Wild Cherry

Is that what he said ?

CoyoteSlash

iTrader: (8)

To copy?

Touche'

Actually, Yes.

Mizchief

I got to point our marketing guys at my company to this thread. I would love have this kind of brand loyalty. Take a few mods that your followers swear up and down are not needed even though your sponsored drivers use them. Slap an AE logo on the side, and people say they will be the best 2 months before it even hits the shelves!

Noumenon

Yeah, perhaps they could do a blind taste test and let some racers drive different vehicles that are all disguised and see if they can choose the brand.

Aoh

iTrader: (16)

i hope they fixed the problems that we couldnt address ourselves....

- POS warping a arms
- wobbly outdrives
- prematurely worn diffs

those things are what made me shelve my AE and run the TLR SCTE instead

Terra Rover

If you go to AE's site and pull up the pic and expand it you will see that it looks like they are using the mount got the underbody. I had to look closely to see it.

As for the comments from everyone that said they don't like the cf saddle pack brace, why? I love the fact that it has a quick release instead og having to remove a minimum of 2 thumb screws. Thumb screws are tedious and everyone who races knows that when you want to get your kit ready, a quick release battery strap and save some headaches.

Finnitro

iTrader: (1)

Hey Guys,

Why do all the guessing on how the FT truck is made.
Just download the RTR/FT manual and see yourself.
It tells all the differences between RTR/FT.

Terra Rover

I downloaded the new FT manual and it looks like you can still build the kit in a stick pack configuration. I don't know if it comes with everything required but the option is there. Also in the saddle pack set-up, there is a provision for optional ballast weighting. Sounds interesting.

heavyjeffd

iTrader: (15)

Ironically, I don't miss my SCTE at all because after one season of racing it, I had to replace half the truck three different times (outdrives 2x, all CVD's 3x, all diff pins and gears 3x not including the ones they sent me free because the first batch was junk and all of the camber link/tie rod ball ends about 4x because they wore so fast and created excess slop).

Expect to drop quite a bit in parts just to keep it running. It's a great truck when it's fresh, but it fell off very quickly for me.

So far the AE truck is wearing very well for me and the materials and build quality are far superior. It is a little funky to work on at first, but I got used to it quickly and don't mind it at all now.

cripknievel

noticed my ass end was sittin weird today, was a bent/warped rpm arm right at the hinge pin. anyone encountered this? swapped it out for another rpm arm, still better than the stock piles of crap

CoyoteSlash

iTrader: (8)

Factory Team Parts now included in the FT Sc10 4x4

~ Yes, You can run Saddle or Stick pack by removing the Saddle Cradle on the FT Sc10 4x4.

~The saddle cradle also has several locations to add ballast weights into your Sc10 to mimic the performance gain of an Exotek Chassis.

FT Shocks Front and Rear
FT Steering Rack (1 additional adjustment hole)
FT TiN Ballstuds in 50% of locations
FT Lightweight Diff outdrives
FT Lightweight Idler gear Shafts
FT Lightweight Top Shafts Front and Rear
FT Alum screws in Upper areas
FT AL M4 Locknuts
FT AL Wheel Hexes
FT AL CVA pin retainers
FT TiN Hinge Pins
FT Sway Bars Front and Rear
FT Chassis Brace

FT VTS Slipper
- Slipper Housing: 91176
- VTS Slipper pad x2: 91177
- VTS Slipper Plate: 91178
- VTS Outer Slipper hub: 91179

FT Saddle Pack Cradle
- Battery Cradle, Lock and Bushing: 91185
- Saddle Pack Strap: 91187

Thomas P

Looks good, just need a few parts..., rest is not necessary for me. Next truck will be the FT version, thanks Coyote

murky123

is EA gonna design a new innerbody aswell? It seems that it wil no longer fit when you have the FT chassisbrace instelled


something AE overlooked?

or am I not allowd to run my truck on a wet dirt/clay track ?

Misfit138

iTrader: (110)

Chassis brace is not necessary with the Exotek chassis.

Resqnu

iTrader: (37)

I have been following this thread for a while and havent read the pros/cons of the saddles mounting 2 options. .Can a few chime in on the differences of running the inline saddles vs side by side?