Team Losi Racing 22 5.0 AC 1/10 2WD Electric Buggy Kit (Carpet & Astro)

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Team Losi Racing 22 5.0 AC 1/10 2WD Electric Buggy Kit (Carpet & Astro)
Price: $269.99
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Team Losi Racing 22 5.0 AC - Engineered for Carpet

The TLR 22 5.0 AC 1/10 2WD Electric Buggy Kit is the next evolution of the 22 2wd buggy platform. By optimizing the 22 5.0 specifically for carpet and turf tracks, TLR engineers have been able to narrow the setup window and maximize performance. The 22 4.0 nailed the rear end, maximizing adjustment and rear grip for all surfaces, but the Team Losi Racing® development team knew the 22 5.0 could still be improved. Turning focus to the front suspension, they found a way to make the 22 5.0 significantly easier to drive while still giving the car more mid-corning steering.

NOTE: Painted Body and tires shown in photos are for illustrative purposes only and are not included. See needed to complete list below for a full list of items required to complete the model.

Features at a Glance:

  • Revamped steering geometry
  • Super Heavy Duty Slipper (SHDS)
  • Laydown transmission configuration
  • Stiffezel suspension components
  • Adjustable rear shock location
  • Built-In Motor Fan Mount
  • Lightweight body
  • 2.0 Milled aluminum chassis
  • Aluminum-plate rear hub
  • Gen3 12mm big-bore shocks
  • Ballast tuning options (ballast sold separately)
  • Many popular option parts included as standard

In Depth Features:
  • Carpet Ready Setup: The 22 5.0 AC is 100% carpet race ready. It includes a redesigned gear diff, front and rear sway bars, narrow front wheels, raised diff inserts and raised axle rear hubs, as well as pistons, springs and molded composites consistent with what racers expect from a race ready carpet off-road buggy.
  • Revamped Steering Geometry: The 22 5.0 is the best driving 2WD buggy Team Losi Racing has ever created and the biggest improvement comes from the steering geometry. Increasing the length of the steering bell cranks and spindle arms, along with changes to the Ackermann angle give the 22 5.0 a significantly smoother steering feel, especially off-center and high speed, while increasing low-speed steering for tighter tracks and 180's.
  • Super Heavy Duty Slipper (SHDS): The slipper is optimized with redesigned slipper plates, slipper pads, spring, spur gears, and redesigned top shaft. The top shaft uses a sturdy M4 lock nut, the slipper pads allow for spur gears sized 69T to 84T, reduced slipper pad area provides a more linear slip through the throttle application, and thicker slipper plate keep consistent pressure across the surface of the slipper pads.
  • Gen3 12mm Big Bore Shocks: The Gen3 shocks have been completely revamped and improved. The main performance improvement comes from changing to a 3.0mm shock shaft diameter, the 22 5.0 feels "alive" around the track while also landing better with an improved compression/rebound balance. Other improvements include: Screw mounted pistons, redesigned molded shock caps, thinner shock collar which give 3mm more spring adjustment, locking eyelets and spring cups, -3mm, 0mm and 4mm spring cups, easy to install shock end balls, standard and +2mm length eyelets.
  • Option Parts Included: The 22 5.0 includes a healthy list of included option parts: Aluminum Ball Stud Washers throughout, Aluminum Clamping Hexes, Aluminum Front Axles, Aluminum Rear Camber Block, Full Machined Shock Internals, TLR Low Frequency Springs, Adjustable Rear Toe Plate and Anti-Squat Block, and Sway Bars for front and rear.
  • 2.0 Milled Aluminum Chassis: Changing from the 2.5mm thick chassis plate, the 22 5.0 has been improved with a 2.0mm thick chassis plate. The thinner chassis provides more flex and grip, making the 22 5.0 easier to drive and less prone to flipping, as well as absorbing bumps and rough landings far better.
  • Redesigned Gear Diff: The traditional style gear differential is more durable and lighter with molded composite gears and cross pins, perfect for mod and spec racing. It also holds more fluid, with larger gear surfaces for a more consistent diff through a run and over several track days.
  • Lightweight 22 5.0 Body: Maintaining the excellent balance, grip, and stability of the 22 4.0 body with a similar styling, the 22 5.0 Lightweight (LW) body is pulled from 0.7mm PC plate to keep the center of gravity (CG) low, and the static weight even lower. As with all TLR bodies, the body will be precut in the kit.
  • TLR Wide Front Wing Included: With the higher speed, higher grip tracks of today, the TLR wide front wing will increase steering in high speed turns and on power, while making the steering on entry smoother - the best of all worlds. And, it's included in the kit
  • Wheels Included: TLR Kits still include a full set of fluorescent yellow wheels to get racers on the track quickly. The 22 5.0 does include the Stiffezel narrow front wheels which provide more consistent front grip, and more steering in high load turns.
  • All Metric Hardware: Using all metric hardware make it easy to find replacement screws, nuts and washers, and helps to limit the number to tools required in the toolbox.
  • Sway Bars Included: Optimizing the setup for carpet, front and rear sway bars with mounts are included to help control roll and increase stability. The increased consistency will lead to few mistakes and help all racers reduce lap times.
  • Diff Height Adjustment: The 22 4.0 included diff height adjustments including 0 and +3.5mm settings. The 22 5.0 AC includes +1.75mm +2.5mm, and +3.5mm diff height inserts to optimize bone angle and bone plunge for different grip levels.
  • Front Roll Center Adjustment: The 22 5.0 includes the standard Low Roll Center (LRC) front pivot with kick shim in the kit and offers the optional High Roll Center (HRC) front pivot separately. Also included in the kit is a 1mm thick kick shim which allows for incremental adjustments. Now, racers can run the Super Low Roll Center, Low Roll Center, Medium Roll Center, or High Roll Center, with a 3mm adjustment window.
  • Redesigned Front Camber Block: The front camber block adds a third camber link option between the tradition inside and outside holes. The position provides the best balance of steering and stability in many conditions, and allows the 22 5.0 to be more dialed-in on different grip levels.
  • Redesigned Battery Hold Down: The 22 5.0 boasts the most versatile and easiest to use battery hold down system. The battery cradles key into the mud guards for five fixed, and easy to replicate, battery positions. The battery is then held down with elastomer straps on each end that can stretch to fit any height shorty battery and any weight plates under it. Best of all, the battery is out in no time flat and back in just as easily.
  • Optimized Composites, Stiffezel: The balance and consistency of the 22 5.0 can be tuned using different composite materials in key parts throughout the vehicle. The kit included the parts the race team prefers: Stiffezel front suspension arms, Stiffezel rear suspension arms, soft mud guards, and standard waterfall.
  • Adjustable Rear Shock Location: The rear shock tower can be flipped for a forward or rearward bias. This means the Gen3 rear shocks can be mounted in front of the rear tower and suspension arm, or in the traditional location on the back of the arm. This is a popular tuning option for high-grip surfaces that increases forward weight bias, rear end stability, and landing ability.
  • Aluminum-Plate Rear Hub: The molded-composite hub base allows a bearing to be press fit without play and minimal un-sprung weight. An aluminum plate is secured to the hub with an M3 screw and ball stud which is vertically adjustable. Now the ball stud is supported by aluminum from pushing or pulling out, while still threading into composite so it won’t work loose.
  • Ballast Tuning Options: Optional brass ballast weights can be mounted under the battery, under the laydown transmission idler, and in the front pivot. This makes it easy to tune the static weight and weight bias for changing track conditions. When running a higher static weight, the chassis will become more neutral and easier to drive on ultra-high-grip surfaces.
  • TLR 6.5" Rear Wing: Pulled from ultra-durable 1.2mm polycarbonate, the TLR 6.5" rear wing isn't new for the 5.0. Instead, this wing has proven itself as the longest lasting and most stable rear wing available for 1/10 2wd buggies over the past few years - and it comes in the kit.
  • Built-In Motor Fan Mount: The prevalence of spec racing has led to the need for many racers to run motor fans to keep temperatures lower. Rather than an aluminum mount, or double-sided tape, the 22 5.0 includes a molded fan mount secured to the mud guard for easy and dependable fan mounting.
  • 68mm Driveshafts Included: A popular tuning option for the 22 4.0, 68mm driveshafts let the driveshaft pin sit further inside the outdrive cup, for less bone lock. This allows the rear end to roll more on-power improving on-power steering and rear stability exiting corners.
  • Laydown Configuration: The laydown 3-gear transmission moves the motor forward by 20mm+ to a more centralized location. The benefit is a chassis that drives much flatter and carries more corner speed.

Specifications:
Approximate Assembly Time:
3-5 Hours   
Ball Bearings: Full Rubber Sealed Ball Bearings   
Body: 22 5.0 Cab Forward, 0.7mm LW   
Brakes: Controlled via Motor/ESC   
Chassis: 2mm Milled Plate, 7075-T6 Aluminum   
Completion Level: Kit   
Differential: Gear Differential   
Drivetrain: 2WD   
Front Track: 9.8 in (248.5mm)   
Gear Pitch: 48-Pitch   
Height: 5.8 in (148mm)   
Internal Gear Ratio: 2.43:1   
Length: 15.0 in (382mm)   
Rear Track: 9.8 in (250mm)   
Shock Type: 12mm Big Bore, Oil Filled   
Size/Scale: 1/10   
Spur Gear: 78T,72T   
Suspension: Lower A-Arm, Upper Adjustable Link   
Track: 9.8 in (250mm)   
Vehicle Type: Buggy   
Wheel Diameter: 2.2 in (56mm)   
Wheel Hex Size: 12mm Hex   
Wheel Type: 22 Dish, 12mm Hex   
Wheelbase: 11.0 in(280mm)   
Width: 9.8 in (250mm)

Needed to Complete:

  • Motor
  • Electronic Speed Control
  • Servo
  • Radio System
  • 48 Pitch Pinion Gear
  • Charger
  • Battery
  • Paint
  • Tools
Includes:
  • (1) TLR 22 5.0 AC Race Kit: 1/10 2WD Buggy Astro/Carpet
  • (1) Product Manual

This product was added to our catalog on March 25, 2019

Daniel Schwind
Sunday, May 12 2019 (about 4 years ago)
Team Losi Racing 22 5.0 AC 1/10 2WD Electric Buggy Kit (Carpet & Astro)
Great kit too assemble but some mistakes in assembly order. Make sure too mount the servo early on page D4, as it will save you a big headache trying to squeeze in the servo and connect the steering arm without removing parts. Same problem I had in previous 22 kits. All parts are high grade and precision parts in Tlr kits and rarely if ever was short or missing of any parts.
Deyna Chia
Verified Owner
Saturday, Nov 28 2020 (about 3 years ago)
Team Losi Racing 22 5.0 AC 1/10 2WD Electric Buggy Kit (Carpet & Astro)
My first gen 22 made way for the 22 5.0 AC, and it was an obvious step up in terms of design, features and performance, with added toughness. Compared with my other buggies. the 5.0 seems to have more "depth" in the shock package, feeling like it has more suspension travel.

Extremely hardy car, good build quality. Pity that the rear suspension blocks and pills don't do diagonal adjustments. The plastic shock towers are really stiff and having changed to the CF ones, i honestly can't tell the difference in lap times.

The rubber banded battery holder is pretty handy, though i wonder about longevity of those bands.

At USD269, it's a lot of car for the money!
Abdullah Hasman
Verified Owner
Saturday, Sep 25 2021 (about 2 years ago)
Team Losi Racing 22 5.0 AC 1/10 2WD Electric Buggy Kit (Carpet & Astro)
This is my first ever 2wd buggy I ever had and its awesome! Jumps and lands amazing but i still need to practice driving a 2wd buggy.The build is ok but some of the screws are really tight to screw into the stiffezel plastic and to make ur life easier add a drop of black grease on the screws.I also recommend using some good quality hex drivers to build this kit and also the tiny 1.3mm hex screw that screws into the rear arm blocks,u dont even need to put them in because they do absolutely nothing because the arm blocks are already secured tightly by the rear gearbox screws.The 2 things that i dont really like about this car is that wish TLR made a slightly better gear cover for the spur and the pinion so that i can drive it on looser and rougher dirt but i just made my own gear cover using an old Lexan buggy wing i had laying around and just taped it on the existing upper gear cover and also that u cant use other brand wheels other than the TLR ones on the 22 5.0 unless if u modify them to fit which i did. But overall awesome car!
Jo Kenneth Rognstad
Verified Owner
Tuesday, Feb 9 2021 (about 3 years ago)
Team Losi Racing 22 5.0 AC 1/10 2WD Electric Buggy Kit (Carpet & Astro)
cool car absolutely fantastic to drive. and not too expensive
Jeff Schell
Verified Owner
Saturday, Dec 28 2019 (about 4 years ago)
Team Losi Racing 22 5.0 AC 1/10 2WD Electric Buggy Kit (Carpet & Astro)
If your looking to compete at your local carpet track, this car will definitely give you all the performance you need. I am getting far better corner speeds with the TLR22 5.0 AC. The car handles extremely well and you lap times will be proof. The build quality is excellent. I love the fact this car comes with front and rear anti sway bars and a gear differential. Totally recommend this car for astroturf and carpet tracts.
Joshua Dawson
Verified Owner
Monday, Oct 26 2020 (about 3 years ago)
Team Losi Racing 22 5.0 AC 1/10 2WD Electric Buggy Kit (Carpet & Astro)
Excellent car out of the box!! Build it according to instructions and go racing. I added several Elite items when they were on sale for the fall sale. This is my 2nd AC car. I would reccommend it to anyone.
Ronald Bennett
Verified Owner
Friday, Feb 7 2020 (about 4 years ago)
Team Losi Racing 22 5.0 AC 1/10 2WD Electric Buggy Kit (Carpet & Astro)
Nicely designed kit. Instructions were pretty easy to follow. Lots of videos on line for setup of diff and shocks.
ernest robinson
Verified Owner
Sunday, Jan 19 2020 (about 4 years ago)
Team Losi Racing 22 5.0 AC 1/10 2WD Electric Buggy Kit (Carpet & Astro)
good stuff. fast shipping. good price.............
Foy Justice
Monday, Jul 22 2019 (about 4 years ago)
Team Losi Racing 22 5.0 AC 1/10 2WD Electric Buggy Kit (Carpet & Astro)
Fantastic car. It does what it should do and does it very well. Easy to build and set up. Iv been running it for about 6 months now and havent broken a single part.
Gen Espinosa
Verified Owner
Saturday, Aug 29 2020 (about 3 years ago)
Team Losi Racing 22 5.0 AC 1/10 2WD Electric Buggy Kit (Carpet & Astro)
Great customer service. price and good product quality.
Aaron Shallenberger
Verified Owner
Friday, Jun 26 2020 (about 3 years ago)
Team Losi Racing 22 5.0 AC 1/10 2WD Electric Buggy Kit (Carpet & Astro)
Haven’t got all the way put together . Missing couple small parts
Paul Dalton
Verified Owner
Friday, Dec 25 2020 (about 3 years ago)
Team Losi Racing 22 5.0 AC 1/10 2WD Electric Buggy Kit (Carpet & Astro)
Well it was bought for a Christmas gift, bought 10 days before and it’s Christmas morning and it’s not here. So 1 star is all I can do because you can’t mark a - 5 star