UNDER THE HOOD: Dakotah Phend’s TLR 8ight 4.0 at the Worlds
TLR’s Dakotah Phend has been right in the mix at the 2016 IFMAR 1/8 Nitro Off-Road World Championships, and his buggy has been performing with speed and confidence. Let’s take a closer look at his personal TLR 8ight 4.0.
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Dakotah’s 8ight is pretty stock except for a couple of strategic upgrades. Some of these upgrades may hit the market, but according to Todd Hodge are still in prototype stage and have not been decided on yet.

The rear end features a new block that helps to shim the arms back if needed helping to alleviate some of the dogbone sweep- better for rough areas on the track. Also notice the hand-drilled gearbox holes that move it forward- helping with more aggressive weight bias.

A new wing mount gives users the option to use button or use the more traditional stub and body clip. Geometry is kept the same.

Although hard to see here, the chassis is still 4mm, but has more strategic milling that is lowered in specific places to 3mm.

Pro-Line tires in M3 compound has been his choice for this event, although he has tried other tread patterns and compounds depending on conditions.

Dakotah opts for the more aggressive 4.0 body. He also keeps the more subtle 2.0 EU body around as an option.
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