Associated RC10DS (Dual Sport)

[bambino]

Anybody own one? What do you think of it?

[atm92484]

I have one. Its a decent car. I love to take it out and fly up and down the street with it. In the Qualifier form they aren't taht good but I've upgraded mine to a tuned pipe, bearings, slipper clutch, and I'm using rubber tires not the foams. I wouldn't be surprised if this car could hit 45mph. Its fast. Plus with some of the aftermarket gears available from Robinson Racing you can go even faster.

[TCorzett]

I purchased the electric version a few years back as an on-road basher. I built up a RC10 a few years before, and they are basically the same car with different arms/shocks. It was a great car to play around with, until I saw real touring cars... Compared to a TC3 the RC10DS is pathetic. The design of the RC10DS is based from an off-road car. It would never be competitive with other touring cars. It's a fun car, but I'd recommend spending your money on something a little more designed for racing. But that's only my $.02

- Todd...

[RC10DS99]

I have a DS and i bash with that car tons..its lots of fun..... but like TCorzett it would never be competative. But i like my DS (Electric).

[bambino]

Can it be converted into a rally type car

[atm92484]

I've tried making my NDS a rally car but it wasn't that good. I also didn't go into that much depth but if you spent more time it might be decent. I still prefer my NDS as an on-road car.

[TCorzett]

The RC10DS is from the original RC10 design. All you’d need to turn it into a full time off-road car/rally would be longer A-arms, longer shocks, shock towers, longer rods, and longer drive shafts. Basically a rally conversion, but you do it yourself.

- Todd…

[mdbeachy]

Does anybody know of any good rubber tires that will work on the DS. I put a HB.18 engine in mine and it just over powers the foam tires, even with the 24 tooth gear.

[trxstr1961]

The set made for the ds works great, i have a nds and love it. :)

also, what hop up would you guys reccomend for my nds?? mine is bone stock, but the mill is a .12 cvx! :eek:

does anyone have a extra dogbone ?? i lost one in my electric ds and need one BADLY!!

[atm92484_3]

If you don't have bearings, get them; they are a must. The Trinity tk1200 engine mount is also a nice add on since it makes the chassis more rigid.

[Stregone]

Where can I get a conversion kit for an rc10 team car?

[Roush]

the ds in the stock form is not able to keep up with current TC's but if you make it mid engine w/ saddle pack style battery mounts it can. I converted my ds to this and found that I can run into corners faster than a 4wd tc and not have any problems with traction. Another plus is the car is faster...no front diffs to turn. The track I race at follow roar rules and they state 4wd or 2wd is allowed. I have made one change to the car thow...I rebuilt the rear end so that the car will fall into the 190mm body range. with alittle messen around ya the car can run with the 4wds.

[atm92484_3]

Do you have any pics of your car Roush?

[Roush]

sorry guy I don't have any at this time. The conversion is very straight forward. If you go with a 200mm body its very easy. On carpet we use foam tires on tc which works out nice for the DS. On the front I use pancar tires and on the rear I use TC tires. Take a set of TC3 tc wheel adptor and just slide it on the ds axle. you may want to mess with it for a bit to get the width correct to match the front width. My car I have narrowed up a bit to fit 190mm bodies. i redrilled the front holes and the front shock tower to move the suspension closer together. The rear I use TC3 A-arms and mounts to get the width. It sounds like alot but only took me 2 hours to build. The main thing you want to do is check your suspension to make sure its the same on both sides.

[ayk_driver]

hey i was wondering if anyone has found a good pinion gear.... how many teeth and what pitch..........and also what spur gear... how many teeth and what pitch?????? im lookin' to get it to go faster and dont wanna waste money og pinion and spur gears... thanx

[ayk_driver]

is th ds good for just friends running around???? what wood i need to eventually race???? better motor and batteries?

[Fred Sambo]

i just converted one of my old gold tub chassis into a DS.

woohooo is it clunky!!!!

:D

[ayk_driver]

any one no a good pinion and spur gear combo?

[Fred Sambo]

i guess that depends... it is best to get a few of each gear and then, you guessed it, trial and error.

[Duratarx Queen]

I have a ds, but need a dogbone for it :( if anyone has a spare let me know, ive been wanting to run it for awhile (since last spring) now and cant :(

[Fred Sambo]

do you like it?

does yours handle like a riding lawnmower?

mine does, but i think that's my fault:rolleyes: .
anyway, i just put it together and it is my first on road car. i built it because i had an old rc10 lying around and the conversion kit was a steal. so here i am entering outdoor on road oval, stock. i'll will definately pass on any tuning tips as i work the car out.

i hope all of you will do the same!

[fiat22turbo]

from RPM? They have a 1.95 gear ratio setup for the Stealth tranny specifically for road racing. They also have a 2.25 gear ratio for truck racing.

Didn't they make a 2-speed tranny for the stealth tranny? I know Losi's defunct hydradrive system was adapted to the stealth as well.

Definately need to get some parts for DS and get the damned thing painted so I can run it!

Keep em rolling!
Stefan
Portland,OR
RC10DS
RC10L
Raider

[Linkin Park fan]

im getting mine on friday. After i read the buget blasters i thought it would be a great first car....since im new to the hobby. I have an idea for a project with this car.
What im going to do is take the xray side plates(front and rear). Then Im going to put the back plates ones up front and turn them 180 degrese so that it is some what of a mid motor
set up.Then im going to add a front one-way for 4 wheel drive. to do that im going with a 2 belt set up and am going to use the hollow spring steel layshaft with a one way pulley.

I hope it will turn out good.......if it doesnt i would have wasted lots of cake.

[fiat22turbo]

Why not just track down one of the MIP 4WD RC10 Conversion kits? That should give you enough parts to have a decent basis with which to work from.

Or you could mount a tranny up front as well and run it dual motor to really mess with people. Either way it sounds like a fun project.

I just got my DS running a few days ago, its still got bushing as the idiots at my LHS wouldn't even try to get the right bearing set ordered. To them if it isn't a mainstream car, they dont' want to know about it. My car handles pretty well, it understeers pretty badly but that mainly due to the mostly rearward weight bias, but a quick stab on the brakes and it turns in pretty well. I think some stickier fronts might help that some.

Enjoy,
Stefan

[trxstr1961]

my ds is sitting in a nds box right now, not sure what to do with it, any ideas:confused:

[microrcdude]

I just sold my dad mine....because they are going to start a lunch-hour race league. We are going to put a axiom race motor in it, and it should haul...........

[trxstr1961]

well, i found the solution, i got a used gt tub, and turned it into a nds, so now i have 2 of them :D now im hooked on these cars, fun and easy as hell to work on. gonna get me another one this yr for christmas!

[Dash01]

I am looking to get one of these or a used tc3. Where can you get a conversion kit for the rc10(I have one).

Thanks

[trxstr1961]

dont know wheather you can still get the conversion kit, tower hobies has the ds kit(complete car) for $109 right now
:)

[bigd4343]

i have two or three universals i will try to locate for you two dudes...free....just pay the shipping....for i use cvd's:cool:

[trxstr1961]

cool, thank u bigd. let me know when u find them.

trx1@yahoo.com

[GCMustang]

If any of you are racing the Dual Sport (electric) on an oval and are interested in decreasing weight, I've got a rare Andy's Graphite chassis for an RC10 with battery slots on the left side. This chassis is REALLY light (3.2 oz) and is already drilled for mid-motor mounting. Email me for more info: sponjican@oreck.com

[randominsanity]

Anyone no how to put normal tires on it???????? i still only have my original tires and the got only 3-5 mm left of foam on them lol, my car is completely stock and is 5+ yrs old! They Are The Best For Bashin, they are built like a rock and can take a beatin, i dont even have a different body(camaro is the one i got):D, i beleive they should make some hop up's for the beast:D :D
I even won a few races a while ago!:D :D and im 14 yrs old from olds alberta canada! i'll have pic's in a day or so!

[SteveK]

Mounting touring car wheels is pretty easy. For the rear wheels, just get a set of HPI Super Star wheel adapters, there's a 3/16" ID hex adapter on there that fits. You just have to cut the little 'lip' off the outside, but it works fine.

For the front wheels, it's a little more involved. You basically have to use some kind of touring car steering blocks and axles and stuff.

BRP used to make a set of adapters to mount 12mm hex TC wheels on pan cars. The rear stuff doesn't apply here but for the fronts you were given an aluminum sleeve that fit snugly into the hex in the wheel, and you used epoxy to hold it in place and then drilled through it and used flanged bearings to mount to the axles. The TC front parts would probably cost as much, allow you to rotate tires around, not require permanent mods to the wheels, and not require you to buy new sleeves for each set of wheels.

[GT Freak]

I turned my ds into a dsT using:
1: complete front end from a old gt
2: dogbones from the rear of my gt
3: foams for a T3, and a t2 body!
Talk about intuition :D

[randominsanity]

hey what are some good hop-ups for it if any, Associated If U Readin' 'Dis PLEAS MAKE A NEW RC10N/DS FOR ALL AE Fans, Or Some Graphite Parts Or Somethin
IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED!:D :D :D WE LOVE THE DS, am i right, all in favor say AYE!:D :D AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE!!!:D

[GT Freak]

yo random, this is true. id LOVE to c AE put out some cf or g parts for this car. both E and N could use a few! :D

[microrcdude]

I've seen carbon parts for the DS somewhere......where was it??

[GT Freak]

well, got 2 shocks on my eds, so far, so good. 2 to go

[GT Freak]

well, got four shocks on it, none r setup right LOLOL, but since its a basher(til i can afford better shocks) guess ill just see what it will do :)

[GT Freak]

well, sold the ds so im outta here, good luck to you all

[GT Freak]

well, since theres no NDS thread, ill post here.

found the bearring set from AE's forum, but wonder what part no itd be forom tower :confused:

[SteveK]

The RC10DS would use the same bearings as the RC10GT, which I'm pretty sure is the same as the T2 and EDS:
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXD034&P=0

Double check the sizes listed with what Associated calls for, and make sure they match up.

[GT Freak]

does any1 have a ds at all?? i have 2 NDS and am wondering :confused:

[RC10ikb]

I created my own take on the DS - here's a picture of the front end...

[RC10ikb]

Another shot of my RC10's front end from underneath...

[RC10ikb]

One last shot looking at it from the front (with front bumper removed)...

[GT Freak]

Nice work....:)

[microrcdude]

Now thats awesome.

[mrkinigit]

Couple months ago I picked up a mint DS on ebay, been thrashing it since.
Modded the front to accept standard tc wheels using T3 c-hubs and traxxas steering block and axles, kinda tricky but it works. I've got B3 buggy wheels on the rear, both have hpi v-groove tires. Topped off with a new Mustang body.
Pic Number 1 (http://home.comcast.net/~chromedghost/100_0022.JPG)
Pic Number 2 (http://home.comcast.net/~chromedghost/100_0023.JPG)
Pic Number 3 (http://home.comcast.net/~chromedghost/100_0024.JPG)
This little demon is brushless.

[GT Freak]

that stang looks wicked, ready for street racing scene :)

[mrkinigit]

Next body inline to put on the ds is the parma police car body. I even picked up a light kit for the light bar, has flashing red,blue,white lights.

[GT Freak]

nice. Ive got a ds, but need a bat cup,body and mounts. then electrics,motor,and batterys.