Tamiya TA08 1/10 4WD Touring Car Pro Chassis Kit
About this part
Features:
- Stepped-V shaped main chassis to balance weight and rigidity
- The battery pack and servo are positioned on a slight angle to reduce surface contact
- Spur gear positioned in front of motor to produce a stable drivability
- 2 belt-driven 4WD uses oil-filled gear differentials and steel differential joint cups
- A-arm suspension arm to provide a low center of gravity
- Turnbuckles are used to adjust camber and caster
- Universal drive shafts and full bearings
Scale: 1/10
Bearings: Ball Bearings
Chassis Material: Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic
Drive: 4WD
Terrain: On-Road
Includes:
- (1) TA08 1/10 Touring Car Chassis Kit
- 2-channel radio system
- Low profile servo
- 540 Motor
- Electronic Speed Control
- 190mm touring car body
- Touring car tires
- 7.2-7.4V Battery
- Compatible charger
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WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), which is known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov Details...Reviews5.0 · 5 reviews
I built this car and am using it for a VTA class at several clubs. On higher traction such as carpet the chassis flexes quite a bit which translates to some lost speed. However on looser tracks like asphalt or parking lot club racing this car really excels, as the flex in the chassis really helps it get traction. I am currently running this as my go-to chassis for looser tracks, it really does well. On higher traction and carpet I prefer a stiffer chassis. The car is built really well, I would prefer if the shock towers bolted into metal gear housing (rather than plastic). The C/F shock towers only do so much if what they bolt into isn't as stiff (such as the plastic gear housing). Metal gear housing would be my first wish for this car. Otherwise I give this 5 stars as long as you use the car for the correct track. Club racing on parking lots its perfect.
The TA08 is an extremely good Touring Car. Built different than many other chassis with no top deck and an angled plastic main bottom. It works! Very smooth around corners and capable of high corner speeds. The only Hop Up that is necessary is the aluminum servo mount.
Great kit, with tons of hop ups available. East kit for experienced builder may be a bit difficult for the first time builder.
This kit was intense to build. I've built a lot of cheaper, quicker build cars and this one has a lot of attention to detail which means you can adjust a variety of options to dial the car in. Feels different than other cars I've built, a lot are drift cars, so this runs and feels different. I did spring for the hop up parts to make it an 'R' or something... Looks good with the top off and runs really well. Rear wheels and the connection was strange to me and would have liked more metal in the differentials.
Very nice kit, high quality instructions as you'd expect from Tamiya. Smooth drivetrain, a variety of option parts and tuning options. Not a bad way to get started in the belt driven 4wd touring car platform.
Five reviewers, all rating the kit 5/5, describe the Tamiya TA08 Pro as a well-built touring car with a smooth drivetrain, good cornering and a wide range of hop-up and tuning options. Several note that the build is demanding, especially for first-time builders, while praising the instructions. One reviewer, who runs the car at club VTA events, reports that the chassis flexes noticeably on high-grip carpet, costing some speed, but helps traction on looser asphalt or parking-lot tracks. That same reviewer would prefer metal gear housing for the shock tower mounts instead of plastic. Another reviewer found the rear wheel connection and differentials unusual and wanted more metal in the differentials. The aluminum servo mount is singled out as the one upgrade considered necessary.
- + Smooth handling and high corner speed
- + Good build quality and instructions
- + Wide range of hop-up and tuning options
- + Smooth drivetrain
- − Chassis flexes on high-grip carpet
- − Plastic gear housing under shock towers
- − Difficult build for first-time builders
- − Differentials could use more metal