Moving the battery behind the seats sideways.

[NoLime]

Hi guys.
I have been staring endlessly at my wraith, thinking about chopping up the chassis real good. I have an idea to cut down a bit of the interior, drill some new holes to move the seat forward, and place the battery sideways right behind the front seats. Has anyone seen this done successfully? I gather that moving the battery forward is the best bet for crawling, but I tend to do more bashing with this ride. I also would like to try something that is not as common.
If I can make this work, my next project will be to cut about two inches from the rear of the chassis.

[ZippoMan]

I have not seen this myself but it sounds interesting. Post pics and I say go for it! It would be cool to see something different. It might be very tricky to get a battery in and out from that location. Where would you mount your ESC?

[ZippoMan]

Ahhh check this thread out: Cams Wraith - Newest photos at the end.

[evan03]

I think with 3s 22nd it work.

I'm in the process of building a new chassis. Electronics and winch forward with battery right behind the seats

[NoLime]

That build thread is pretty much what I'm wanting to do. I'm curious why he moved it forward in the end, though. I've already built a nice water resistant tray in the front for wiring and electronics. Probably not my last placement, but it works good for now.
I'm looking forward to seeing how your build comes out Evan. That is where I want to place my battery. Only 2S, though. I cannot afford the carnage a 3cell leaves me :-)

[Calderwood]

Originally Posted by NoLime

That build thread is pretty much what I'm wanting to do. I'm curious why he moved it forward in the end, though. I've already built a nice water resistant tray in the front for wiring and electronics. Probably not my last placement, but it works good for now.
I'm looking forward to seeing how your build comes out Evan. That is where I want to place my battery. Only 2S, though. I cannot afford the carnage a 3cell leaves me :-)

3s is easy to drive without breakage with some commonsense and minimal upgrades like 32p pinion/spur, steel trans gears, MIPs, inner pinion bushings, lockers and HD ring and pinions. That's really all it takes. IMO it's not until 4s that you really start breaking anything past this upgraded stuff. Just use your head in the rocks and then you have the 3s speed on tap for the open areas. Especially since you said you want to bash with it.

[NoLime]

Originally Posted by Calderwood

3s is easy to drive without breakage with some commonsense and minimal upgrades like 32p pinion/spur, steel trans gears, MIPs, inner pinion bushings, lockers and HD ring and pinions. That's really all it takes. IMO it's not until 4s that you really start breaking anything past this upgraded stuff. Just use your head in the rocks and then you have the 3s speed on tap for the open areas. Especially since you said you want to bash with it.

Lol I couldn't even imagine 4s!!! This thing is fast as it is on 2S, goes 30mph in second gear. If I try to turn at that speed I'm likely on my top. Henceforth the battery relocation and cage cutting. Trying to free up room for suspension travel and LCG. Do people regularly run 4s?

[ZippoMan]

Show us your Wraith!! How do you get up to 30mph? What motor do you run? I must be doing something wrong with my 2S set up. I have a MMP and Tekin Pro4 3300kv brushless and it tops out at just over 16mph. I have open diff front and axial HD stock ratio gears in the rear. HR aluminum transmission case with HR gears inside. MIP driveshafts............pretty much fully upgraded.

[NoLime]

There's the pit!
I'm running stock gears, a pro4 HD 3000, and a two speed tranny with 4-1 overdrive... It used to be faster before all the aluminum :-)

[NoLime]

Originally Posted by ZippoMan

Show us your Wraith!! How do you get up to 30mph? What motor do you run? I must be doing something wrong with my 2S set up. I have a MMP and Tekin Pro4 3300kv brushless and it tops out at just over 16mph. I have open diff front and axial HD stock ratio gears in the rear. HR aluminum transmission case with HR gears inside. MIP driveshafts............pretty much fully upgraded.

Why the open diff? Does it help you turn?

[ZippoMan]

Yes open diff helps turn. I am not into crawling with this one so I went with an open diff up front.

[mccrory74]

Originally Posted by NoLime

Hi guys.
I have been staring endlessly at my wraith, thinking about chopping up the chassis real good. I have an idea to cut down a bit of the interior, drill some new holes to move the seat forward, and place the battery sideways right behind the front seats. Has anyone seen this done successfully? I gather that moving the battery forward is the best bet for crawling, but I tend to do more bashing with this ride. I also would like to try something that is not as common.
If I can make this work, my next project will be to cut about two inches from the rear of the chassis.

I did exactly this and it works fine. I did modify the bottom of the seat back so it would lean forward a bit more to make battery removal easier. If you look at how the seat back moves, you can see where a little material can be removed to allow that. I can tell a huge difference in how the Wraith handles and I didnt have to move the ESC and other electronics. Hope this works for you.

[3stage]

Impressive speed!!!