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[GLTHFJ60]

Did some grinding to get more clearance for the shocks and moved the front shocks in about 1.5mm to help clear the frame. Getting closer to max flex.

I only flipped into the fire once!!

 

[roadstr6]

Johnny, Looking at your post from yesterday it looks like your tires are actually the Hot Bodies Rovers. Good tires. Good to see you are having fun!

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Broken concrete = R/C playground.

 

[jfz80]

Rookie

Isn't there a spare room off the garage that could be converted?

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Why yes, yes there is

 

[JohnVee]

Rookie

Isn't there a spare room off the garage that could be converted?

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Is that half of a grapefruit down there?

 

[jfz80]

that would be a gate cone for the thursday night competitions
half of a tennis ball

 

[jfz80]

Ground clearance and gear reduction...... You know you want em Johnny

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Drool.

Was having some traction issues the other night:

 

[Rice]

DIY traction solution ...

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Chains?!?! Talk about adding weight up front. That's exactly what I need!

Have any more info on that, as in what kind of chain was used?

 

[Rice]

Chains?!?! Talk about adding weight up front. That's exactly what I need!

Have any more info on that, as in what kind of chain was used?

I would doubt the weight gain would be significant. Need some wheel weights for that. But a seriously fun way to waste some time while stuck to the couch.

That chain is called "jack" chain. I would guess a size 18 would work.

http://www.tsperfection.com/singlejack.html

 

[roadstr6]

Those chains don't weigh much but I bet they do make some traction. I use standard stick-on wheel weights from a tire shop. Remove the RC tire, peel off the backing and wrap/stick the weights onto the rim and then re-mount the tire. I usually wrap a couple wraps of electrical tape to keep them snug in case the adhesive fails. I usually put two sets of weights in each of the fronts and one in each rear.

 

[roadstr6]

Little walk in the woods with my boy, Nathan yesterday.

 

[jfz80]

Hit it at jeep speed

Wraith looks like a lot of fun

 

[roadstr6]

The Wraith gets the most use of any of our RC's. It's not a true crawler but it sure is fun to beat on! 21 turn Titan 550 motor on 2s. All steel case gears. MIP driveshafts. HD U-joint axles, etc., etc. It is a work horse. Nathan drove it close to two miles that day, non-stop on a single pack. The thing went over ice, through creeks and deep mud. It's a great rig. Of course the shocks are all blown and have been oiless forever but it just keeps on going and has for three years now. My mainteneance routine: I always put it up wet and caked with mud. A couple of days later when the mud dries I pick it up and drop it a few times to knock the crap off. Good to go!

 

[GLTHFJ60]

I think I'm going to need to pick up some new batteries. My batteries don't last very long at all with my 35t motor, maybe 20 minutes.

 

[little_joe]

Johnny, get in touch with Nick at Helios again, he has a wide variety of private-label batteries for great prices. BTW I'm running +3 hrs on a single 2S 5000mah, brushed 35T.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Johnny, get in touch with Nick at Helios again, he has a wide variety of private-label batteries for great prices. BTW I'm running +3 hrs on a single 2S 5000mah, brushed 35T.

Yes, I need to. In addition, I need to figure out how to get the controller to allow me to go from throttle to reverse without "double tapping" forward on the trigger. I think it's tied to the auto-brake functionality, but I can't figure it out. Doesn't help that the manual is chinglish.

 

[little_joe]

Yeah the controls can be a bit maddening at times. I have no issue going from Fwd to Rev, and I've disabled ABS on both of my profiles on the FlySky. I had Nick set up the FS for my RC4WD TF2 2-speed transmission, it was driving me nuts - and took him <10 mins.