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Lunchbox mods
Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2021 7:23 pm
by cdnclodbuster
I have 2 lunchboxes. One is modded with Tamiya oil filled shocks, 5th shock mod, Tamiya sport tuned (black can) motor, fast eddy bearings, and a HD metal geared ball bearing servo and I like it a lot. The other I picked up used and had to give her some love. HD metal geared servo, sport tuned (silver can ) motor, bearings, GPM front uprights (still waiting for), Yeah racing oil filled shocks, and the 5th shock mod as well. My question is I have noticed that the super hornet has a rear trans brace and wondering if it would fit the LB cause those rear shocks are awful close to the motor.
Re: Lunchbox mods
Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2021 7:27 pm
by cdnclodbuster
Sorry it's not a trans brace it is the shock mounts.
Re: Lunchbox mods
Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2021 8:00 pm
by BattleTrak
Re: Lunchbox mods
Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2021 8:24 pm
by BattleTrak
I have both of those installed on this Lunchbox.. It makes a big difference.
Re: Lunchbox mods
Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2021 8:34 pm
by cdnclodbuster
Looks very nice did you make the wheelie bar rod yourself and where did you get the wheels for the wheelie bar.
Re: Lunchbox mods
Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2021 8:39 pm
by BattleTrak
That’s a kit I bought off of eBay. There are others. Search lunchbox wheelie bar.
Re: Lunchbox mods
Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2021 11:13 pm
by cdnclodbuster
Thanks
Re: Lunchbox mods
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2021 10:14 pm
by Sprocket
How do the different shocks change the handling?
Re: Lunchbox mods
Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2021 8:20 am
by Cplus
Slightly less pogo stick bounce.
But they suffer seriously badly with bump steer and have high COG - so never a great handler.
5th shock settles the rear down - well it’s the damper more than the shock spring - but there are some methods that work better than others.
A brace between the front “shock tower” (you can use many things, I used a knitting needle once) is also worthwhile.
Re: Lunchbox mods
Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2021 9:00 am
by jwscab
You can use the crp front arms for fx10 to give the van a little better front suspension, there have been some threads about it. It's supposed to be really good.
Re: Lunchbox mods
Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2021 12:58 am
by cdnclodbuster
Can those parts be found at your LHS?
Re: Lunchbox mods
Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2021 2:03 am
by juicedcoupe
cdnclodbuster wrote: ↑Wed Dec 22, 2021 12:58 am
Can those parts be found at your LHS ?
Ebay. Plenty to choose from.
Just search for "Futaba FX10".
Re: Lunchbox mods
Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2021 3:18 pm
by JosephS
cdnclodbuster wrote: ↑Thu Dec 09, 2021 7:23 pm
I have 2 lunchboxes. One is modded with Tamiya oil filled shocks, 5th shock mod, Tamiya sport tuned (black can) motor, fast eddy bearings, and a HD metal geared ball bearing servo and I like it a lot. The other I picked up used and had to give her some love. HD metal geared servo, sport tuned (silver can ) motor, bearings, GPM front uprights (still waiting for), Yeah racing oil filled shocks, and the 5th shock mod as well. My question is I have noticed that the super hornet has a rear trans brace and wondering if it would fit the LB cause those rear shocks are awful close to the motor.
Post up some pictures. I'd love to see what a modded up lunchbox looks like.