The body is for a B4.1 +8mm and fits not too badly (I am running a lengthened chassis). There was some TLC involved getting it to work (you can see where it rubs at the back). I have the body on with velcro as you won't be able to run any of the body posts and had to heat it up a little and "reshape" it a bit around the front...its a fair bit of work but it can be done.
Was your car +8 using Exotek or something else?
I made the +8mm chassis with a water jet from 2 standard chassis' and it has held up really well so far (made the chassis last November I believe).
Steve - did you go back to factory everything? So no big bores or big bore shocks? I read that Lee Martin run xgear big bore springs on his 4wd buggy but runs stick Tamiya shocks on his 2wd.
I wouldn't say factory everything, but the only non Tamiya part on my car is the Losi rear hubs (which will soon be replaced by almost identical Tamiya hubs). Everything else is Tamiya, although I am running the 501X rear arms on the car which are a fair bit thicker and more durable. Went away from the big bores because they just made the car too lazy, and the big bore spring on the stock shock didn't seem to PERFORM any better, although they did FEEL better on the table (likely due to the fact they didn't rub). The xgear springs Lee runs are just slightly bigger and aren't technically big bore springs. They seem to give just enough clearance to not rub at all.
Steve, what parts did you use for the hexes in the front? What made you want to go away from the BB springs and the hex setup?
I went to the hex setup originally for carpet racing because the car needed to be widened and figured that was the easiest way to do it. I just used the AE c-hub and knuckle to do it but it just didn't work all that great on dirt. Tried it at the big race we had in Canada over the summer on dirt and it didn't seem to improve the car at all so I went back to the standard setup.
Essentially my new train of thought as of late has been to run the car as close to standard as possible unless the changes provide an undeniable gain in speed. I have had issues at my local track with regards to people not thinking the cars are competitive because they have to "change so many things to make it fast" so I am trying to balance somewhere between making the car better, and still encouraging people to buy it.
