Grantimus

i have an nitro HPI rs4 3 18ss and i was wondering if there was anyway to create a rally setup. i know this is probably a repost but i thought id ask. from what i hear, i need higher ride height, suspension to handle the bumps involved in a dirt road, and the right tires. if anybody has any input as to what i should do, id appreciate it.
- thanks

grant

hpi apollo

you need some super nitro rally shocks to extend the ride heigh, you might has to grind a little plastic off the arms/hubs for higher ride height, and hpi sells some rally tires that at 26mm

Grantimus

georgetown huh? thanks for the tips
-grant

ThunderbirdJunkie

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the Super Rally's shocks will be too long. HPI had an electric RS4 Rally back in the day (mine is 8 years old now-woot!) and it had longer shocks than the ones you've got.

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...=HPIC9271&P=PU

A771 is the PN for the aluminum body shock set I think.

Grantimus

thanks, so what about protecting the innards of my nitro car?

ThunderbirdJunkie

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best way to protect the drivetrain of your nitro RS4 is to not run it in gravel or dirt

hpi apollo

well i have heard that you cna use the snr shocks, and you might have to do a small bit of work to it, and if your running in dirt, get a really good air filter with maybe one fo those extra foam outer sleeves for the added protection

and i would get these tires
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXCYT2&P=7

and those shocks that thunderbird gave you the link to look a little too short, im not an expert on this though, i could be wrong, but my stock shocks from my RS4 18ss measure 55mm so a 50-60mm shock set seem a bit short

ThunderbirdJunkie

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I can dig up my old RS4 Rally manual but it may take a few days, since A: I just moved, and B: I haven't actually seen it in a year or so, LOL.

those shocks came up under Tower's parts for the RS4 Rally. Maybe the current cars are using longer shocks, who knows.

Grantimus

i think the shock setup is different for the rs4 rally so they may be able to use the same shocks in different setups to achieve multiple heights. i may just try and move mine around. as for protection i think i may try to use the inner body set with some sort of ventilation for cooling. a set of new tires an evo body, can anyone think of anything else ill need?
thanks for the help
-grant

ThunderbirdJunkie

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yeah, bit of advice...

don't use a POS mitsu body, it'll make your car run like crap! go subaru! lol