Wraith Beginners Guide

[jkabee]

Great thread Harley. You helped me decide that my next rig is a wraith, not another scx10!

[Ballistic17]

Great write up. I am looking at getting a wrath so this is just what I need to read.

[Bronco39]

Thanks for all the info Harley ! Big help

[Newfiebullet]

Thanks to Harley and all others out there. you guys have helped me quite a bit on my wraith.

[Creepy Inc.]

I need a little help here please.

I'm trying to find the Heavy Duty lockout shaft for the Wraith. It looks like the stock one Axial Dig Lockout Shaft [AXI30437] | RC Cars & Trucks - A Main Hobbies but, it's solid metal. It's not the one piece Robinson Racing Outdrive Diff Locker Gear Wraith (RRP1555) | RC Car & Truck - RC Planet .Any help would be awesome.

[Harley]

Originally Posted by Creepy Inc.

I need a little help here please.

I'm trying to find the Heavy Duty lockout shaft for the Wraith. It looks like the stock one Axial Dig Lockout Shaft [AXI30437] | RC Cars & Trucks - A Main Hobbies but, it's solid metal. It's not the one piece Robinson Racing Outdrive Diff Locker Gear Wraith (RRP1555) | RC Car & Truck - RC Planet .Any help would be awesome.

There is no HD version of that. There are extended output shafts made by other vendors for use with standard style transmissions though.

[Creepy Inc.]

Originally Posted by Harley

There is no HD version of that. There are extended output shafts made by other vendors for use with standard style transmissions though.

Ok, That must be what I had then. I had one a while back I got in a trade but, I sold it. Do you know who makes it? or are the Axial ones strong enough?

EDIT: found them! Thanks

http://www.crawlerinnovations.com/in...mart&Itemid=80

[19_mustang_96]

Anyone have a picture of the battery being mounted under the hood.

[joshjunior]

Originally Posted by Harley

Wheels and Tires

Stock Wheels and Tires:

The stock wheels that come with the Wraith are a plastic non-beadlock design. The wheel face is designed after one of the Raceline fullsize wheel company’s designs. They come vented to allow air to flow out for a less bouncy ride. The tires that are Axial’s Ripsaw tires however they are NOT the R35 compound that you can buy in stores. They are a harder compound that does not offer the same level of traction. The tires are glued to the stock wheels.

Here is a tip on removing the stock tires from the stock wheels. Be careful and do this at the risk of your wife/mom/roommates being pissed at the slight odor of smoking rubber. The tires and wheels all come out perfectly fine after this process.

• Place 2 tires on cookie sheet covered with tinfoil.
• Preheat oven to 325
• Bake tires for 30 minutes.
• Remove tires from oven, leave on cookie sheet.
• With oven mitts or protection of some sort, break the tires off the bead on the side facing up.
• Flip the tires over and place back in the oven for 10 minutes.
• Remove from oven and finish removing the tires from the wheels.

EASY! Please be careful! I had some water in my tires and the steam that was coming out could have been pretty dangerous.


Upgrading Wheels:

Rock crawling and bashing both put a lot of stress on stock plastic wheels. The heavier your rig gets the worse it will be as well. I personally suggest upgrading to some aluminum wheels. Aluminum wheels will have a much stronger hex area, this will keep you from “spinning” the hex area due to excessive torque. Another key feature is beadlocks. These allow you to change tires without using glue and more securely hold the beads of your tires.

I have used wheels from most manufacturers but, like many others will say, I have never found a wheel as nice as the offerings from Vanquish. For the Wraith, I would suggest any of the SLW or SSZ wheels, in 1” width. A 350 hub will get you a nearly stock track width SLW’s. With SSZ’s you need to slightly grind the end of the stub axle to fit the wheels with these 350 hubs, or you can step up to 475 hubs which is what I personally run.


Upgrading Tires:

Compound is key. The stock tires just aren’t “sticky” like we want on the rocks and trails. When looking for tires you want to look at these features and specs:

• Height – a shorter tire will effectively lower your gearing and top speed if you don’t adjust your gearing elsewhere. I suggest staying with a tire that is 5.5” tall for the wheelbase on the Wraith.
• Tread – An aggressive lug pattern will work well in most terrains, such as rock and dirt/mud. The tread depth comes into play as well, there is trade off for too deep or too shallow.
• Compound – You want a tire that is soft enough to conform to the terrain but not so soft that it rolls under the truck when trying to turn or sidehill. A lot of this comes down to foams as well.
• Foams – See if the foams included with the tires are getting good reviews. If they aren’t you may be forced to spend another $20-40 on foams which may not be what many people want to do.

I personally prefer the Axial R35 Ripsaws. These tires do well on the trail and on the rocks, a great tire for most terrains. Another popular choice is the Proline TSL Swampers. Do some looking around and see what you like, tires are a big part of both the aesthetics AND the performance of your rig so chose carefully!

What's the benefit of running the 475 hubs?
Took a screenshot of my shopping Cart BC I wasn't sure of the quantity you got power order... Unit of issue or whatever its called lol
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[Trentenowns]

Originally Posted by Harley

I do not recommend purchasing anything from CKRC.

why don't you recommend them?Slow shipping?Crappy service or what?

[Harley]

Originally Posted by Trentenowns

why don't you recommend them?Slow shipping?Crappy service or what?

Yes.

Just do a search for CKRC on here. You'll find many many threads talking about horror stories. No other company on here has a worse rep.

[The Doc]

Originally Posted by Harley

Yes.

Just do a search for CKRC on here. You'll find many many threads talking about horror stories. No other company on here has a worse rep.

I saw alot too, but they had a wraith trans for a good price and I took a chance, talked to them on the ph (Jason) and he got it out the same day and I had it the next day. Guess I'm one of the lucky storys. Jason did have good PR.

[nefas]

Originally Posted by joshjunior

What's the benefit of running the 475 hubs?
Took a screenshot of my shopping Cart BC I wasn't sure of the quantity you got power order... Unit of issue or whatever its called lol
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You are good to go with those quantities. The benefit of 475 hubs is that you have a wider track

[joshjunior]

I'll be ordering those and I'm debating on the link kit too lol

sent using a string and an empty beer can

[illest1989]

Originally Posted by Harley

No smoking the servo is not the problem. When you run a 3s LiPo it cuts down the ability of the internal BEC to supply enough power to run the servo. Again, with a 3s pack a BEC is required.

Just because a guy has a bunch of videos doesn't mean he is a reliable source for information. Just like a high post count doesn't mean anything, I'm full of shit most of the time

what about with a mmp, do u still have to run a bec? am running 3s with stock servo?

[budhatrain]

I am looking to pick up 27T brushed motor like so many suggested, wanting to run 3s lipo.

Out of these two motors will this less expensive one hold up for a while?

holmes hobbies - torque master sport Holmes Hobbies / Holmes Bikes :: Motors :: Brushed :: TorqueMaster Sport 540

Or is it better to just go with this one

holmes hobbies- torque master pro Holmes Hobbies / Holmes Bikes :: Motors :: Brushed :: TorqueMaster Pro 540

Or am I off completely and should go another route completely?

[Harley]

Originally Posted by budhatrain

I am looking to pick up 27T brushed motor like so many suggested, wanting to run 3s lipo.

Out of these two motors will this less expensive one hold up for a while?

holmes hobbies - torque master sport Holmes Hobbies / Holmes Bikes :: Motors :: Brushed :: TorqueMaster Sport 540

Or is it better to just go with this one

holmes hobbies- torque master pro Holmes Hobbies / Holmes Bikes :: Motors :: Brushed :: TorqueMaster Pro 540

Or am I off completely and should go another route completely?

You are on the right track, and the Sport motor will work just fine.

[Speedwraither]

Newbie here,

I've had my wraith kit for a couple of months now lovin' every minute of it but I've done some drastic changes to the transmission to make it go faster hence the name rock racer. I installed a Traxxas Titan 12T 550 motor with the xl5 esc but having issues with the motor getting hot and shutting down after some serious hard run time, got any suggestions? I've found a 32p upgrade for speed its got a 54T spur gear and a14T pinon will that do? What about changing the gear ratios in the axles themselves/

[Harley]

Originally Posted by Speedwraither

Newbie here,

I've had my wraith kit for a couple of months now lovin' every minute of it but I've done some drastic changes to the transmission to make it go faster hence the name rock racer. I installed a Traxxas Titan 12T 550 motor with the xl5 esc but having issues with the motor getting hot and shutting down after some serious hard run time, got any suggestions? I've found a 32p upgrade for speed its got a 54T spur gear and a14T pinon will that do? What about changing the gear ratios in the axles themselves/

You need to gear lower. You can't maintain the speed and keep that motor cool, it's just not the right combo for the Wraith. The motor and ESC thread has info on gearing on the first page.

[Speedwraither]

Originally Posted by Harley

You need to gear lower. You can't maintain the speed and keep that motor cool, it's just not the right combo for the Wraith. The motor and ESC thread has info on gearing on the first page.

Ok I'll look into it. Should I think about going brush less for speed then? I've heard a lot a of good things about the tekin brush less motors also axial makes a brush less system for the exo terra buggy I thought about dropping in it? Just a thought I have read this entire beginners guide and it has provided much useful information for any and all ideas I've got for my wraith