Wraith RTR Stock Motor

[buffet]

Hi everyone

I'm very new to RC crawling (and RC cars as well, all of my experience is more into RC helis and quadcopters), so I've ordered myself a Wraith RTR to start with. For a start I won't be using my Wraith for pure crawling, mostly some forest off-roading, mudding, running in snow, etc. I've read threads here on recommended parts and have a question:

- I want to keep the stock motor during my introductory stage to my Wraith. But I don't want this stage to last for 5 minutes and have the motor burned. So I've decided to change spur gear from 80t stock to 87t, and pinion from 20t to 15t. Is that a good idea or is that too slow? Maybe I can settle with 87t spur / 20t pinion (stock)? I must say that parts availability where I live is scarce, so I don't have the 84t / 16t choice which is recommended in one of the stickies.

Thanks in advance!

[Postclanker]

Stock is a 27 turn....maybe order one extra when ordering your Wraith. I ran mine pretty hard for a couple of months before it got smelly hot and slowed down quite a bit....that's when I changed the whole thing out for a brushless system. The stock motor is actually pretty good....and it's pretty cheap also...just order an extra one. My bet is you'll break other things before the motor goes.

Have fun

[SlowGrynd]

Originally Posted by Postclanker

Stock is a 27 turn...
Have fun

Nope. The RTR comes with a 20t.

[BLK00TJ]

Get a set of the 32P speed gears over at CKRC. I got a set of both crawling and speed gears and like them both. My stock motor has held up fine so far but I stripped out the old spur gear and broke a few links. i upgrade as I break stuff

[Postclanker]

Originally Posted by Slow

Nope. The RTR comes with a 20t.

oops...my bad...you are correct sir...