NK's V1 Bomber Build

[NKlamerus]

Washed it up and plugged a battery in to dry the tires some

Was having all kinds of glitching, and the Mamba X was giving me a receiver error beep

I opened the receiver box expecting water but it was bone dry

Suspicion lead me to the on/off switch with the broken rubber boot, cut it off and wired the leads together and it works flawlessly again

[MaX-D]

Originally Posted by NKlamerus

No race today just playing around with a Lasernut on the track

So far I've seen 2 lazernuts run out there, and both were broken rather quickly

I can't say I was off better, I lost a barrel nut about 2 packs in

New foams are MUCH better, other than bad landings I'm rolling much less

Do you use blue Loctite when you put the barrel nuts on?

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[NKlamerus]

Originally Posted by MaX-D

Do you use blue Loctite when you put the barrel nuts on?

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Sure do

Going to pick up some 15mm extensions tomorrow to put on the rear, step down from 20

[MaX-D]

Originally Posted by NKlamerus

Sure do

Going to pick up some 15mm extensions tomorrow to put on the rear, step down from 20

I'm surprised you lost the barrel nut using blue Loctite.

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[NKlamerus]

Not a lost a nut, but a broken axle tip!

Oh the joys of running in water.

[NKlamerus]

Originally Posted by MaX-D

I'm surprised you lost the barrel nut using blue Loctite.

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Turns out the loctite did its job!

[NKlamerus]

Yeah that may cause some issues

Factory axial ring gear is completely wallered out

Explains the rubbing on the lockouts

[MaX-D]

Originally Posted by NKlamerus

Yeah that may cause some issues

Factory axial ring gear is completely wallered out

Explains the rubbing on the lockouts

DAAAAAAANG! What will you replace it with? Stock?

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[NKlamerus]

Originally Posted by MaX-D

DAAAAAAANG! What will you replace it with? Stock?

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Probably the HD gear set, factory ratio

I have an overdrive HD set already, but it's half the mesh of the standard and underdrive gears

[MaX-D]

Originally Posted by NKlamerus

Probably the HD gear set, factory ratio

I have an overdrive HD set already, but it's half the mesh of the standard and underdrive gears

I'm guessing since you drive your truck in a U4 environment that you don't run overdrive or under drive gears?

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[NKlamerus]

Originally Posted by MaX-D

I'm guessing since you drive your truck in a U4 environment that you don't run overdrive or under drive gears?

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I have actually ran OD/stock (locked front and rear) for awhile, it just rolled too often

Then I ran OD/stock open front/locked rear and hated it

Only combo I havent tried is OD/stock with a locked front and open rear

[MaX-D]

Originally Posted by NKlamerus

I have actually ran OD/stock (locked front and rear) for awhile, it just rolled too often

Then I ran OD/stock open front/locked rear and hated it

Only combo I havent tried is OD/stock with a locked front and open rear

What about both front and rear open? Does OD at speed affect the the truck in a negative way?

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[NKlamerus]

Originally Posted by MaX-D

What about both front and rear open? Does OD at speed affect the the truck in a negative way?

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Some guys run open/open out there but they are strictly racing with their rigs, and even then most prefer open/locked

No issues with speed, the track is so slick it never gets a chance to bind

[NKlamerus]

New bearings through the rear

I also am going to try open/open.

But it's Lucas red/tacky up front and #100,000 diff grease in the rear

HD gear set, factory ratio front and rear

I still need to rebuild the front but I'll wait for the snowballs to show up

NO stainless beef tubes in the rear, going to see how it fares. An axle housing is 12$ vs dealing with the filed axle flanges

15mm hot racing extensions instead of 20mm

[NKlamerus]

Originally Posted by MaX-D

What about both front and rear open? Does OD at speed affect the the truck in a negative way?

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Come to think of it, yes it does.

While I was running locked front and rear with OD/stock gearing; it would wander across gravel while at top speed

Almost like the servo wasn't centering, but It was back/forth as I would run a high speed straight

I'm assuming this was the front/rear slipping differently on the gravel, causing it to float off course

[MaX-D]

I was thinking about adding OD gears or perhaps UD gears to the rear on my wroncho, but it may see a little speed, so I'm unsure. I'll drive it with the stock gears in it to see how it does and then add either OD or UD to it later on down the road.

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[NKlamerus]

Originally Posted by MaX-D

I was thinking about adding OD gears or perhaps UD gears to the rear on my wroncho, but it may see a little speed, so I'm unsure. I'll drive it with the stock gears in it to see how it does and then add either OD or UD to it later on down the road.

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Try the UD in the rear first

If it matches the ar60 the ratio is less, but it's also easer to get into the rear axle without the steering system in the way, my .02

[NKlamerus]

Got to run today, less than a battery pack tho

Lower shock mount came unscrewed from the front axle. Time to look for something decent

As far as the open diffs, when it starts to roll in a corner; both inner tires diff out. Long enough that it gives me time to correct it by turning 180. Thinking about some 500,000# in the rear, the tires dont free spin with the 100,000 but it's pretty easy to break a tire free by hand

Not sure if the rolling save is a good thing, seems like a lot of wear with all that power transfer

I wonder how locked front/open rear might be, would definitely cause some stress on drivetrain and steering servo but it may be more predictable leaving turns?

[MaX-D]

Nice Big Air pics! How are those wheels working out?

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[NKlamerus]

Originally Posted by MaX-D

Nice Big Air pics! How are those wheels working out?

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Very light and they stay pretty solid

But all 4 of them don't seem like they are that straight, just a slight wobble