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Radio Control and Models => Tyco RC => Topic started by: SuperBandit on February 28, 2009, 16:52:33

Title: Comparison of Rear Axle
Post by: SuperBandit on February 28, 2009, 16:52:33

Here are some pics of my grey Jet Hopper:

(https://www.dragonshobbies.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.doc.ic.ac.uk%2F%7Erussello%2Frc%2F_MG_1420.jpg&hash=2120a864b12bb31ebfa9cd026271bf0ee4704226)

It looks like a new model given that the rear axle has got a differential. But it take 8 AA cells as the old model

(https://www.dragonshobbies.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.doc.ic.ac.uk%2F%7Erussello%2Frc%2F_MG_1423.jpg&hash=7286e36102f165bef6c203529944ce058ae836e9)

The rear axle is a new design to me:

(https://www.dragonshobbies.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.doc.ic.ac.uk%2F%7Erussello%2Frc%2F_MG_1427.jpg&hash=83fdcdeb34a5c5e3def7f5757c674856bc3371cb)

It has the big tyres as my Super Bandit and Super Jet Hopper but it has a completely different set of gears (you can compare the above picture with the picture below of the Super Jet Hopper rear axle):

(https://www.dragonshobbies.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.doc.ic.ac.uk%2F%7Erussello%2Frc%2F_MG_1431.jpg&hash=d91a91db7f3fa7a568ca0da62e5fc818257db57e)

In terms of speed, the Super Bandit and the Super Jet Hopper gear set is faster although they require longer time to get to the top speed.

Have any of you seen the rear axle as that of my grey one?? Has it got also a differential??

I would appreciate anyone able to shed any light on the matter.

thanks 

Title: Re: Comparison of Rear Axle
Post by: jeffescortlx on February 28, 2009, 17:32:52

Did you swap the tires with a bandit? It does'nt have the normal thiner tire up front and spikes in the back.

The axle on your grey one is what I would consider normal. It's what I've seen on most of the 9.6 stuff. It's what my Bandit has, and it has no diff.

Title: Re: Comparison of Rear Axle
Post by: chevyguyjay on February 28, 2009, 17:44:53

i like it.  :) im going to post a new topic for videos. i need some wheels like that in the front of my hopper.

Title: Re: Comparison of Rear Axle
Post by: SuperBandit on March 01, 2009, 03:07:52

Hi Jeff,
No I didn't swap the tires. Both the grey and yellow rear axle sets got the big tires (similar to the bandit or super bandit).

If that is the standard rear axle of the bandit then the super bandit must be faster, right?
anyone compared the two??

 

Title: Re: Comparison of Rear Axle
Post by: tyco toys on March 17, 2009, 03:09:08

Where did you get the  jet hopper?  I believe the jet  name was given  to tyco cars  sold in  Europe.

Title: Re: Comparison of Rear Axle
Post by: bandit01 on March 17, 2009, 06:13:33

iknow that some of the baja bandits have same axle and have diff.i have one and it has diff.if you spin one tire one way the other spins the other way.