Jato The GOAT

[OSRC]

Originally Posted by Brake Weight

Were you noticeably out crawler by the brass knuckle weights or was it close crawling?

I don't think they were worth the cost honestly. We were pretty equal all around. The Pitbulls for sure outgripped the G8 Hyrax and that evened the odds significantly.

[Topher Builds]

Glad to see you got some wheel time in and are happy with the rig. I agree they are a whole lot of fun to wheel. Much different experience than a normal scale truck.

[mewalsh100]

Looks like an awesome spot Jato. Too bad about all the damn graffiti on the rocks.

[Brake Weight]

Originally Posted by OSRC

I don't think they were worth the cost honestly. We were pretty equal all around. The Pitbulls for sure outgripped the G8 Hyrax and that evened the odds significantly.

Thanks for the feedback.

[JatoTheRipper]

Originally Posted by OSRC

I don't think they were worth the cost honestly. We were pretty equal all around. The Pitbulls for sure outgripped the G8 Hyrax and that evened the odds significantly.

I think it's a rare occasion these days when you see modern tires clearly out perform another, but I do agree we saw noticeable differences in certain situations on that day. Pretty cool to see.

Originally Posted by Topher Builds

Glad to see you got some wheel time in and are happy with the rig. I agree they are a whole lot of fun to wheel. Much different experience than a normal scale truck.

Thank you! Yep, for sure this is my new favorite non-scaler scaler.

Originally Posted by mewalsh100

Looks like an awesome spot Jato. Too bad about all the damn graffiti on the rocks.

Thank you for the edit! I greatly appreciate it!

It's a great place for trail trucks and rock crawlers and very nice to have 30 minutes from my house! Yes, the graffiti is bad and I worry that someday it may be part of the reason this private park shuts down to the public.

[soze]

I did get the brass portal covers. The place where I saw them help the most were extreme inclines. That and using the front as anchors on minor ledges are about the only reason I got them for though. I noticed the front would lift on those steep inclines, and I wanted the front more planted. That + the Supershafty rear link riser seems to have helped out quite a bit for my rig.

[JatoTheRipper]

Originally Posted by soze

I did get the brass portal covers. The place where I saw them help the most were extreme inclines. That and using the front as anchors on minor ledges are about the only reason I got them for though. I noticed the front would lift on those steep inclines, and I wanted the front more planted. That + the Supershafty rear link riser seems to have helped out quite a bit for my rig.

I am sure I'll add some weights to the front of mine. I just don't want to make the truck too heavy. I'm waiting for more options to come out there. SSD just listed theirs on their website and they look very appealing.

I ordered that link riser mount, but I'm still waiting on it.

[JatoTheRipper]

Some of my upgrades for the Capra came from SuperShafty.

I got their link riser and the Team Garage Hack 30% overdrive portal gears. I also got a root beer barrel and a Tootsie pop. Some lucky folks got a cool, SuperShafty sicker sheet as well. I did not, but that's how the cookie crumbles.

Along with these mods from SS, I also ordered the stiffer, green springs for the rear shocks and thicker, 50wt oil. Those last two items are coming from RPP and USPS must have shipped them by horse because they're a few days late now.

[Panther6834]

Originally Posted by JatoTheRipper

Some of my upgrades for the Capra came from SuperShafty.

I got their link riser and the Team Garage Hack 30% overdrive portal gears. I also got a root beer barrel and a Tootsie pop. Some lucky folks got a cool, SuperShafty sicker sheet as well. I did not, but that's how the cookie crumbles.

Along with these mods from SS, I also ordered the stiffer, green springs for the rear shocks and thicker, 50wt oil. Those last two items are coming from RPP and USPS must have shipped them by horse because they're a few days late now.

I'll trade you my Wintergreen Lifesavers, for your root beer.

Only problem I had installing the OD gears was that one of the lower bearings didn't want to come out of my Vitavon brass portal covers. After using a tiny jeweler's flathead screwdriver (VERY carefully, and rotating very slowly while "working it out"), it finally came out. Thanks, both bearings went back into place just as easily as they had when I installed the brass portal covers. Haven't yet been able to test the OD gears, but I'm certain they'll do exactly what they're supposed to.

~ More peace, love, laughter & kindness would make the world a MUCH better place

[JatoTheRipper]

Originally Posted by Panther6834

I'll trade you my Wintergreen Lifesavers, for your root beer.

Only problem I had installing the OD gears was that one of the lower bearings didn't want to come out of my Vitavon brass portal covers. After using a tiny jeweler's flathead screwdriver (VERY carefully, and rotating very slowly while "working it out"), it finally came out. Thanks, both bearings went back into place just as easily as they had when I installed the brass portal covers. Haven't yet been able to test the OD gears, but I'm certain they'll do exactly what they're supposed to.

~ More peace, love, laughter & kindness would make the world a MUCH better place

Too late. The Tootsie Roll was consumed first and the root beer barrel didn't last much longer. I do love the Wintergreen LifeSavers, but we have a huge bag here.

Why did you need to remove the bearing from the brass cover when it was going back on anyway?

[Panther6834]

Originally Posted by JatoTheRipper

Too late. The Tootsie Roll was consumed first and the root beer barrel didn't last much longer. I do love the Wintergreen LifeSavers, but we have a huge bag here.



Why did you need to remove the bearing from the brass cover when it was going back on anyway?

I misworded that...sorry (was trying to keep my post short, as I can sometimes be "overly wordy).

Anyway, what I meant to say is, when I removed one of the axle stubs from the portal covers, it was stuck on the axle stub. In order to remove the lower portal gear, I needed to remove the bearing. I used the jeweler's flathead to work the bearing off the axle stub. I slowly worked it off, holding the gear, and slowly rotating the gear as I worked the bearing off. Once the bearing was off the axle stub, I easily popped it right back into the portal housing.

Does it make more sense worded that way? Again, my wording the first time would have confused even me, had I been the one reading it.

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[JatoTheRipper]

Originally Posted by Panther6834

I misworded that...sorry (was trying to keep my post short, as I can sometimes be "overly wordy).

Anyway, what I meant to say is, when I removed one of the axle stubs from the portal covers, it was stuck on the axle stub. In order to remove the lower portal gear, I needed to remove the bearing. I used the jeweler's flathead to work the bearing off the axle stub. I slowly worked it off, holding the gear, and slowly rotating the gear as I worked the bearing off. Once the bearing was off the axle stub, I easily popped it right back into the portal housing.

Does it make more sense worded that way? Again, my wording the first time would have confused even me, had I been the one reading it.

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Yep, that makes sense.

[Panther6834]

Originally Posted by JatoTheRipper

Yep, that makes sense.

I need to try to be better at proofreading posts before I hit the "send" button...not only for spelling/grammer errors, but also for how I worded things. Can't remember how many times I've posted something (especially in the Traxxas forum, which I know you'll understand, having commented on my posts there), only to have someone misunderstand what I meant...and then, when I go back and re-read what I posted, I understand how they misunderstood - but it was my fault for incorrectly working what I was trying to get across. What can I say...I'm human.

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