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So if I ordered a fan RC stealth today it would have the issues fixed?

thats what I am hearing, so long as the source you are getting it from has fresh stock.

Well I have some time to wait. I don't feel rushed to get Fan parts in fear that they will soon be extinct.

GoMachV wrote: ↑Fri Mar 14, 2025 8:04 pm thats what I am hearing, so long as the source you are getting it from has fresh stock.

I bought a Fan Stealth some months ago. How can I find out if it is a good or a bad one?

jonboy wrote: ↑Fri Mar 14, 2025 4:16 pm I'll crack on for another hour & see what i can find local ..

Many thanks

JM

The shims are with the kit..

https://youtu.be/_uSv-rZhRPE?si=eq2Er7lLjmEsUA2R

Will I need shims for the CVA's at all 4 corners or they also included? I've heard similar discussion about the CVA's popping out and using shims and/ or shock shaft spacers as I heard while building the FR-01. The Fan kit ultimately had all the right spacers and shims and worked fine for me as long as everything was built right.

jonboy wrote: ↑Sun Mar 16, 2025 8:02 am

jonboy wrote: ↑Fri Mar 14, 2025 4:16 pm I'll crack on for another hour & see what i can find local ..

Many thanks

JM

The shims are with the kit..

https://youtu.be/_uSv-rZhRPE?si=eq2Er7lLjmEsUA2R

Interesting, mine definitely did not come with shims. Also intersting they are pushing the bearing around instead of shimming it on the outdrives.

Rc10812 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 16, 2025 10:19 am Will I need shims for the CVA's at all 4 corners or they also included? I've heard similar discussion about the CVA's popping out and using shims and/ or shock shaft spacers as I heard while building the FR-01. The Fan kit ultimately had all the right spacers and shims and worked fine for me as long as everything was built right.

I had to mess with the shock mounting to get the bones to stay in as is typical, basically you lose your droop. You can't really fix the problem all you can do is band-aid it.

donfilippo wrote: ↑Sun Mar 16, 2025 5:27 am

GoMachV wrote: ↑Fri Mar 14, 2025 8:04 pm thats what I am hearing, so long as the source you are getting it from has fresh stock.

I bought a Fan Stealth some months ago. How can I find out if it is a good or a bad one?

put it together and see if it binds anywhere when it spins.

The short axle shafts are a real problem, especially in the rear. My fix was to turn new spacers and outboard flanges. .080" inboard spacers with .030 thick outer flanges plus moving the lower shock mounts out and limiting down travel got it to where the doggone pins are into the meat of the outdrive cups, not riding in the chamfer.

The second major issue I've found with this kit is one I expected during assembly. The belt tensioner doesn't have enough adjustment range, so the belt will slap the battery when in use. Plus when it's maxxed, the little tensioner arm is down. This allows the belt to pop off the front sprocket and wind up riding on the plastic flange to the inside when the belt warms up and becomes longer and more pliable. Last night I modeled and 3D printed a stand-alone tensioner that mounts over and to the left of the left chassis stiffener, which also has a guide to prevent the belt slapping the battery on landings. I'll be testing it on my track today, see if design revisions are necessary.

Put a pic up of what you've done .. interesting?

Thank you
Jon

I guess the next question is if Jeff is gonna offer a kit to correct some of this kit's shortcomings?

Larger pulleys, better tensioner, shims, etc.

Yep, all of the above. The braces are being machined, same with the pulleys. Shims are already stocked and towers are already on the website.

GoMachV wrote: ↑Sun Mar 16, 2025 10:49 am

Rc10812 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 16, 2025 10:19 am Will I need shims for the CVA's at all 4 corners or they also included? I've heard similar discussion about the CVA's popping out and using shims and/ or shock shaft spacers as I heard while building the FR-01. The Fan kit ultimately had all the right spacers and shims and worked fine for me as long as everything was built right.

i had to mess with the shock mounting to get the bones to stay in as is typical, basically you lose your droop. You can't really fix the problem all you can do is bandaid it

I mean seriously, so annoying, like how hard is that. Hell if they can't be exact, just add 2mm to whatever they think it should be and save us all the headache. No more of this how it used to be crap, it's a $500 kit with tax. I can buy a $99 RTR off Amazon where the driveshafts stay in. Rant off

Sign me up for one of those kits Jeff