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A few days ago, I posted some of the upgrades that I added to the rear of my TR-SC10E. I had some more time to work on my truck after that and started to work on the front end. Here are the parts I added: The Lunsford Upper Links are a MUST do upgrade for the TR-SC10E. Between my son and I, we broke 5 stock upper links on our first race weekend. I added the Lunsfords to my son's truck (he crashes even more than I do) and we haven't had a problem on his truck since. They are a little pricey but the fact that they shouldn't ever break again was well worth the investment.  Lunsford Part # LNS35024 3.5mm x 24mm SUPER DUTY Titanium Turnbuckles Like I did on the rear a few days ago, I also added the TMS-65 Anti-Roll Bar to the front. I had to remove the front bumper in order to install the sway bar but other than that, the installation was pretty straight forward. Because I didn't remove the front clip from the truck prior to doing the installation, I had a difficult time getting access for my calliper to carefully measure the length of exposed sway bar so I had to just "eye ball" it. I think it's close but if I was to do this again, I'd pull the front clip off of the truck.  TM-65 Anti-Sway Bar Install Even though I was running short of time (you can tell by how dirty the truck is still) I couldn't resist the temptation to add the Carbon Fibre Front Top Plate. The installation took less than two minutes and I think it adds a little bit of style to the truck.  TMS-05 Carbon Fiber Front Top Plate Installed I finished up the front end re-build with the installation of aluminum wheel hexes and a quick clean and rebuild of the stock plastic shocks. I filled the shocks with Associated 47.5wt Shock Oil. I have the aluminum shocks for the front and plan to install them some day as well.  12mm Aluminum Wheel Hex Install, Shocks filled with 47.5wt What I would have done differently: I'd have not started the project until I had the time to pull the complete front clip off of the truck and fully disassemble everything. I tried to leave as many parts installed on the chassis as possible and this just made things more difficult and awkward to work on. The next time I do a front end re-build, I'll completely remove everything. That's pretty much it for now, be sure to check out my other TR-SC10E modifications linked below and of course, you can support me by purchasing your TR-SC10E parts and hop-ups from me and also by using my Amazon links if you make any purchases at Amazon (they'll pay me a small commission)
Part 1 - New Body Part 2 - ESC Mount Part 3 - Front Bumper Part 4 - Wheel Nuts Part 5 - Aluminum Rear Hubs and Aluminum Steering Knuckles Part 6 - Rear End Upgrades 'till next time Rob
Andrew Qucsai
12/28/2019 04:10:39 pm
I recently picked up a TR-SC10E and have the same issue with the turnbuckles. I can not find the Lunsford turnbuckle anywhere. Any other way to fix this issue? I have run this truck twice and broke the turnbuckle twice.
Andrew Qucsai Jr
12/29/2019 10:33:39 am
I figured it out. Must have missed the size box on the website. Thank you. I will give this a try and see if it fixes the issue for me as well.
Andrew Qucsai Jr
12/29/2019 10:34:39 am
I figured it out. Must have missed the size box on the website. Thank you. I will give this a try and see if it fixes the issue for me as well.
Chris
3/2/2020 10:50:29 am
Thanks Rob! I'll grab some and try them out!
Christopher Watson
3/2/2020 02:08:02 am
Yeah I'm gonna go the route of the pillow ball upgrade (tms-30) as I'm worried about the plastic and not just the turnbuckle itself.
Chris
3/2/2020 10:49:49 am
Hey thanks Andrew and rob for the advice! I'll grab the lunsford and try it out.
Christopher Watson
3/2/2020 02:11:55 am
I'm worried about the plastic and not just the turnbuckle itself. Once you did the Lunsford upgrade did it solve the weak point or was it still breaking at the plastic before and after the turnbuckles itself? That's why I'm considering the pillow ball conversion. Thanks for any feedback.
Andrew Qucsai Jr
3/2/2020 03:06:07 am
I got the Lundsford turnbuckles and I can say it definitely fixed the issue. I have had some pretty hard crashes while racing since I changed them out. Worst that has happened so far is the lundsford turnbuckle popped out of the a-arm. I just screwed it back in and kept on going. I did however take my a-arms and boil them in water for 10 minutes. Not sure if that was required but I feel it makes the a little “very little” more pliable. Comments are closed.
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