11 replies to this topic

[Pablo]

Is the two-pan version (C1) the same or a different wheelbase as the one-pan version (C5)?

 

Also, is the steel thickness the same on both?

 

My C5 is 4-1/8" center of axle to center of flag shaft and .039" thick.

 

Thanks.

[Bucky]

I dont have the answer, but JK has a customer service line if you dont get an answer here. They also respond relatively quickly to emails in my experience.

[MG Brown]

According to the JK website, the C1 and the C5 use the same center section, C1C.

 

I'm assuming that the pans are the difference between the two chassis.

 

Just to add to the confusion, there is the C10 direct-drive chassis...

[Pablo]

Thanks guys. I will try the phone call when they open today.

 

I'm aware of the direct drive chassis but that's not what I'm looking into.

 

My plan is for a Race Pace winged and painted 1/32 car 

[Pablo]

JK's answer is: both versions are the same, except for 2 pans on C1 and one pan on C5. Same thickness center section, same WB. 

[Dave Crevie]

The C-1C and C-5C center sections are not the same. 

 

 

 

Since there is no difference visually, my guess is that the material thickness is different. The JKX32C is the original center section used in the RTR cars and the chassis kits, and should be 1mm thick.. JK could have done a better job of describing the differences in their catalogue.

 

The front axle mounts to the pans, so that doesn't effect the choice of center section.

 

 

 

One piece pans;

 

 

Two piece pans;

 

[DocSlotCar]

Both work great!   

[Mark Onofri]

Arriving to the party late,as usual.
Somewhere I think I had read the single pan version is for fast banked tracks whereas the split version is for flat tracks.
Anyone's know?

[Dave Crevie]

When these chassis first came out, we ran them for a short time at Chicagoland. The races were held on the flat track. I found the 2-piece pans only slightly better than the one piece pan. On the king track, I couldn't determine any real difference. But I think I am just equally inept with either chassis. 

 

Mike would also let us use our old stamped brass chassis with Falcon type motors. I found that my Pro-Slot Demon, modified with piano wire stiffening in strategic areas, was almost as good. 

 

In the end, because tracks are different, you will have to try both styles. 

[Mark Onofri]

Thanks Dave, 79°,time to listen to Parchment Farm & have a hard ice tea.

[Bill from NH]

Mark, do they run 1/32 classes at Speedy's too? Or are you using them for home racing?

[Mark Onofri]

I'm planning on setting up a home track as soon as I'm done with the exterior of my house.
The question of which pans are for what application isn't limited to 1/32 ,it just happened to be asked in this thread.