Swinging 6T’s – X-Factory X-60 Truck

Rear
The actual build of the X-60 starts with the assembly of the 4-gear transmission. If you convert a used truck its an idea to check all bearings and replace them if needed. For those who are not familiar with the 4-gear transmission. Its second idler gear is needed to allow the motor in the same direction as the wheels. This adds some traction as well as makes jumping more predictable. The new transmission casing is made very precisely giving all gears the correct mesh resulting in a very smooth and efficient transmission.

As with all X-6 based cars the weight of the transmission can be changed with shims to achieve more traction (by raising the transmission) or more side-bite (by lowering the transmission).

The rear carbon fibre shock tower is 4 millimeters thick and offers not only a vast amount of strength but also four different mounting positions for the shocks to perfectly dial in the truck for virtually every track condition. With the X-60 kit come new shorter rear suspension arms that are nicely cast with only minimal flashing. However the suspension hinge pins sit a little loose in the wishbones which can be cured by adding very thin shims in addition to the wheelbase shims used by X Factory. You can also use a small amount of CA glue to fill the ‘gap’.

The hingepins are located in metal bushings just as the ones on the Squared buggy to prevent them from became sloppy over time. In the rear a sturdy plastic brace with either 3° or 4° toe-in setting can be installed. Additional the anti-squat of the rear wishbones is adjustable via shims to suit the track conditions. Aside from the sloppy wishbones the parts quality is very good. We would have liked to see the polished motor plate of the X-6 Squared in the X-60 kit too but that’s nothing to moan about.

Finish
Finishing off the X-60 is a very nice looking truck body with wedged roof section, a slightly angled front section and a channel underneath the rear wing. This should create a body with maximum downforce for added stability. Our X-60 body was sprayed by Jonathan of JNDesign and it really looks ‘yummy’! For the electronics we went for the aforementioned CS Electronic CS Rocket Competition brushless speedo, a 6.5T CS Electronic brushless motor and a CS Electronic 5200mAh 40C LiPo battery pack.