packing some weight

[rockdog1]

I borrowed my buddies ax 10 and i was looking at his setup. he used draino to remove the green, an old revo receiver and remote, 55t motor, nice fatuba MG servo, and 2.2 mud slingers. the real kicker is he took the foams out of the wheels and filled them with pennies. yes i said pennies. each wheel weighed 4 pounds. this thing crawled like a dream, the only problem is i striped the only plastic gear in the servo 4 times, not a costly problem but annoying.

let me know what u think about using pennies instead of foam.

[BRUSHLESSAX10]

i also have an ax 10, goat set up, and traxxas reciever and radio from my tmaxx. i have tried motorcycle wheel weights, shaving foams(few different ways) and finally, what seems to help the most so far is soft air, plastic bb's. they wont rust since they are plastic, and they also roll alot nicer than say pennies i would say cuz they are round. with beadlocks, the air is trapped in the tire, so they are soft like i like em and the bb's seem to work well.

[Jester666]

Originally Posted by BRUSHLESSAX10

i also have an ax 10, goat set up, and traxxas reciever and radio from my tmaxx. i have tried motorcycle wheel weights, shaving foams(few different ways) and finally, what seems to help the most so far is soft air, plastic bb's. they wont rust since they are plastic, and they also roll alot nicer than say pennies i would say cuz they are round. with beadlocks, the air is trapped in the tire, so they are soft like i like em and the bb's seem to work well.

how many bb's do you put in your tires?

[gadge]

pennies? air soft? try the zinc plated bb ...found at wal-mart
i'm not running nearly that much...weight 8oz front/5oz rear
rember that rolling or moving weights will change your cg on up n down hills...
lead or a ridgid weight doesn't change..stays centered on axle ...
moving weights(bbs)roll to the lowest point

[Flatcrawlr]

I would get tired of the noise. Weights cost 2 bucks at the LHS and you can measure how much you are adding.

[gadge]

didnt say i use it for my rigs ...i use the lead stick on weights..couldnt deal with the shifting weight..our course designer puts in alot of verticals got bbs in one of my supers though and i gotta say it does crawl really good

[BRUSHLESSAX10]

Originally Posted by Jester666

how many bb's do you put in your tires?

i didnt really count them i just used a small plastic cup (the clear shaving collector from a pencil sharpener) and added four scoops. so i knew they where even.

i tried wheel weights stuck to the inside of my wheels, but just didnt like it. ( personal opinion, some guys love em.)

im not saying i agree with anyone, im still testing things for my self, its just so far, for me, i like the green little plastic bb's the best.

[rctrucknut]

i posted this already, i took &wrapped my front rims with lead solder, started on 1 side then even wrapped it to other side till i ran out of room didnt overlap any, didnt seem to get the tires out of balence neither, but i still have to lower it also, if i keep it, i thought crawling would be my thing but not much fun indoors ,cant wait till warm weather thou

[xirtic]

I ran over to the local FIRESTONE and bought their tire balancing stick on weights for custom rims. I then STUCK 3oz inside each tire and then wrapped with silicone tape. I also had drilled 2 1/8" holes in each rim for air to escape and let the tire quickly form to the rock surface. I also have star cut my foams. This is working GREAT!!!

[BRUSHLESSAX10]

I Took The Soft Air Bb's Out The Other Night. I Think Where I Drive(mainly In The Woods) The Tires With The Foams Trimmed And A Little Weight On Top My Steering Servo( Still Expierimenting With That) Works The Best. It Seemed More Prone To Roll Overs With Weight In The Tires.

[yotachump]

A 20Lbs 2.2 he will break everything

Originally Posted by Jester666

how many bb's do you put in your tires?

Take the foams out and put the bb's in there place

[Alex35]

wow rockdog1 is taking all the credit lol

the ax-10 is my truck and I put in the pennies and only broke the plastic servo gear once








lol

[Stormin2u]

Originally Posted by yotachump

A 20Lbs 2.2 he will break everything






Take the foams out and put the bb's in there place

X2, I ran my rig with heavy wheel weight for a while and it seemed at every comp something broke, if you need that much weight in your tires to get your truck to work you might want to look at your CG.

[mysharona]

I like the penny idea, it can get you wheel weight if you are unable to find any stick on stuff. while searching for stick on weights, I went to goodyear, firstone, napa, autozone, les shwab, harbor freight, and even jiffy lube. all of the tire places had them, but they all said that they couln't sell me them. DOH!

[CrawlnYota33]

I've tried the bb's and lead weight around inside of wheels, prefered lead weights.

[Ced RC]

Here's what I use for wheel weights:

http://www.rcslot.com/pc-radio-contr...s/ASC1595.html



Perfect fit and reliable.

[Alex35]

the pennies worked really well and there easy to measure

[Robb]

Originally Posted by Alex35

the pennies worked really well and there easy to measure

Is your final story that you filled your 2.2 mudslingers with pennies, and each wheel/tire weighed in at 4 lbs?

[Alex35]

yep