that can change the mesh enough to damage the spur in a roll. Dunno for sure, but it wasn't that way before. The truck still runs and drives fine, just has a clicking sound. Tower wants me to order 4 spurs if I backorder one, so I'm going to call AE on Monday to see what they can do for me.

I'm happy with the truck, it's a nice little piece.

[hawkboy65]

I was looking around Tower for some carbide balls, and it said minimum quanity needed to order was 2. How many do I need to put in the truck? Basically, how many do I need to order? Heres a link(no info or picture, though :rolleyes: ) Carbide Diff Balls (http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXJHS3) Also, will all the standard Mini-T wheels/tires work with this truck? What about the bodies?(dont think so on that one) One more question...is this the right CVD kit to get for it? Its the Associated MIP CVD Axles RC18T (http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXJHW8&P=7) on Tower Hobbies.

[Greg_Hager]

Don't exactly know about the Diff Balls (sorry), but as for the Mini-T Wheels/Tires, you will have to run rear Mini-T Wheels all the way around, and they will work. As for the bodies, I think a majority of them will fit with the adjustable body posts. The CVD kit I do believe is correct, you will more than likely have to order 2 kits, they usualy come 2 in a package.

[thunderbt3]

Yes, the CVD's come in pairs according to the manual, you will have to order 2 sets

For carbide diff balls, my ntc3's diff balls measure 3/32 which is equal to 2.38mm
The manual says the diff balls in there are 2.0mm, i dunno if they'll work or not

[Greg_Hager]

The diff balls that he listed are for a RC18T, I just don't know how many he would need. lol

[JonBoy]

I got mine the otherday its been fun so far but have only ran it once. Only problem i have had is that I could not get my Futaba 2PL to work with it. It was glitching big time. Im unsure why at this time. Tryed 2 @PL radios 3 recievers and 2 sets of crystals with all the same results. Worked fine with 2PC. Problem was it SOMTIMES would take off when you turned to right and brake with left but the channels were not swaped.

[chrisAtmaxx]

ive got a carbon fiber chassis in the works
chrisatmaxx@hotmail.com

[jjl]

it is sweet, but i never saw a mini-t in person. mine came with the blue body, and yes, the body holes were a bit tight, but they will loosen with time. haven't even run the thing, but it sure looks cool, smaller than i thought it would be. already bolted on some RPM chrome Bullys mounted on losi street treads, looks wicked, better than the stock white dish rims.

[microrcdude]

Ima see if the Mini-T class at my LHS races these. If so, ill have a RC18T added to my stable.

[thunderbt3]

anyone have a stock rc18t esc theyre willing to give up? i fried mine, driver error, the rx glitched and the truck flew into some snow

[thunderbt3]

"give up" aka "sell to me"

[JonBoy]

How much are you willing to pay for one? I got one pack through mine and thinking about upgrading. AOL OR AIM me If you can Jonthercguy

[minimole]

Does anyone know the specs of the XP esc? I dont suppose it would be able to handle 9.6V would it?

Duane :D

[hawkboy65]

IF I do get an RC18T..I will probably want a lipo/mamba system...IF i do go with that, what battery configuration will best fit the RC18T? Either the "Series" or the "Parallel". The link to these batteries is here: CheapBatteryPacks.com Lipos (http://www.unipros.com/cbpsite/customlipo.asp?session_id=220296) Also, what gauge wire would be appropriate in this application? And the right plug to go with would be the Dean's Ultra, correct? If I did go with Dean's what other plugs would I have to change, other than the ESC and charger? Sorry for so many questions and thanks for the help.

[microrcdude]

I would use 14 or 16 gauge wire for Micros. 12 is just too big.

[simple50]

What upgrades have you all made to your rc18t already? what do you recommend as the best (or mot necessary) hop ups available so far?

[Greg_Hager]

What upgrades have you all made to your rc18t already? what do you recommend as the best (or mot necessary) hop ups available so far?
Trash the 27MHz system. I've got my Futaba 75MHz setup on it now, no glitch problems at all.

[jjl]

Here's a pic of my spankin' new rc18t with some RPM chrome bullys mounted on Losi street treads. This little truck rocks. faster than i thought it would be out of the box, and the stock electronics are nice and small, unlike the mini-t and itsy bitsy spyder. Great truck out of the box.

[simple50]

Hey everyone, does anyone know of a good online site where you can purchase hop ups for this truck and or the truck itself? Mainly hopups. I can't find any on tower or ehobbies so I don't know where else to look.

[jantoine]

I need some help. I just purchased the Mini T but have not opened it yet and am wondering if I should bring it back and get the rc18t. The guy at the Hobby Shop said that the Mini T would be faster out of the box. What do you guys think?

[jjl]

I need some help. I just purchased the Mini T but have not opened it yet and am wondering if I should bring it back and get the rc18t. The guy at the Hobby Shop said that the Mini T would be faster out of the box. What do you guys think?


you should get the rc18t, it's four wheel drive, and has real shocks out of the box as opposed to the friction shocks you get with the mini-t. the rc18t is plenty fast out of the box, too fast to run around the house, and can be made faster with hotter motors and better battery pack.

[jantoine]

Thanks for the reply.

[pinolelst]

you should get the rc18t, it's four wheel drive, and has real shocks out of the box as opposed to the friction shocks you get with the mini-t. the rc18t is plenty fast out of the box, too fast to run around the house, and can be made faster with hotter motors and better battery pack.

Am I the only one who can't seem to get the brakes to work with the stock speed control worth a dam ??

[JonBoy]

Same here im not sure if there is an adjustment or what but to low you got to use what little brakes you have and make a quick U turn

[Greg_Hager]

As far as I know, they brakes on the stock ESC suck, the XRS brakes work a little better though.

[jjl]

i just called Associated to ask them how to increase the brakes, they said nothing can be done other than turning off the reverse, which i don't want to do. oh well, minor flaw. gotta get used to that scary second or two where the car just floats in neutral after 'braking'.

still a great truck. surprised at how fast the thing is out of the box.

[dbracin]

If anyone is interested in the stock electronics from my new RC18T, it's for sale. Just send me a PM to discusse the transaction.

[pinolelst]

If anyone is interested in the stock electronics from my new RC18T, it's for sale. Just send me a PM to discusse the transaction.
I'm probably going to sell mine as well if I can find a buyer.Fixed my brake problems by installing a mamba system.What do you figure motor and speed control would go for as a quick sale ??

[dbracin]

I don't know what their really worth, but I'd take about $50 for the radio, reciever and speed control.

[minimole]

So does anyone know the specs of the XPS esc? Will it be able to handle 9.6V?

Thanks, Duane :D

[jjl]

i've been in RC for almost 10 years, and i must say, i am very impressed with this truck, the more i run it. it's darned fast out of the box bone stock. this thing will put a mini-t to shame. i don't even feel the need to upgrade anything. wow.

[microrcdude]

I was at my LHS, and a stock RC18T took on a BL Mini-t. The RC18T was keeping up in the straights, but when the infield and jumps came, the mini-t was gone. I am amaized at how stable this truck is. Ive seen people TRY to flip it, lol.

[slaf]

I just got my RC18T before leaving for the job. I'm so excited that I bring it to the job and now I'm charging the battrey pack....:)

[slaf]

This little truck is really ffffaaaaaassssssstttttttt !!!!!!

What's the biggest wheel/tire I can put on this truck ?

[slaf]

I found some big wheels for my RC18T :)

[slaf]

Some RC10GT Rear wheels (3/16") but they fit the 3mm axle with few modifications. I ran the truck with the stock gearing few second but motor was getting really hot. I'll install a 10T pinion with a 60T spur...

[microrcdude]

Now that is cool! All it really needs now is a raised body?

[slaf]

Yes a raised boby but tires are too wide. I can't get much steering ! I'll try rear buggy tires they are less wide than truck tires. But first of all, I need to chabge gear ratio !!!

[JonBoy]

I think thats a little much...Anyway I would like to see it with rear buggy wheels.

[slaf]

Yes i know it's too much !!!! I can almost run truck fliped over !

[microrcdude]

Buggy tires will look MUCH better on that.

[JonBoy]

hwy what did you do to get them to fit? some dirt hawgs buggy tires might be a decent tire for it

[JonBoy]

i just put one buggy rim on there and it was still a little big looking. couldent get full movement of steering either.

[jantoine]

Do any of you know how fast the RC18t is out of the box, and about how long it will run with the stock set up.

[slaf]

i just put one buggy rim on there and it was still a little big looking. couldent get full movement of steering either.

Rear buggy tires are .3" narrower than stadium tires that should give more steering. They are also .8" smaller

[slaf]

Do any of you know how fast the RC18t is out of the box, and about how long it will run with the stock set up.

I ran mine about 25 minutes in the house. In racing condition runtime will differ.

[jantoine]

Sounds good! Thanks

[ducati777]

I went to the track yesterday only to find out we weren't running nitro because it was supposed to rain. I was going to go home and ... well I didn't know, but instead I went home, got my M18 and went back to run indoors.

Another racer showed up, and you can guess what he had, the RC18T. I got to drive it for about 2 charges, and this little truck rocks! I was really impressed, its super fast and handles really well. I think stock shocks and springs are a little weak, but thats really my only complaint. Its really well built, and I'll be buying one this week. $160 bucks... nice.

On one hand I don't want it to be RTR, just another crap AM radio to throw in the garage, but at that price... If it were a kit for 100 bucks, I'd need an FM receiver, probably 50 bucks, ESC, Battery, mini servo... Shoot we're back up to like 250!!. I really can't believe how much you get for the price, seems the electrics alone are worth 160!

[slaf]

Stock radio is not that bad, the controller is the same as shippied with RC10GT RTR and Nitro TC3 RTR. It's a good AM radio. I had it for long time with my RC10GT. Of course it's just an AM :)

Maybe Associated will come out with a Team edition with all the FT included. But as you said, for 160$ who can ask for anything more !

The only weak point I noticed is the shock retainers, they always fall out but it's easy to modify. I didn't have oportunity to run the truck outside (10 inches of snow), I'll have to wait few months :( I'd like to see this little truck on gravel and dirt, this should rock ! I plan to convert mine into a 1/18 monster truck.

Thanks AE for your really good job, it's my fourth AE and once again, I'm very satisfied !

[minimole]

Yeah, if I get one (as I hope I will...) I would also like to convert it to a mini monster, although, Im not sure, but those Trnity Monster tires dont really look big enough...

Duane :D

[wrecked]

Does anyone make a servo for this truck with metal gears??? I am not having good luck with this truck at all.

[microrcdude]

I believe Hitec has one that fits.

[thunderbt3]

ATTENTION: THe only way you can install the HS-81 and the HS-55 are with servotape. The optional mount wont fit those servos because theyre too big.

There was a post on one18th.com about that by Tony Phalen, the designer of the truck

[Minty Fresh]

Well, I broke down and did it....hehe....I picked one up today! I'm really impressed with it so far! Man is this thing fast.....MUCH faster than a stock Mini T! I was very shocked! I was thinking of putting a Brushless system in...but, man...now I don't know...it's pretty fast as is! hehe

Here's the pics....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/mintyfresh/RC%20Album/rc18t1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/mintyfresh/RC%20Album/rc18t4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/mintyfresh/RC%20Album/rc18t5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/mintyfresh/RC%20Album/rc18t3.jpg

[slaf]

I just ordered some parts to convert my 18T into a mini monster...In fact, with thoses tires and wheels, it will look like my MGT. I ordered 10T pinion and 60T spur.

[GTX]

To Toom or anyone else running an 18T with the Mamba BL system in it -

How fast do you think it is? Is it worth the extra cash for the system? Do you think 30+ MPH is capable?

[pinolelst]

try over 45 mph depending on which sytem and how much voltage you apply. i've read somwhere of a 3 cell lipo powered rc18t clocked over 60

[jantoine]

One of the guys at the LHS just ran his today for the first time. I was very impressed. He used all the provided spacers for the suspension and it was still a little soft. But then again, I have been used to driving a T Maxx.
The only problem I noticed was with that clicking sound from the Spur gear (I'm guessing the mesh was off). Is this a common problem for everyone? Has anyone been able to adjust it so that it stops?

Just curious?

[MikeDawg50]

Correct me if I am wrong but adding the spacers will only raise the ride height... not really stiffen the suspension. Try the gold springs from Associated part number 21199 for the front and 21203 for ther rear if you buy one and need stiffer suspension. :) Oh and yes some others have had issues with the clicking sound. Somthing with the mesh being off because of the truck flexing a little or for just a second and spur will get a little messed up. I haven't had that problem yet but he is not the only one with that issue.

Good Luck!

Mike

[jantoine]

I appreciate the info.

[slaf]

How much will you be ready to pay for a RC18T in a kit version or with no electronics ? This should be nice to have a roller version so we can install our own electronics and motor !

[ncrego]

Not much, maybe $75 - $100.

[microrcdude]

Prolly round $80-100. I dont think AE would get much $$$ off of kits though, but hey, we can possibly e-mail AE and ask for a kit?

[mjz1981]

what would be a decent cheap charger upgrade? What about the team losi peak charger for the mini-T? would that be okay?

Losi Mini-T Peak Charger (https://www.ssl-stormerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/seekpart.pl?pn=LOSB1206)

[Signats]

Oh and yes some others have had issues with the clicking sound. Somthing with the mesh being off because of the truck flexing a little or for just a second and spur will get a little messed up. I haven't had that problem yet but he is not the only one with that issue.

Good Luck!

Mike

Investigation of the clicking sound with my truck revealed that it was the diff ring spinning, the ring has a D shaped cutout to key it to the outdrive, and the clicking noise was the ring spinning and rounding off the corrisponding D on the outdrive.

It sounded exactly like the gears were skipping though, shimming the gear mesh didn't fix the noise, but gluing the diff ring with CA on the long outdrive did.

[ducati777]

Hmmm I've heard clicking when going from reverse to forward... I wonder if its doing the same... I upgraded ... err I didn't upgrade anything... I reset the mesh a couple times but still heard it....

[pinolelst]

Got a bushnell speedster radar gun and clocked it this weekend mamba 8000 with 3 cell 1500 lipos at 49 mph.Could've broken 50 if I'd taken off the wing and let it run a little longer course I think.I NEED BIGGER PINIONS !!!! :)
There's a vid at r c p ic s it's 10mb (apologies I should've compressed it more) but only a few seconds long
http://www.******.net/view_single.php?medid=45053

[fanke19]

I posted this question on another forum, but it doesn't seem that anybody there has any info to help. I have to wait until Christmas to open my 18T, but I ordered up an Airtronics 94091 Super Micro Servo, and the matching servo saver. I understand that it's a direct fit...which is why I jumped on buying it. But what I don't know is...how much of an improvement is the Airtronics in torque and speed compared to the stock one. I found the Airtronics stats on the product website, but I can't find any stats for the stock servo. I mean, did the torque only increase by a couple oz's...or did it double the oz's? Is it faster, slower, etc?

[Jackyl]

What are you guys running for shocks? I'm runningthese (http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LX2792&P=7) They are the shocks from Team associated for the 1/12 car. They work great and are a better unit than anything out right now for this truck. plus they have much more configurability over the stock shocks. And there is like 8 different types of springs you can get for them.

check em' out.

I'll post some picks soon.

[fanke19]

Somebody came through over at the other forum right after I posted the question on this forum ( regarding the stock 18t servo stats )...but if anybody here is interested...

Stock RC18T Steering Servo:
Output Torque 1.4 Kg at 4,8V
Speed :0,06
weight : 9,0g
Size 22,1x11,4x23,6

[Greg_Hager]

That was me, like I said, glad I could help. Those ratings aren't in the normal factors, so you'll have to do a little conversion.

[microrcdude]

Whered ya find that info?

[Ragin Cajun]

How can i slow my 18t down? I bought 1 for my son, who is 6 and its damn fast. Any tweaking to the elctronics? Do I have to gear it down? Also, how does the throttle ATV work?

[Greg_Hager]

Microrcdude, I googled the part number and started reading.

Ragin Cajun:: But the optional 4AA battery holder, that might do the trick.

[JonBoy]

Id try the 4aa pack aswell its pretty cheap so worth an effort. If you do let us know how it works

[dsmracin]

I bought a 18T for christmas, charged the battery way before hand, and it was a blast, the whole family was having fun. My wife drove it more than I did (crashed it). I am wondering how long to charge the battery? 1st time is 10hrs, but what about afterwards? I charged it for a few hours and according to my multimeter, it is registering 8.02 volts. Any ideas anyone?
This little thing is fun!

Is there a way to tune it down for the kids?

Chad
18T
Revo on the way
Broke Mini-T on the way

[Homeskillet]

Anyone have problems running theirs in dirt? We bought three, and all of them got jammed up in no time.

Can you purchase a gear/pinion cover? I got pebbles wedged in their every run. Now my gears make funny sounds sometimes.

They are meant to be driven in the diry aye? www.rc10.com has a video of theirs in the dirt and the box has dirt so ....what gives?>???

THanks,
Craig

[Ragin Cajun]

Yes the rocks get in the gears way to easy. My sons make noise now. He has lost both shock holders also. These definately need to be super glued in. I did manage to just turn down the ATV on the high side to slow my sons down. Its noticably slower than mine. I guess its time for me to get some hopups and have the extra parts from my truck for his.

[Homeskillet]

Do you guys run yours in dirt? rocks? Is there an upgrade to keep crud out of the gear mesh?

[JonBoy]

there is no cover that I know of but keep an eye out for one. I figure the first person to make a decent cover will sell tons of them.

[mfaccone]

i just called Associated to ask them how to increase the brakes, they said nothing can be done other than turning off the reverse, which i don't want to do. oh well, minor flaw. gotta get used to that scary second or two where the car just floats in neutral after 'braking'.

still a great truck. surprised at how fast the thing is out of the box.
Its fairly easy to turn off reverse... its all been written in the manual about the brakes and how to turn reverse off.

[Jackyl]

What motors do you guys recommend? I don't want to go brushless but I don't want stock I have 50bucks to buy a new motor with. I was thinking fantom mini-mod but I can't find one. I can find the peak raider but I don't know how well that motor is compared to others so I figured I would hold off and see what others think.

what motor are you running?

[microrcdude]

Get the trinity mini monster motors. THey are real powerful, and have replaceable brushes. Or get the orion Baja motor. Both are great.

[dub-c]

I have the baja in my Mini-t; it's pretty fast.

Can the 18t take a regular 540 sized motor with minor mods?

[thunderbt3]

nope, the chassis is way too small for a 540 motor

[microrcdude]

a 540 would take up almost the whole side of the chassis!

[pinolelst]

Its fairly easy to turn off reverse... its all been written in the manual about the brakes and how to turn reverse off.
I've tried it and know for certain that turning off reverse makes no noticeable change in the brakes that aren't.
Proably read this before but I'll reiterate the response from Team AE's QA board

"The brakes on the rc18t are more like an anti-lock braking system that slows but doesn't actually stop the car."

Total BS in my mind but since I went to a mamba right away it's not something I'm going to push.Otherwise I'd be asking for a partial refund on mine being as there's a total lack of brakes even though they're advertised as existing.A little tired as well of being sold shoddy crap as hobby grade and being forced to buy yet another toy radio system I don't need or want.But that's another rant for another day ;)

Piece :cool:

[fanke19]

Not really a failure...but the driver side rear drive shaft dogbone popped out today when jumping it. Not a real big jump either...I just don't know how it fell out...I had to disassemble the rear hub to get it back in. :confused:

Anyway...my dad liked it so much...he had me order one for him today!

I also ordered some extra spur gears and the hard gold springs for mine while I was at it.

[Jackyl]

I decided to go with the mamba comp package for mine. should work out well enough with the stock 6cell and deans connectors. in the future I'll upgrade to 7cell packs. I'll stay away from lipo's for now as I don't like the stability issues with them.

I did order cvd's yesterday as I broke a stub axle clean off in the wheel :D I guess I was bashing it a bit hard. So I hope that the cvd's are made alot better than the stock stuff is.

[ducati777]

You can do a 400 though, nice power and a 6 dollar motor on towerhobbies... thats the direction I'm going...

[jantoine]

Not really a failure...but the driver side rear drive shaft dogbone popped out today when jumping it. Not a real big jump either...I just don't know how it fell out...I had to disassemble the rear hub to get it back in. :confused:

Anyway...my dad liked it so much...he had me order one for him today!

I also ordered some extra spur gears and the hard gold springs for mine while I was at it.

Fanke,

I had the same problem, except both of mine had popped out. Quite a few times! I was able to solve the problem though. I obviously lost both of the springs that provide tension to the Dog Bone, so I broke out the old click pens and started to cut my own. By the way you don't need to take apart the hub, you only have to pop off the upper ball joint and the wheel will flop out so you can just pop back in the Dog Bone.
Anyway, onto my fix: Take the spring and wrap it around the end of the dog bone so part of the spring is wrapped around it and the other part is pointing in the same directions as the dog bone(you want it to look like there is a spring popping out the end). Then cut the spring down so that it is as long as needed to provide tension. Probably about as long as a pencil eraser will work fine.

I now am able to jump the heck out of this thing and it hasn't popped out yet.
I will try to post a picture if anyone else is interested

Good luck

[pinolelst]

Not really a failure...but the driver side rear drive shaft dogbone popped out today when jumping it. Not a real big jump either...I just don't know how it fell out...I had to disassemble the rear hub to get it back in. :confused:

Anyway...my dad liked it so much...he had me order one for him today!

I also ordered some extra spur gears and the hard gold springs for mine while I was at it.
MAke some collars to fit over the outdrives out of some shrink tube or whatever you have laying around(I used a ball point pen barrel) and that should stop the outdrives from spreading and losing your dogbones.MAke it small enough and just snug enough (might have to use a small round file to enlarge the inside diameter if you use hard tubing) so it keeps the ring next to the diff side of the outdrive and won't slide off onto the dogbone.I did that a couple weeks ago and have cartwheeled it on asphalt at 35 and haven't lost one since

[Ragin Cajun]

I broke my front a arm mount today. The pin which holds the arm in fits into the front bumper. The hole in the bumper is now ripped open and it wont hold the pin anymore.

[UberGamer256]

So I bought an RC18T today at the track.. and on my second run I cased a big double with it and the car just stoped. Nothing worked. So as im walkin out to retreive my car, i notice a HUGE white ploom of SMOKE coming out from under the body. As i got to the car i was frantically trying to pull the body off to shut it off and I see red flame inside the body.

Turns out one of the wires on the Battery touched somewhere inside it. The battery has one wire that runs the entire lenght of the pack, and that wire was TOASTED. Every bit of insulation was GONE from it ans it seared off the heatsrink around it. Totally melted the ESC plug too.

But I exchanged the car for another one and heres hoping it wont explode too :-X

[UberGamer256]

Also, im selling the stock radio + reciver if anyone wants it send me an e-mail. ubergamer at teamurc dot com

[microrcdude]

You didnt happen to buy it at A-Main Raceway did ya?

[UberGamer256]

No, 4 Seasons. But Gary (the store manager) was awesome about it and let me just grab a new one off the counter.

[microrcdude]

Sweet! Is 4 seasons track nice? Ive never been there.

[UberGamer256]

It's pretty nice. Small track but they just built an outdoor track and expanded the hobby shop.

[thedominator]

If I run a trinity micro monster, would I have to change the gearing or is the stock gearing fine?

[dragracer28]

I dont think you need to change the gearing I put a Orion Baja motor in until I get a better one and it is a huge difference. I would say on flat ground it is almost as fast as my T3 with a 19 turn. If you will run it on dirt though I would change the gearing it spins the tires a little if you nail it.

[Monsterbrad]

well guys what do ya think
is this worth me buying one of these little trucks
i had the mini z monster and didn't like it
i also had the mini quake and didn't like it
the mini t is just to much messing around shocks and all that
I am not sure
but I want something for in the house for winter
4 months of waiting to get back out side is just too long..

[JonBoy]

If you had all of those and didnt like them you might not like the 18t either. Id say its closest to the MQ just shorter. What didnt you like about the MQ?

[Rotary Rocket]

Yes, get one. You'll love it. :D

I put a Mamba 6800 in mine with LiPos. Not only is it bullet fast, but it is so much lighter than before that I had to go with Silver (softer) springs on it.

I also put the diff out drive collars (from Xray M-18) and it solved the drive shaft pop out issue. Now only if Associated would come out with some spur covers...

[Ragin Cajun]

What kind of heatsink do u have on your Mamba?

[Rotary Rocket]

It is a heat sink for a 300 motor (from X-ray). Then I just bent it further by hand and form fitted it to the Mamba motor.

[ducati777]

@ Rotary Rocket,

Thats a great truck! I almost went mamba, but i think I'm going to try a speed 400 motor. I just couldn't bring myself to spend that much on a mamba, but i'm jealous of everyone who does.

What batteries are those, and what sort of run times do you get?

[pinolelst]

HeY RotaRY

wHAT'S THATcapacitor looking thingy hovering over your battery pack ???

[Monsterbrad]

Jon B
The MQ was just too clumbsy and the speed control was just crap and it glitched.
Hopefully the 18 here will be better and faster and better quality.

[ravin]

Yes, get one. You'll love it. :D

I put a Mamba 6800 in mine with LiPos. Not only is it bullet fast, but it is so much lighter than before that I had to go with Silver (softer) springs on it.

I also put the diff out drive collars (from Xray M-18) and it solved the drive shaft pop out issue. Now only if Associated would come out with some spur covers...

What Lipos are you running?

[picknrun]

I decided to go with the mamba comp package for mine. should work out well enough with the stock 6cell and deans connectors. in the future I'll upgrade to 7cell packs. I'll stay away from lipo's for now as I don't like the stability issues with them.

I did order cvd's yesterday as I broke a stub axle clean off in the wheel :D I guess I was bashing it a bit hard. So I hope that the cvd's are made alot better than the stock stuff is.

I broke one a couple of days a go and the hobby shop cant find one. Does any one know where i can order one....
Thanks... :confused:

[Rotary Rocket]

My battery is a Thunder Power (TP) 2S 1320 mAh Gen 2 LiPo. I also have the same battery in 3S, but then the truck is totally uncontrable...

I have a plastic cap over the deans plug just to make sure the pack does not get shorted while not connected to the ESC. I do that to all my LiPo packs.

Thank you all for your kind words.

[ducati777]

That raises a good point...I put deans on my packs and I put the female end on the pack for that exact reason... I didn't see any markings for which side should be positive, or which end should be male/female... which raises the issue that even if a buddy is running deans, be real careful before trying his gear on your ride...

[Ragin Cajun]

Just look a little closer on your deans connectors. There is a positive and negative side and it is shown on the connector.

[Ragin Cajun]

I broke one a couple of days a go and the hobby shop cant find one. Does any one know where i can order one....
Thanks... :confused:


There is a set on ebay right now. Search "rc 18t". Its there.

[dub-c]

Rotary Rocket, what is that big metal piece sticking up from your electronics in the front?

[Rotary Rocket]

dub-c, can you be more specific?

If you are talking about the motor, then it is a modified heak sink.

On top of the receiver is a piece of lexan with the antenna wrapped through it.

On top of the steering servo is the controller.

I have another picture (from the opposite side) posted in this thread that might help: http://forums.radiocontrolzone.com/showthread.php?t=184779&page=2&pp=25

[dub-c]

Oh, it's the lexan w/ the wire wrapped through it. It looked really weird in the pic on this thread. The other pic cleared it up, thanks. Is that so the tube doesn't keep breaking when you flip?

[Rotary Rocket]

Exactly. This way the wire stays inside the body, it looks cleaner outside and you never damage your receiver wire.

I always save the excess lexan from new bodies to make internal antennas.

[microrcdude]

I dont really like internal antennas, they take away some of your range.

[Jackyl]

Picknrun...

Here (http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXJHR7&P=7) tower has the stub axles in stock

[ducati777]

@ragin cajun,

Hmm didn't see the + / - on the connector. How about male/female? To me it makes sense to go female on battery to reduce risks of shorts... is that the norm?

[Jackyl]

Yes, Female on the pack and male on the esc.

[Ragin Cajun]

@ragin cajun,

Hmm didn't see the + / - on the connector. How about male/female? To me it makes sense to go female on battery to reduce risks of shorts... is that the norm?




http://www.hunt101.com/img/237766.JPG

Look closely u can see the positive and negative signs.

[T-EVO RACER]

Hey I got a question, ok does the mini-t "big block" motor fit on the rc18t???

and do you have a problem with the backplate on the stock motor come loss and want to come off???

and whats the best hop up motor thats not the mamba motor cause the mamba is a motor I can't buy for a while???

[Jackyl]

Does the mini-T "big block" motor fit on the rc18t? YES

Do you have a problem with the backplate on the stock motor coming loose and want to come off? NO just tighten the screws very well.

What is the best hop up motor thats not the mamba motor? The Raptor from one18th Dot com.

And before you ask the best esc for the rc18t is the novak spy if your going to upgrade the motor the next thing you will look at is the esc. then you'll want to go FM to get away from the stock AE am glitchin' issues.

[ducati777]

@ragin, now thats a close up!! Nice pic man, and I never even thought to look there.
I'll have to double check, but I think I did mine backwards, no one borrow my pack!!!

[microrcdude]

LOL what i do when i get new plugs is i color those signs wih a sharpie. It makes it real easy at first-glance to see what is + and -.

[T-EVO RACER]

thanx, yeah, the screws came off, I'm getting my spare rs300 reciever fo' my xs3 radio so thats solved, but what about the reedy modified motor or fantom new motor?? thanx for the help!!!

[thunderbyte]

Does anyone know how to program the RC18T stock ESC? I couldnt find any info online.

Thanks,
Len

[Monsterbrad]

Check associated site!!!
Also saw one of these little trucks in action.
Man being a monster truck fan
I really really wish they had came up with a Mini MGT that would be awesome!!!!!!!!
I do like this little truck had alot of chassis flex though...
nice and fast good throttle response

[Hobson]

Whats the biggest size motor that fits in the stock mounts? I know the kit size is 280, I was thinking 300 or even 400. :D Would the kit ESC be able to handle either a 300 or 400 size motor?

[picknrun]

There is a set on ebay right now. Search "rc 18t". Its there.

THANKS... I orderd some parts staight from Associates Thursdays along with another referbed 18t... soon to have two.. .. i've bought the Parma East Coast Modified body for a Mini T and made appropriat changes to mount to the 18T.. l like the modified look better than the truck ...

[T-EVO RACER]

sooo, what do you guys think, fantom modified, or reedy modified motor???? will the stock esc handle it??

[Ragin Cajun]

Anyone have a stock ESC they want to get rid of?

[slaf]

Anyone have a stock ESC they want to get rid of?

Send me a PM, I have one stock esc for sale and some other RC18T stuff.

[T-EVO RACER]

well, I got the reedy modified, and one of my packs was not fully peaked so I came in second to a mini-t, i'm so ashamed...lol!!!

[RsXrated03]

does anybody have a spare rolling chasis theyd be willing to sell?

[Jackyl]

How much are you looking to spend on one?

[beetlebz]

wow, this thread got my thinking.. ive never noticed that the deans plugs have markings on them, so i dug some out. turns out, some of them have it, some of them dont! i have 3 new in package deans plugs, two of them have em, the other doesnt. cool...

and female ALWAYS goes on the batt side to prevent shorting!

I just got an 18t, and I already zapped the motor. I think im going to go with the Mass Termination motor and a novak XRS. I killed (not surpisingly) the stock esc and receiver by driving it through the mud and mud puddles on the dirt track the other day. now THAT was good fun :D kids, dont try that at home. I keep breaking shocks though :(

[cvanden]

How much are you looking to spend on one?
I was wondering is if you are able to get the 18t rolling chassis. I just want to see what the best price u can do. thanks chris

[strodedawg]

we just ran a full night of 1/18th racing. touring, 2wd truck, 4wd truck and monster truck. my18t has a mamba 6800, 94091 servo w/ servo saver, mini-t foams and stock radio. geasred it 11/60 and it ran its butt off. tightened the diffs and put 40 wt oil in the shocks. awesome car, can't wait for some upgrades. later

[RsXrated03]

*** Chris? are you trying to steal my chasis? LOL j/k

[GeraldT]

click here (http://hpisavageforum.com/links/showlink.php?l=50)

i found that on msn search

looks kool

[T-EVO RACER]

40wt, isn't that to stiff????? does it soak up bumps better than the stock 25wt??

[Jackyl]

I posted my 18 f/s or f/t in the for sale section if anyone is interested in an 18 for a good price. I'm done with the small stuff!

[*Supreme Losi*]

You just got it and you are already sick of it????? I had 2 Itsy Bitsy Spyders :eek: and they both broke in the first hour of me owning them.
I'm finally getting mine in 3 days or so.

[microrcdude]

Why'd you get a mini spider? What broke?

[beetlebz]

so any word on when we will see FT shocks for the 18T? one more bent shock shaft and im going to plop my ass down in the middle of the track and just cry for a while. 3 bent shafts and one broken shock body :( OTOH, i ran the crap out of it and made sure it spent more time on its lid and in the walls than i did on the carpet :)

[*Supreme Losi*]

Why'd you get a mini spider? What broke?
I got a Itsy Spyder for Christmas, and on the first one the servo was bad and the second one's motor went bad after my first run.

[microrcdude]

Now thats weird. And whatever hppened to their micro? It looks too much like a DTX micro force.

[*Supreme Losi*]

Hey...... I finally got my RC18T!!!!! It's awesome... It sucks! I got it, drove it for 10 minutes and a rock completely screwed my truck! I hear an upcoming metal spur gear!!!! :eek: :rolleyes: :p :o

[Strike 4]

Im trading in my MQ for a 18T, I am getting a Raptor and 3 racing shocks all around. What other mods/hopups should I do/use?

[trust1053]

is anyone useing the hacker master car mini system in any 18

[*Supreme Losi*]

Hey guys,

Last night I had fun with this thing. First, I laid down a box from one of my rc's and then I put a body pillow over it. then I put a spare body under the body pillow to make the ramp smooth. Then I jumped it! Awesome! This thing crawled up my FIREPLACE! No, not up in the chimney!!!!!!!!

[*Supreme Losi*]

I forgot to tell y'all.....

I am FT' ing my RC18T :D :D

The parts I am putting on are:

1.)FT Titanium turnbuckles
2.)FT Aluminum dogbones
3.)Epic Faster Motor
4.)Spare battery(not adding another to 6 pack)
5.)Ball cups for the turnbuckles

$90 worth of parts! BTW, I managed to put a Mini-T body on the RC18T!
It was hard as heck, but it's gonna look awesome. I already have skull flames on the bottom.

[*Supreme Losi*]

Im trading in my MQ for a 18T, I am getting a Raptor and 3 racing shocks all around. What other mods/hopups should I do/use?
You're only getting 3 racing shocks? How about next time you hit the 4 on the keyboard! :rolleyes:

[ducati777]

Yea that cracked me up too. I'm getting X and Y and Z and.... 3 shocks!!!!!

[TMaxxBenny25]

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[AreCee]

I just got mine but I ordered the Ti turnbuckles, silver and gold springs, 12 and 13T pinions, MIP CVDs and spares like arms and spurs. Those are all the hop ups I'll need or want for a while. I have motors and such from my Mini-T so I'm set for the races.

This thing is too much fun for indoors. I'll make a dirt barrier to protect the gears from lexan and swap out the connectors for Deans. Also I swapped out the rear bones for the Losi metal bones and used the CVD up front.

[Hobson]

You're only getting 3 racing shocks? How about next time you hit the 4 on the keyboard! :rolleyes:

I guess you haven't heard of the Japanese company, 3Racing.

'3 racing shocks' means shock by the company, 3Racing. :rolleyes: :)

[*Supreme Losi*]

abc 123xzv
Lets all do this together. ROFL@Strike 4


1, 2, 3

ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[*Supreme Losi*]

I guess you haven't heard of the Japanese company, 3Racing.

'3 racing shocks' means shock by the company, 3Racing. :rolleyes: :)

You guessed right. Wanna cookie? :rolleyes:

[TMaxxBenny25]

zxyabc123987456765abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz!!!! YAYA
LETS ALL SING WTIH ME

[slaf]

What's the "torquiest" motor on the market for the RC18T ?

[TMaxxBenny25]

The MAMBA BRUSHLESS!

[buggyman17]

ya. the owner of my LSH has a mamba brushless and it rips! a little flick of the throttle and it wheelies. thats why im gettin gone wen i get my rc18t. :D

[T-EVO RACER]

ever heard of this??? my shaft on my reedy modified at the end chipped off about a quarter of a mm, so the pinion wobbles, so do I just get a whole new motor??? or what????

G-UNIT!!!!!!!!!!!

[TMaxxBenny25]

U have to get a new motor and those cost HELLA $$$ sorry

[*Supreme Losi*]

You might be able to put the pinion on backwards. Or, you could get an Epic "Faster" motor.

[*Supreme Losi*]

I just checked tower and you'd save 14 dollars on the Epic Faster Motor. I'm getting one of them.

[tmaxxx05]

id get the Reedy Mini-Max . thats whats goin in my RC18 when i get it

[slaf]

Here's my new modified RC18T....Twin motor

I didn't have time to finish wiring and strap the battery pack but I wanted to let you see my truck....

At this moment, I can tell you that the truck has alot of torque and power. I can't imagine what twin brushless can do :)

[slaf]

Another pic...

[microrcdude]

im honered to post first. AMAZING! but where to the batts go?

[slaf]

The battery pack is now on the upper deck. I can't find any other place for it...:(

[ducati777]

You going to run dual packs? That would be sweeeet.

[slaf]

No not at this time....I don't know if the ESC will support dual pack but I'll have to wait until spring to test the top speed, it's winter here :(

[ducati777]

@slaf, stock esc can handle 1 pack, just run 2 packs in paralelle.... wazzat, a 6s2p setup. Still 7.2 volts but double capacity, to offset your double motors.... ESC should be fine.

(should)

[*Supreme Losi*]

Ok,I'm stumped. I put on my Epic micro Faster motor and ran my truck for a while. I turned it off, and checked the ESC. It's pretty hot. Can the XPS handle a modified Epic Micro Faster motor? :confused:

[*Supreme Losi*]

Would a partly stripped spur gear or incorrect gear mesh do this??!!!!!! :p :rolleyes: :eek: ROFL @Myself!!!!!!!!

[buggyman17]

an incorrect gear mesh could definitly do that. if you loosen the motor screws and adjust it so that the spur can wiggle just a little inside the teeth of the pinion.

[*Supreme Losi*]

Yeah, I know. I ran my RC18T outside today(it rained yesterday) and it's amazingly fast! Fast as in like 40Mph! It's like 2X faster than stock. :D :cool:

[T-EVO RACER]

finally man!!!! my local shop got there parts in fo' my mini truck. my cars all factory team, I hope they make a graphite chassis!!!!! with a reedy modified it has stupid power!!!!!!!!!!!

[*Supreme Losi*]

Hey, while tower has the dogbones alum. order them!

[is300zx]

hi i'm wondering what kind of plugs and wires do you guys use for your rc18t. mine is currently stock but i would like to replace the stock plugs with deans plugs and thicker wires and also hard wire the motor to the speed controller. should i use the regular size deans plug or the micro deans plugs? and what gauge of wires should i be using?

[*Supreme Losi*]

Ummm. You can use regular sized plugs, and about 14 to 16 guage wire.

[*Supreme Losi*]

Hey guys, this is a major race discovery!

My steps to make a tire like new, even sticky like new!

1) Take a spare rag.
2)Get a bar of cheap soap
3) Get an old bottle of shampoo, etc.
4)put the tires in a closed bin, Rubbermaid with a top
5)put some water in the container
6)Grab one tire, put the soap on the rag, and scrub the tire
7)wash the soap and dirt off in the bin
8)If there is too much dirt, dump the water
9)put the shampoo on the surface of the tire, and scrub it against your hand or the bottom of the container
10)wash the shampoo off
11)take the tires out of the bin and put them on a dry towel to dry
12)put the tires on your car

No, I didn't copy this from somewhere. I just did that in my sink... You can also do it like that.

[Deznuts05]

how about simple green?

[AreCee]

Yep. That works real good to clean and condition the tires.

[*Supreme Losi*]

Mine or Deznut's?

[*Supreme Losi*]

Hey, I got my Aluminum dogbones. They're sweet!

[*Supreme Losi*]

Does anybody have any spare shock spring holders that they could give me? Associated's being an A-HOLE on that subject.











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[*Supreme Losi*]

Only prob is that I'd have to order the things like 40 times, they've come off that many times, luckily I'd had spares. Now I need to let my wallet cool off, as I still barely have money. Team Asso should've taken care of it, but they never email me back.

[*Supreme Losi*]

hi i'm wondering what kind of plugs and wires do you guys use for your rc18t. mine is currently stock but i would like to replace the stock plugs with deans plugs and thicker wires and also hard wire the motor to the speed controller. should i use the regular size deans plug or the micro deans plugs? and what gauge of wires should i be using?
Everybody, put Deans Plugs on your car or you will lose power of the car in the future if you haven't already! I'm putting deans on mine tomorrow because I was having to put the plug back together. :mad:

[*Supreme Losi*]

Replacement parts for the RC18T!www.teamassociated.com! (http://www.teamassociated.com) :p

[*Supreme Losi*]

Whoa! I have like 5 posts in a row! Am I the only one who ever checks the RC18T thread 20 times a day?LOL :D :rolleyes:

[ILoveAssociated]

Well, this is my first post here. I have a Factory Team TC3 that's dialed. If anybody needs any help, PM me or ask me here.

-ILoveAssociated

[ducati777]

Whoa! I have like 5 posts in a row! Am I the only one who ever checks the RC18T thread 20 times a day?LOL :D :rolleyes:

^^^ Banned. Bwahahah!!!

But as far as the spring retainers, this is a known weakness on the truck. I highly recommend all of you glue these to the cup they rest on. Once glued, its pretty solid, and if you need to get it back off, the glue can usually be broken by hand without damaging the shock.

[AreCee]

Shoe Goo works pretty good to hold the retainers on and is easily removable.

[GTX]

Slaf - what happened to the huge wheel and tires setup? :D

[T-EVO RACER]

I use my tmaxx's retainers!!!!! never pop off!!!!

[T-EVO RACER]

about that tire cleaner, does "awesome" work????

[TMaxxBenny25]

I don't know about this truck anymore. I saw the new Kyosho Mini 777. I want that instead of this truck. I know it has friction shocks and the combo ESC/Receiver unit but i still want it cause i love 1/8 scale buggies but cant afford this so I figure ill get this Mini 1/8 scale buggy.

[ducati777]

That Mini 777 does look pretty cool.... but don't sweat the shock thing, heck I upgraded my shocks friction or not on the RC18T. The ESC/Receiver idea is too bad, they'd be better off to just offer a kit instead.

[microrcdude]

Ya, i love micro kits, it kinda gets old always building buggies and TC's for me. A mini 777 would be fun to build.

[buggyman17]

ya. i agree. it would be fun to build. i would rather get a kit over a RTR anyday but so far only a few mini's come in kits. i like this truck and the mini 777. i would buy both if i had the money. my cous. just bought a rc18t and the little truck rips but he was having probs with keeping the spring in place that holds the dogbones in. hes only 8 years old though so i had to teach him how to drive it well enough not to swerve off the street.

[TMaxxBenny25]

I would LOVE to build a Mini 777 kit but if a had to get 1 then i'd have to wait even longer and i cant.

[rcmania67]

can we make rc18t into mini tc4?

[thunderbt3]

sure, all u need is to make some new arms and drive shafts, play around with the springs a bit and bam, its a TC hehe

[ducati777]

I thought I read the xray m18 was largely based on the tc3 or 4.... uhhh yea... Anyway they are really similar.

[Rellik R/C]

Does anyone know where to go to figure out Gear Ratios?
I want to upgrade the motor. But I want to know what pinion / Spur Combo to use and if the Stock ESC can handle different motors / Gear Ratios.

I am not mathmatically inclined. But I can make a mean burger.

Thanx In Advance!!!

Rellik

[ducati777]

We can help you here... I forget the final drive ratio on the RC18T, I'm sure someone knows.... However in my opinion the RC18T is geared way too high. I'd recommend running about the lowest ratio you can find in just about every application...

Like if you wanted to go with a speed 300 sized motor, they love low ratios. I'd throw the 60 tooth spur on it, and the lowest pinion you could comfortably fit. If you wanted to go brushless the stock ratio works well with the Mamba 6800.

[buggyman17]

just dont overgear it. you can tell if you have overgeared it.

[sebtarta]

Hi guys, well just got mine. I really dont like electric, but to tell you the truth when its snowing outside or raining and you are able to practically build a track in the living room and race this little creature, al is good.

Got mine on friday, and drove it on saturday, what fun. I was impressed, but yet again as usual some mods need to be done. I already got the BRP aluminum shocks, getting the CVDs by Hot racing and my mamba 8000
:D cannot wait. Changing the radio too, to my XS3 Pro..much better.

Well here is a pic

Good luck, :)

[vertigo002]

um, should i buy this or get a mini-t? why? which one is better at what? ive heard mini-t's friction shocks stink and have read reviews on both, but wanted some advice from owners. im thinking rc18t right now, the mini-t seems too "toyish," and ive never driven anything 4wd, but i thint itll be good. help, please

edit: oh, buy the way i own a traxxas nitro sport and a evader ep(i think those gear ratios on the evader are too much acceleration and not enough top speed)
i wanted something smaller,and indoors :confused: :confused: :confused:

MINI_T :mad: RC18T :cool: ___or___ MINI_T :) RC18T :p

[bbking9]

Got a Mini-T pro up for sale. Cheap. Check the For Sale Forum.

[ducati777]

@vertigo, ultimately its up to you, but in my opinion the RC18T is the better truck. 4 wheel drive is better at everything.

From what I've seen the Mini-T does have a strong, sealed drivetrain. Thats the weak point on the 18T. But with shims and setup, the RC18T can handle brushless power. Keep reading though, I think you'll find the 18T, or another 4wd truck is a better choice than a 2wd truck.

[vertigo002]

Thanks for the quick replys, im very happy with this forum i just became a member. im hearing the same thing from the mini-t guys also AND BY THE WAY A RC18T IS $154.99 AT TOWERHOBBIES so no price difference.THANKS!!!!!!!
be on the lookout for some crazy stuff for either the RC18,mini-t or this XRAY thing someone on the mini-t end told me of(ill hav to look that up). im thinking about putting on those sand paddle tires and tying some water bottles to the side(empty) and making it amphibious!
(just kidding...hmmm....or if i hate it enough... :D ;) ) im thinking RC18T right now but im still open to suggestions and like i said ill hav to look up this x-ray thing.
im not planning to put on a brushless or anything but maybe some minor handling upgrades. mostly indoors.
THANKS!!! :) :)

[vertigo002]

OH!!! I JUST FOUND A X-RAY HERE ON THIS FORUM AND ITS ON ROAD!!!!!!!!
MORE LIKE A MICRO RS4 THAN ANYTHING OFF-ROAD.AM I LOOKING AT THE RIGHT THING????????????? :confused: :( :(

edit:OOPS SORRY TURNS OUT THERES AN OM ROAD TOO SORRY
:( :( :( :o :o looks cool ill hav to start bugging them now!

[slaf]

Slaf - what happened to the huge wheel and tires setup? :D

I didn't have time to finish. I built a web site for my MGT and RC10GT and it took alot of time.

I installed 2 motors in my RC18T....It's very cool :)

[PrimeTom]

had my 18t for two weeks after just 2 runs stock motor totally crapped out:(
got the orion BAJA AND A REEDY PACK MUCH FASTER NOW!!! Now the bones are falling out on big jumps
nice car but............

[sebtarta]

Yes stock motor is not the best. But once you change that, for an after market one, things change. In terms of the bones, i would cough up $28 for some CVD. then problem solved.




Well, I have a question here. Would you place the RX between the servo and the motor. Motor being a Mamba 8000, and stock mini micro servo. My RX is the JR RS310 XS3s PRO. If i place it there, then all the set up is perfect.

Thanx, good luck, :)

[PrimeTom]

Thanks sebtarta.Ill get the CVDs this week.That looks like a balanced setup.How you like that mamba system?Do you you use LiPo cells,I hear they are great?

What else do I need to upgrade on my 18t?

[2Fast2Fury]

Don't know if this belongs in a new thread being that it looks almost the same as the 18T, but I thought I would share my findings. :) Associated's 18MT!!! Anybody else know where to find some more pics?

http://www.allstarhobbies.com/product.php?productid=17312&cat=276&page=1

[buggyman17]

ya. i disagree with the american flag body and the rims but other than that it looks like a really cool mini monster! i wonder how fast it goes with all that power from the 370 motor...

[slaf]

I received this email from AE :) RC18T Factory team kit !!!!

NEW PRODUCTS

Factory Team 18T Kit

Team Associated has done it again! The Factory Team RC18T unassembled
kit takes the original RC18T, 4WD platform and moves it up to the next
level by including all of the trick A-Team parts, making for the highest
performance in a little truck.

Factory Team 18T upgrades include ...

Blue Aluminum Threaded Shocks
Blue Aluminum Dogbones
Titanium Turnbuckles
Blue Aluminum Heatsink Motor Mount
Blue Graphite Battery Strap
Blue Aluminum M3 Locknuts
Carbide Steel Diff Balls

... all right in the box. 18T wheels, tires, and a clear truck body with
decals and window masks are also included. Not included are motor,
battery pack, speed control, or radio system.

If you are looking to build the ultimate 18T race machine, look no
further. The Factory Team RC18T is your truck!


Part number and retail pricing:
#20102, Factory Team 18T Kit, $229.99 (standard discount item)

UPC# 78469521202

Availability:
March 2005

Web info and photos:
http://www.rc10.com/shusting/CatalogHub/kitspecs_18t/kit18t.htm

[minijosh]

I was on the www.one18th.com site and some guys are making a conversion kit to make the truck into a buggy. How sweet is that?

[astainback]

Does anyone have the miniT and the 18T??
Would you recomment the 18MT over the 18T??
I just run for fun, and I already have the mini T

thanks
adrian

[ViperFMD]

www.uk-rc18t.co.uk :)

[RC18T]

I was on the www.one18th.com site and some guys are making a conversion kit to make the truck into a buggy. How sweet is that?
I saw that!

That looks so cool. I just got my RC18T yesterday, so if I try anything like that I'll be sure to post pics.

[ViperFMD]

www.uk-rc18t.co.uk are currently buying in buggy shells so for it so if u want one go over to www.uk-rc18t.co.uk > bodykit > and the buggy shell :)

[RC18T]

Aight. Today I'm getting:

Titanium turnbuckles
Aluminum dogbones
Aluminum BRP wheel nuts
Epic Micro motor
Mip Cvds
Metal Spurs

[sebtarta]

Hi all, after 2 weeks of waiting for parts, and building in my free time i managed to finish the truck 90%.
Here is what it has.

* Mamba 8000
* JR XS3 Pro RX
* Integy CVD's
* Integy Rear Arm Holder
* Integy Front Bumber
* BRP Shocks
* SSG Steering linkage
* Steel AE trunbuckles

What I think about some things?? Well I tried to fix the slop in the servo, so I added a 3/8th shrink tube to it, and it fixed it a bit but not that much. The steering linkage helps a lot in terms of the slop.
The BRP shocks, not that impresive. Very short shock travel and its very easy to build them with air inside. (PO. I dont recomend)

http://images5.theimagehosting.com/PICT0005.20.JPG (http://www.theimagehosting.com)

http://images5.theimagehosting.com/PICT0006.22.JPG (http://www.theimagehosting.com)

http://images5.theimagehosting.com/PICT0009.18.JPG (http://www.theimagehosting.com)

http://images5.theimagehosting.com/PICT0016.7.JPG (http://www.theimagehosting.com)

Good luck, :)

[RC18T]

Looks clean, clean, and....oh, did I mention clean? :rolleyes: :)

[AreCee]

Aight. Today I'm getting:

Titanium turnbuckles
Aluminum dogbones
Aluminum BRP wheel nuts
Epic Micro motor
Mip Cvds
Metal Spurs

Why Al dogbones and CVDs?