AWD worth it?

[viperkilla]

I just wanted to know if the AWD kit is worth the $14.99? I mean does it make the car go any faster? Also does the RSX go fast right out of the box?

[Micro S2000]

right out of the box all these cars fly, sorry but i dont have all wheel drive yet

[viperkilla]

Sorry I am asking so many questions but, what exactly does the bearing kit do? Also do the springs actually do anything? Does it make the car run smooth over bumps?

[Micro S2000]

from what i've read the bearings increase acceleration, top speed, and run times. win win win situation. and the springs are different stiffness, i plan on getting hard so when i drive out side i dont scrape my bottom up on every thing

[viperkilla]

Geez! It looks like I am going to be spending alot of money this week. I am just going to buy the RSX and the body kit. I will eventually get the other upgrades later on. I dont want to burn a big hole in my wallet.

[Fusion]

Yes the AWD is worth the 14.99 it wont make the car go faster but helps with traction. The AWD kit was made for grip style racing. I have made the car drift nice with out the AWD. I have not yet installed the AWD but I dont think the car will drift with the AWD, maybe just go sideways a bit. I have been driving the car stock and getting used to the handleing. I have gotten real good at drifting the corners and shooting out of them for the straightaway, but I will be trying the AWD soon.

Fuse

[Micro S2000]

on my 2wd skyline i can drift on lynoleum. i start the turn and hit the brakes real fast. the cars back end starts sliding around more. this might jsut be understear thought from the weight going forward and the back wheels getting lighter

[viperkilla]

Hmmmmm...another question. Will the RSX scrape the ground easily with the body kit. For example if I drive my RSX with the body kit on the street will the body kit get scratched?

[Micro S2000]

most likely, my skyline stock rides real low stock and is all scraped, but hey no pain no gain

[viperkilla]

If that is true, then I will use my mild body kit for driving out side and use the "wild" body kit for the inside. Hmmm that should do the work.

[duey]

Originally posted by viperkilla
Hmmmmm...another question. Will the RSX scrape the ground easily with the body kit. For example if I drive my RSX with the body kit on the street will the body kit get scratched?

YES, well depending on how "rocky" your street is. Both my bodykits are completely destroyed by rocks and other foreign object lying out on the streets/sidewalks.

lucky me i went back to the RS and bought the last bodykit for my rsx, but this time the new bodykits are strictly for show/indoor use only.

[Fusion]

I would say that it depends what your road is made off. Some streets are vary smoth other vary bumpy. You would have to try it and see what it does. The spring upgrade should not help keep your car from hitting the road but help in the way the car handles.

[Bad Company]

Why don't you do what I used to with my 1/10 cars way back. Cut you a piece of foam rubber, shape it to the contour of the front, and attach it to the front with 2 sided tape or something like that. You can cut just enough to cover the bottom, just enough to make contact with any rocks. You can even make it look like an air dam or part of the body kit.

This will catch and push or throw any rocks away from your car.

[duey]

Originally posted by Bad Company
Why don't you do what I used to with my 1/10 cars way back. Cut you a piece of foam rubber, shape it to the contour of the front, and attach it to the front with 2 sided tape or something like that. You can cut just enough to cover the bottom, just enough to make contact with any rocks. You can even make it look like an air dam or part of the body kit.

This will catch and push or throw any rocks away from your car.

good idea but the bodykit on the rsx is so low you can barely fit two pieces of paper under it. Though that trick will work with the stock bumpers...

[Silent_NightR34]

i put about 3 layers of clear tape on the front of my skyline already but i never drove it yet..i need to more batteries :o...but from how it feels it seems like it can't take the much of a beating...im gonna try duck tape next...might not look good while im racing but for show..i'll have the cleanest car when i take it off:)

i have the 4-wheel drive installed and everything i just need batteries!!:(

[dEmOnRaCeR]

Man i got the awd kit before the suspension and man was that a bad idea my car is all scratched up on the bottom but i got three people to buy one and they were all my neighbors just watchin me play in the front of my house

[Bad Company]

I wouldn't plan on running any of the cars outside with the body kits on them. I've got my outside (tennis court) car set up with all the performance upgrades and no body kit, and then I'll have an indoor car set up.

I'm in the process of trying out different spring, tie rod, tire combinations for the courts, and then I will just stick with that.

[bobcat]

awd actually makes it more fun to drift, it's a lot easier to do consistent and controlled slides - like wrc cars - especially with "drift tape" on your wheels.

I don't even touch pavement with mine. I'll go on smooth concrete if it's been swept but otherwise it's indoor for me. The cars take enough of a beating from collisions with barriers and other racers.

[airline2]

the kit is a pain to install it took me a total of about three and a half hours to install mine and i got very fusturated

[viperkilla]

Well it looks like my car will be taking a beating when I get my RSX. I guess I could just put some tape on the car or something so the car wont get badly sratched.

[tigermask44]

If it took you 3 and a 1/2 hours long to do what took me 15 min. there has to be something wrong there.

[Silent_NightR34]

yeah i know...the front swing arms where the hardest...i thought you had to unscrew the one that casn't be unscrewed...the screw on the top of the knuckle...that was a pain...i need a new screwdriver after this mod...it just stripped it...i hope i dont need to take the front apart again..getting everything stable and still is hard enough..screwing them in is a whole nother story..:rolleyes:

then the back was hard too...like when you had to put back the battery packs and stuff...it took me about 1 hour just to screw the right side in...the onther side when in easly for some reason...and then swing arms..i put the shaft and everything the wrong way and the things aren't even threaded!!so i had to take apart the whole back just to put the diff on the right side (left side actually)...yeah..but now i got every thing going good...all i need is batteries...and ill be drift king! woot woot..can't wait...

[viperkilla]

Yea, I cant wait until I get my RSX with the body kits soon. I will be smoking my friends tyco r/c's. Muahahahahah!

[Silent_NightR34]

Originally posted by tigermask44
If it took you 3 and a 1/2 hours long to do what took me 15 min. there has to be something wrong there.

yeah somthig must be wrong...did you change the swing arms and stuff and the the diff in the back...and the swing arms in the back?

[Bad Company]

I'm working on a mod for this right now, wait till you see this.

[airline2]

i had to change of the front wheel base and furst i put the tie rod on the wrong way and it didn't work so i had to do it again so it so long