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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.

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I only flipped into the fire once!! :lol:

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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!
 
that would be a gate cone for the thursday night competitions :)
half of a tennis ball
 
Ground clearance and gear reduction...... You know you want em Johnny :D

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DIY traction solution ...

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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?
 
GLTHFJ60 said:
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?
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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

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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.
 
Hit it at jeep speed :D

Wraith looks like a lot of fun
 
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!
 
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.
 
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.
 
little_joe said:
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.
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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.
 
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.
 
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