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08-10-2010, 08:38 PM | #1 |
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| Long slow crawl to Nat's I got a AX-10 ARTR for X-Mas 2 years ago. Ive put a good bit into it and have done purrty well. Even with most of my club mates going MOA. I placed 10th out of 71 @ MotorRama only 9 below Del Monte and 7 below Gatekeeper. The only Axial even in the top ten. So even thu Ive sent more time with my Scaler then Comp rig these last 5 months I'm giving Nat's a shot this year. This thread will be a quick recap of the last two years and what I will do to get ready for Nat's. Any feedback, Help or Hints will be taken and appreciated. First aftermarket body and tires. Throwing on the new shocks after a night of drinking. Bad Idea. Last edited by Creepy Inc.; 10-21-2010 at 06:48 AM. |
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08-10-2010, 08:49 PM | #2 |
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| Then the Gods shined down on us. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L-jVwGy0fs His ever going diet By far my favorite lid to date As well as one of my fav upgrades SUPER 300's |
08-10-2010, 09:09 PM | #3 |
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| Here are two vid's that I have learned alot from watching. They are both from MotorRama 010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygJ94pevKeQ I'm not looking to make big changes to him but, I do want more break over and, Steering. Setting on all four As you can see in the steering pic's one tire is turned harder then the other. Is this what the VP 0 Ack knuckles fix? Hard right Hard left And a front shot Newest body Last edited by Creepy Inc.; 10-21-2010 at 06:47 AM. |
08-10-2010, 10:48 PM | #4 |
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Yes, the zero ackermann knuckles will keep both tires parallel at any point in the turn. On the other hand, you can just BTA your current setup, and you would have proper ackermann angle, which means that your inside tire would turn sharper than your outside tire. Casey |
08-10-2010, 10:55 PM | #5 |
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the vp knuckles will fix the akerman. i am gonna have to steal your idea with bending the front battery/4 link/ servo plate down like that, my servo and battery gets hit by the tires at full turn so i think that would help. |
08-11-2010, 02:24 AM | #6 |
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Congrats on the 10th place finish Yeah if you want to keep your steering setup basically unchanged (sero positioning wise) go with teh vp zero ackerman knucks. Unfortunately, with your current shock positioning, you wo't get much more steering angle. To truly take advantage of your super 300's and the VP knuckles, you have to get creative with your shock and link positions up fronrt. You should take a look at Gunnar's narrow FF-4 build for some inspiration for maximizing your steering throw. And try the OD gears up front with the UD gears in the rear, that will help with non dig turning too. |
08-11-2010, 05:04 AM | #7 |
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What Locker are you using with the 300's?
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08-11-2010, 11:09 AM | #8 |
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And yes as Fire Kid said it comes with the SUPER 300's | |||
08-11-2010, 01:54 PM | #10 |
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yes both of the wheels will turn as tight as the one turning tighter, also you can set the epa's of your radio to steer sharper. od and ud are only bad when you are reversing, i use both and have good success with it. |
08-11-2010, 02:11 PM | #11 |
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08-11-2010, 05:02 PM | #12 |
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What is that hotrod body you have on there? It looks awesome, and would be a nice alternative to the usual bug body. Thanks.
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08-11-2010, 07:26 PM | #13 | ||
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08-11-2010, 07:39 PM | #14 |
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Great looking build! Just getting started with Axial and excited to hear you are keeping up with the MOAs with your rig.
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08-12-2010, 11:20 AM | #15 |
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Show them MOA's how it's done!
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08-12-2010, 06:11 PM | #16 | |
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How good I do at Nats will be making up my mind on what rig I build first A XR-10 or finish SCX-G Wagon I'll give it all Ive got but I must say I don't see much better then a 50th place finish for me I getting ready to start ordering fresh parts to re-vamp him asap. I did put in order for the VP 0 ack knuks last night. | |
08-12-2010, 07:22 PM | #17 |
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Why did you decide to leave the 3-link in it?
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08-13-2010, 07:55 PM | #19 |
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08-18-2010, 01:48 PM | #20 |
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Well my VP's came in and I'm not sure about this. I need to get his front end wider. As you can see now both tires point the same way and there is a little more then before. In this pic vvv They don't seem to be on the same track Last edited by Creepy Inc.; 10-21-2010 at 06:46 AM. |
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