How to build your Standard DT-02

Here as promised is the 'How to build it right' of the DT-02 chassis.

First off fully ballrace the car even if your just running it round a park on down your street, I have always thrown away the bushings that come with any car I get as there no good for more than 6 runs.

The first thing in the manual is the front end suspension and for this you will need wood glue, YES EVO-STIK wood adhesive is what you need but first put the shaft in and cut the thread into the arm and check it is free and easy to move. Then you unscrew the shaft till you can see haft of it then put the glue on the threaded part of the shaft and screw it back in and then wipe off the excess leaving what you see in the pictures a brown film when it dry's.

What this does is keep the shaft in place and keeps it able to be taken out if necessary BUT not vibrate itself out when your running the car. Do this with all the shafts on the car.

Next is the diff and for this you will need better and thicker grease than you get in the kit. I have a big pot of ESSO multipurpose grease for real cars and I use this in all the gear diffs I run so find a nice thick grease and pack it into the diff. The reason you need to do this is that when your car hits a low grip surface and you hit the power it will spin out because the diff is too light. The best test is to spin the rear wheel of the car when it's in your hands and see if it free spins after you let go, if it carries on then it needs more or thicker grease in it. If it stops right after you let go then that's about right.

Next decide if your going to cut any of your gearbox out and do it before you finish putting it together.

One thing I never do is put grease on the drive shaft ends or in the cups as this only attracts dust and crap to stay there and wear out the drive shafts.

Next is springs and again throw them out and get some dampers instead as there no good for any kind of off roading. My standard set up for any damper would be 2 hole piston shafts front and rear with a 5 weight split between them I.E. my gator has 35 weight in the rear and 30 weight in the front but you can put it the other way round as I know lee super gripper has 30 weight in the rear and 35 or 40 in the front, this all depends on your driving style.

Next is the servo saver and yet again I would not use the standard one but get a hi torque one to give you better turning ability.

Fit the rest of the car together and keep all wires to as shorter length as possible to increase power and reduce heat build up and also decide if you want toe in or out on the front wheels, to give more physical grip use toe in (wheels point into each other) and for quicker response but less physical grip use toe out (front wheels point away from each other)

That is the basic set up I would use for a DT-02 and it's what I've done for my holiday buggy.

Any further question please email me or put up a comment.