Typhon Rear dogbone play - is this excessive?

[Marko R1]

To me this looks like too much play in the cups (a bit more than my Limitless).

Was thinking about adding nitro tube on the wheel hub side & diff cup side but I do understand that they do need to float & doing this may cause a flat spot in the cup itself…what are your thoughts guys?

Thanks

 

[SrC]

Wow . That is much for sure.
Def. need to square that away. There is like 4.-5. mm too much slack.
Did you shim at the hubs or something like that?
How do those Alloy Arms compare in size to the Stockers. Something is amiss there.
I say its the arms or somewhere at the Hubs that is the problem.
I assume those are stocker Dog bones?

 

[slick2500]

What brand a arms and hubs are they? Was it like that with the stock components?

 

[Marko R1]

Wow . That is much for sure.
Def. need to square that away. There is like 4.-5. mm too much slack.
Did you shim at the hubs or something like that?
How do those Alloy Arms compare in size to the Stockers. Something is amiss there.
I say its the arms or somewhere at the Hubs that is the problem.
I assume those are stocker Dog bones?

I bought it this way but I’ll check shim hubs

I haven’t compared the arms but being Vitavon I assume stock size

Yeah stock dogbones mate

What brand a arms and hubs are they? Was it like that with the stock components?

Vitavon arms - actually I’ll check my stock TLR Typhon as a benchmark

 

[slick2500]

I bought it this way but I’ll check shim hubs

I haven’t compared the arms but being Vitavon I assume stock size

Yeah stock dogbones mate

Vitavon arms - actually I’ll check my stock TLR Typhon as a benchmark

Does the Team Losi Typhon have other pill inserts that go in the suspension blocks? Possibly the wrong pills or they are in the mounts in the wrong orientation?

 

[RCbuzz]

That will definitely cause some grief if not addressed. Was so distracted by that shiny metal though

 

[SrC]

Does the Team Losi Typhon have other pill inserts that go in the suspension blocks? Possibly the wrong pills or they are in the mounts in the wrong orientation?

+1 !!!!!!
Didn't think of that. Yes.
I did see the TLRT tower.
Brilliant.
You will need the whole set of Pills. And The TLRT manual. There is a hinge pin mount ( Pill) chart in the manual. Double check what pills are installed against the TLRT Setup sheet.
Just winging it could throw off your "Roll Center" and "Rear Toe" and "Anti-squat".

 

[slick2500]

+1 !!!!!!
Didn't think of that. Yes.
I did see the TLRT tower.
Brilliant.
You will need the whole set of Pills. And The TLRT manual. There is a hinge pin mount ( Pill) chart in the manual. Double check what pills are installed against the TLRT Setup sheet.
Just winging it could throw off your "Roll Center" and Rear Toe.

That is really the only other thing I could think of being off. Vitavon seems to have better QC than say GPM or Integy from what I have seen, but their parts can still be off from time to time and that seems like a lot for the arms and or the hubs to be off to me.

 

[SrC]

Yeah alot.
Like 4-5mm of too much slack.

 

[Marko R1]

This is my stock TLR - there isn’t much in it TBH

Should I run nitro tube on my Vitavon TLR? Thinking on each side of the dogbones but also allow some play?

 

[real_name_hidden]

That is really the only other thing I could think of being off. Vitavon seems to have better QC than say GPM or Integy from what I have seen, but their parts can still be off from time to time and that seems like a lot for the arms and or the hubs to be off to me.

Bulkheads as well. I had to shave it out enough that the diff would fit properly. Before that bind badly.. but then again hot racing and powerhobby have the same issues.

 

[slick2500]

Bulkheads as well. I had to shave it out enough that the diff would fit properly. Before that bind badly.. but then again hot racing and powerhobby have the same issues.

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All of the Hot Racing units I have didn't require any shaving they required more shims than stock, iirc the Outcast has 5 on one of the diffs and the one I stuck on the Fireteam I had to put shims on the side opposite the crown gear instead of on the crown gear side pretty sure I had to use 3 on that one.

 

[Marko R1]

I changed the pills to pull it in and it’s now the same as my stock TLR - thanks guys

 

[real_name_hidden]

All of the Hot Racing units I have didn't require any shaving they required more shims than stock, iirc the Outcast has 5 on one of the diffs and the one I stuck on the Fireteam I had to put shims on the side opposite the crown gear instead of on the crown gear side pretty sure I had to use 3 on that one.

Sorry adhd… I meant at the end to sound like every company has their flaws. But yeah hot racing besides the servo link has been pretty great! I’ve ran there bulkheads for a while now