Here's build update #4 on my TLR22 SCT. About 5-6 hours of build time now on this 1/10th scale SCT kit and it's really coming together. I show the Team Orion Electronics installed along with the shocks being built. I also go over shock upgrades to help performance and looks.
Check out the entire playlist from unboxing to after 1st run review:
Here's the upgrades featured in this video:
TLR Low Friction Shock O Rings:
Avid Avert Design Aluminum Spring cups:
TLR Shock Shaft Pliers:
TLR Aluminum Battery tray:
Here's a look at one of the newest kits at The RCNetwork. With the wake of a 2.0 version, this kit was hard to pass up at the current price. The 22 platform was a huge influence in the 2wd 1/10th scale community and being the 3rd release of the 22 line of products, it contains the most "tweeks" and upgrades (22, 22t and 22sct). Here's where I got it and some info from TLR:
The 1/10-scale 22SCT Short Course Truck Kit is the first short course offering from Team Losi Racing and is based on the ROAR National Champion 22 buggy. The 22SCT will be the most innovative, durable and competitive short course truck ever engineered since it is based on the 22 platform and designed from the ground up to be a dominating competitor.
Nothing beats experience. Especially when it comes to engineering a performance-driven race machine like the 22™ SCT. To create it, TLR engineers used all the knowledge and experience they gained from making the revolutionary 1/10-scale 22 buggy. They built on the championship-winning 22 platform and took it to the nextlevel. And now the 22 SCT is the most innovative, durable and competitive short course truck ever designed.
Designed to be a champion the 22SCT barrows the majority of the innovative features that make the 22 platform a contender. Right from the start the ability to choose either mid or rear motor completion is unlike any other SCT on the market. This will allow for SCT drivers to tune the ride they want depending on the track style and surface they are racing on. This will give the 22SCT a more global appeal for those individual currently running a mid-motor set-up as the driving characteristics are similar. Other key features include a 7075-T6 aluminum chassis, full ball bearing equipped, Heavy Duty 4mm turnbuckles, optimized motor and transmission placement, full sets of tires and wheels, dish inserts for the wheels and all metric hardware for ease of maintenance.
Features
All metric hardware
Extensive instruction manual and build guide
Full ball bearings including steering
All the components included to complete the vehicle to either rear-motor or mid-motor
7075-T6 Aluminum lightened hard anodized chassis
Changeable dirt guards with Short Course body bumpers
Slide rack steering system with optimized steering Ackerman
Two battery mounting configurations to accommodate both motor placements
Hook and loop straps to secure batteries in all configurations
Optimized suspension package for superior handling
Gull wing designed front arms for lower front shock positioning to lower the center of gravity
Increased hinge pin offset from the rear arm to hub for increased rear traction
Front nose clearance has been maximized
Heavy Duty 4.0mm Steel Turnbuckles with HD ball cups
Aluminum rear pivot that can be adjusted to support 1° of pro-squat to 3° of anti-squat. Rear pivot can accommodate 3°, 3.5°, 4°, 4.5°, and 5° of toe-in for various track conditions
Front plastic pivot with 30 degrees of front kick
Titanium Nitride coated hinge pins
4mm trailing axle spindles
Dual Disk Slipper
Steel RCD drive shafts
Ball Differential with optimized ball pattern
Motor centered in transmission for balanced handling
Molded Gear Cover with attached rubber plug
Improved hub and spindle bearings
High Performance SCT body