Improving the TLR 22 5.0 DC

[@barrycheesemore2928]

I'm just starting out on my off-road RC journey, along with a good mate of mine. Took his 2nd hand Schumacher Cougar Laydown to Westmill Farm in Hertfordshire track today, first time i've ever run offroad, and boy what a blast!! The car was so fast with the 7.5 turn motor, but with the right tyres it handled really well. Hope you guys keep going, you'll get there in the end!!

[@PopalongRC]

Another track in our Popalong list

[@jasonkessinger8062]

Stiffer rear shock springs, heavier oil, and thicker shock pistons with smaller holes in rear so less weight will transfer to the rear.

[@tunkstune9373]

Love what you guys do for the hobby, always a pleasure to help ❤

[@PopalongRC]

Cheers buddy See you trackside soon

[@chuzzwade288]

I’ve come in to this hobby at the age of 50! It was always a childhood dream to have an rc car, and finally got one. I have the TC Muraco. Love it, put the wrong buggy wheels on (as the original tyres do t seem to grip on anything) with pimples and beats my neighbours radix6 at an old Astro track. But you’ve got the mail on the head, money! I’d love a buggy and a go at carpet indoor, I’d love several models. But with a family, time, and I’ve just been made redundant, I think the Muraco will need to be my one car quiver for some time. Do love it though, thing TC are a bit underrated in the uk but the Muraco is £370 from Modelsport. For a capable, fast RC tell me what can beat that for value? Great vids guys, keep em coming. And thanks to your families as you must spend some time with this hobby and video editing 👍🏻

[@PopalongRC]

Cheers buddy We got a load of Muraco time over the summer, and we did get some footage. Not used it as yet

[@Scottywaite]

Changing to a gear diff is essential for very high grip, having a ball diff will effect rotation and forward traction. Invest the money as it will transform the car

[@PopalongRC]

Can’t get it on the UK at the moment

[@ajidsan86]

the gear diff is becoming a legend now. its on back order for the longest time

[@Scottywaite]

If you are going to try something new give a Xray XB2C a spin, i changed my fleet from TLR to Xray early this year and never looked back. Love your content guy's BTW.

[@Scottywaite]

​@ajidsan86 like all TLR parts, I swapped to Xray. Best thing I ever did

[@Fly2kill1]

⁠@@ScottywaiteI hate my Xray lol. Love my Associated

[@bluegroovemodelsports9650]

Great video. " We lost her , " you 2 crack me up....😂😂 good stuff

[@PopalongRC]

She is ok

[@HoosierRC]

Front end mod and 4wd rear arms, gear diff. Associated red and blue springs.

[@PopalongRC]

Good to know

[@Recovery-Dawg]

That's exactly what I've done. I use only 2 of the 4 gears. Really need 50k diff oil at minimum for fast tight corners on carpet. Also brass is a must up front. Lots of fun doing all the mods and adjusting things like he said. 1 adjustment at a time and keep a data log.

[@BrensRCracing]

Every day is a school day with this hobby.... Great update gents👍

[@PopalongRC]

Always learning

[@Al3xisAE]

Less rear toe Shorter front wheelbase Stand up rear shocks Harder rear shock oil Harder rear spring Longer rear link on the hub Run higher rear ride height than the front Raise the rear diff Shorten the front link on the hub Lay the front shocks down Softer front oil Softer front spring Lower rear link on the hub Gear diff More antisquat Thicker rear roll bar Raise front inner link Lower the front hubs Raise the rear hubs Move weight forwards Don’t use excessive weight Wider rear hexes Cut your rear wing down Add a front wing Move the shock out a hole on the rear wishbone Check you have full lock

[@PopalongRC]

We have done most of these now

[@chocolateapocalypse]

About 2 years ago TLR in their infinite wisdow discontinued their 22 5.0 AC (Astro/Carpet) kit which had a gear diff, sway bars, brass goodies, stiffer springs, etc. The 5.0 Race Roller comes with a gear diff and is currently the only model that comes close to the AC but it really isn't. Offer still stands to send you guys an alloy gear diff, just need an address. Might even throw in some sway bars 😁

[@PopalongRC]

That would be great Can you message us on facebook or use our email [e-mail] So we can sort it out ….

[@James-bristol]

Sometimes there’s a car you just cannot get to run how you would like don’t matter how many hrs you spend on it, and then you stop enjoying the racing you’ve given it your best and still not happy time to pass it on and get something new so you can start a fresh and get that feeling back for racing.😂

[@PopalongRC]

Fortunately I have other cars and other classes that I enjoy If TLR was my only car I would not be happy as I would have had a couple of months of poor performance

[@Xtremepower21]

Maybe you guys could talk a bit about what you actually changed to improve the steering?

[@PopalongRC]

More specifically

[@markbruton-young9228]

More dynamic camber change on the front and less camber change on the back I expect.

[@kanenstuff]

I have no idea about set up buy I'm just a basher so it's not really a wory for me but would be good to know what to do 👍

[@PopalongRC]

We experiment with our bashers when we do th grass racing

[@kevinklein1806]

Length of the camber links makes a bigger difference then the height of the pivots, roll center wise. seeing as you're understeering in the front try running a shorter link arrangement, doing so should have an over-steering tendency.

[@PopalongRC]

I’ll look into it

[@roxypda]

Good luck getting any parts, TLR has discontinued many of the most important parts like front A arms. Horizon Hobbies ruins everything.

[@PopalongRC]

Getting spares was the biggest issue I have with this brand.

[@MarkTutton1702]

If only someone said all this when you first got the car......... 🤦🏼‍♂️😂

[@PopalongRC]

Hahaha

[@markusschmidt4185]

I know you moved on to the LD3 meanwhile, but I've got a question on the TLR: Did you put a Dremel to the front arms and caster blocks before mounting the Schumacher front wheels? The original TLR 2WD front wheels are similar to everyone else's 4WD wheels. Using an AE/Schumacher wheel without the so-called front end mod will cause the major push issues you described. I'll put a link below with a video explanation.

[@markusschmidt4185]

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[@PopalongRC]

I did not do that

[@Pablo668]

Ha ha got me with that last one. Hopefully you can get this car sorted eh?

[@PopalongRC]

Cheers Pablo

[@rcnitroflux2361]

What happened to that nitro buggy you guys were fixing up

[@Synic08]

I’m from usa… and i mean.. carpet maybe… but i have no desire to race on carpet or astro… like, at all… why dont we race on dirt..? Like.. where buggys are from…?

[@rcnitroflux2361]

You guys should get a HPI Savage x 4.6 just for sound and smell of nitro running

[@PopalongRC]

We are short on nitro content

[@adrastos123]

Get another car away from horizon

[@PopalongRC]

Planning on it