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Another picture.

Can anyone tell me what the tires/wheels on this TA-02T are? I like the tires. Not so sold on the wheels/rims. But, if I know the size, I can maybe pick something else.

This is funny. I just put new tires on my Losi XX (rears only, the old ones were bald racing slicks) and was racing it around (with a wonky FM transmitter). It just handles and runs so nice. I may have a brushed 17T motor on it. So, while it isn't as fast, it is faster than the 90s and it is rather fun to drive (for 10 minutes until the motor is hot). It just wants to handle well and do what I want. It is just a basic XX too. I retired my JRX Pro SE (used shelf queen?), but I need to get new tires (in the mail) for my JRX Pro clone, to run that. My Tamiya Top Force Evo is nice and way faster than the Losi buggies. But the Losi ones just want to run and turn tight and do what I want. The Top Force Evo, I can hear the wheels (with 4WD vs 2WD) forcing their way into what I want it to do. My TA-02T F150, I've gotten better at driving. With the 10.5T brushless motor, it is wildly faster than it was ever intended and I can drive it somewhat well, assuming I race it just right... and even then I still get some unexpected rollovers. I'm not a racer and was never a great driver, but my Losi cars from the 90s just want to do better. While the Top Force Evo is a dream to run around, it just isn't as nice as the Losi cars. Maybe I should try making it RWD only and see if that changes how I like it.

initial parts list: 6mm OD, 5MM ID brass metal pipe (cut to 5mm-7mm, if too short, use washers as needed as spacers when tightening, must be longer than bearing) $10 1160 bearing (4mm thick) (Tamiya 19805802) $7.25/2 slim nut M5? Kyosho 1-N5050N nut (M5x5.0) $2/5 Kyosho washers: 1-W500#06? -> Washer(M5x8x0.5/10pcs) 1-W500805 $4/10 Kyosho slipper shaft: FA538 $2 Kyosho slipper spring: FA536 $3 Kyosho Slipper disc OL023 $3 Tamiya DB01 Slipper Pad OP-1027/54027 (Hard to find right now!?!) should be $4-8, but only found around $13 and may require extra shipping costs Tamiya TRF201 48 Pitch Spur Gear (79T) SP-1415/51415 $3 Yeah Racing TT02B motor mount which means I'll need a 48p pinion... More parts... Tamiya 13450053 Hotshot Propeller Shaft $14 Tamiya 19804181 1/14 Trailer Joint Cup $10/2 The joint cup is fixed with a 3x3mm set screw Tamiya trailer iron shaft 13555112? $10 (tamiya usa on sale for $4 right now...) Total around $73 plus shipping from several places

@Honza Do you remember where you found this picture? I don't see it on any of the blog links. The most notable thing about this picture is the white colored slipper pad. I should also note that, the blog is dated back in 2019. So... I'll see which parts I can still find. I started with the 6mm OD and 5ID pipe... I couldn't find one in brass, like the OOP, but I eventually found one in stainless steel. I'm currently trying to figure out if a tamiya slipper clutch hop-up will get me closer on the parts I need or if this won't be much in the tamiya parts department.

I already have a few TT-02Bs and no DF-03. Now, if Tamiya came out with a Truck variant... a DF-03T... I'd be all over that. Thanks! I'll start building an updated parts list for review here before I pull the trigger.

So, are you going to try to build one? If someone produces a fully English parts list... I might give it a try if I can find one place with all of the parts (aka only one shipping charge).

How did you build this? In the Japanese blog, the slipper plates weren't tamiya and had round holes (vs the oblong shaft hole in the XV-02 one). Wouldn't that mean the slipper plates will just spin on the slipper shaft and the only thing linking rotational force is the spring?

Please teach me about wheels (rims) and tires on size and interchangeability. In a few of my other posts, you might have seen me posting about the TA-02T F150 I like the most that I made from a TA-02 Lancia kit. One of the things I had to get were tires and wheels. Tamiya part number 9335608 got me the wheels. It also recently went discontinued. (And knock chips out of them like you wouldn't believe! Mostly the rollover crashes.) I understand tire width and diameter. I see a "26" on the wheel, which I think is the width. How do I correctly measure the diameter? The outside of the wheel? Or the groove the tire actually sits in? But I have also seen backspace? I have also seen wheels that look the same, but are for other models. Does Tamiya often list the same thing under other part numbers? Any tips would be great! Or a resource with the sizing listed.

Short version: does tamiya have any thing in current production that is a truck kit (off road/grass capable) with a slipper clutch option? I was thinking of getting a Tamiya 1/10 Aqroshot - DT-03T Chassis Kit, off road tires and bash the ever living fun out of it. But, knowing I'll jump it, I want a slipper clutch. I plan to use a brushed motor and nimh batteries. (Maybe a tamiya brushless with nimh batteries.) But, it seems the DT-03 slipper clutch hop up is no longer in production. I'm just looking for something truck like (runs happily on grass as well as the driveway before it launches off a jump) which has a slipper clutch to lessen the damage I'll be doing to it. (Or my son for that matter. I'm tired of repairing spur and pinion gears. He likes jumping and slamming on the brakes in the air to do cart wheels when it lands.) But, I'm not sure Tamiya has anything in current production that fits these requirements? I'm open to ideas. Ideally cheaper car/truck. Most of my current fleet is TT-02/TT-02Bs/TA-02/TA-02T and midnight pumpkins (cw-02 maybe?). Thanks! Note: I don't really want a buggy as I want it to be grass capable. But, if a compatible truck tire option works with the body still, I might be interested in that.

I want to say that the dogbone can pop out if the control arms swing too high or too low. If you disconnect the shock, you should be able to move it to where it can fall out/back in on its own. From there, you can decide it the movement is natural enough for you to want to do it when the shock is in place. Also note that you may need to turn the wheels while it is in this sweet spot for it to actually happen.

Does the gear box have two outputs to do this? I've tried, but can't find the BT-01 Manual online anywhere.

Ok, I take it back. I don't think this is possible. Noticed the chassis direction is switched between the left and middle cars in the diagram above? https://www.tamiyausa.com/shop/spare-parts/rc-mb-01-ld-parts/ It looks like a two part chassis that you couldn't take only the gear box side twice. OR, maybe you can if you fabricate the joining?

After looking at this picture, what you want to do comes better into focus. I don't see why you couldn't do both. I'm sort of tempted to buy two kits to find out!