Aftermarket Optima shortened A-arms & shafts?

[Coelacanth]

Okay, I've seen some aftermarket A-arms for the Optima that were extended length, for use in a monster truck application...but does anyone know if any company made shortened A-arms & shafts, for on-road use for example?

The stock Optima front wheels stick out too far and it would be cool to suck them in about a half-inch.

[highwayracer]

you can try using the touring car arms and dog bones from kyosho. I had them on my Mid when the rouring car craze was in.

Regards,
Roger

[Coelacanth]

you can try using the touring car arms and dog bones from kyosho. I had them on my Mid when the rouring car craze was in.

Regards,
Roger

Those would be perfect, Roger...you don't happen to have a link or part numbers, do you? I'd buy a set right here and now if I knew what to buy.

[treehugger]

the kyosho TF2 stuff works there is a thread in hear somewhere to check and make sure

Paul

[Mr. ED]

TF1 spider arms and axles will work: the whole car was basically an optima mid with narrowed suspension

which are the wider arms? I can only think of maxxum FF front arms or lazer arms all-around.

[treehugger]

thanks Ed you are the Reg of the kyosho world

[Coelacanth]

Thanks a bunch, guys! I'll check on eBay for TF1 arms & axles.

[Coelacanth]

Okay I discovered there really isn't a TF-1, I found nothing but HPI radio stuff when I searched for TF-1. It looks like the first model of that car is a Kyosho PureTen EP Spider, and the name TF-2 was added to the name of a subsequent model.

Anyway, I found some U-joints for the PureTen EP Spider, but they're marked (L)...so the next question: are the joints different lengths on left & right sides? or does the (L) mean something else? Thanks again.

EDIT: Furthermore...are the joints for the GP10 the same lengths as for the EP10?

[treehugger]

http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=13347&hilit=tf2