Option Parts for DF 03 Chassis ?

[MAD RACER]

A while ago i bought a new Keen Hawk for a very cheap price. 130.00 Au posted.

I couldn't resist the price. So i was told by Tamiya nut here to buy a Slipper set, Heat Sink set and a 5 stars top lay shaft as they eat them as he said.

He ordered them for me ( Thank You Brad) and im all ready to go soon. Just did a serch on Flea bay and OMG there are so many option parts for the DF03 chassis.

I plan to put on a set of shocks not sure which ones but 3 racing might get the go. Along with some adj T/Buckles.

What other options which are needed. There seems to be everything in drive train too. I plan to run a 3000KV brushless in it and just Bash around.

Any advice from users would be much appreciated

[Percymon]

I'd be tempted to build in what you have and try it - its easy to form a list of hop-ups and throw money at a car, but how much difference do they really make. ?

I was in danger of the same with my sons DF-02 when he broke the front shock tower - swapped to a GPM alloy one, got the rear to match and aesthetically make the car look right. Then i spotted ex shelf queen alloy arms, turnbuckles, hubs etc and a shock set (all GPM again) so bought up those - in the end i spent probably £60 to fix a broken shock tower, and the end result is marginal as a basher - other than the looks its 95% the same as a driver. The only saving grace for me was i could easily have spent £110 if i'd bought the parts new !!

[bjr250]

DF-02 uni's (70mm) if you are using 3rd party uni's make sure that they are 70mm some companies had DF-03 unis that were too short.

As for shocks I am running the Tamiya DF-03 ones. 3 Racing has the set but others will fit.

I now have Square hardened out-drives as mine have chewed out. They also replace the plastic bit that the rear diff rings sit on. 3 racing also make some and are only half the price of the Square ones. The front and rear assemblies are different but some people have used another set of front out-drives in the rear to remove the plastic pieces.

Be careful with pinions as well - they are .5 mod not the more common .6 mod found in Tamiya kits.