Girlfriend Yeti....

[SilmarilS]

I just bought a stripped down (roller) RTR Yeti.

Now, this build will be cheapo. It's only to accompany my K-5 Blazer on scale trails, so no high-power combo, or heavy bashing!

I want to know what kind of upgrades I NEED to have..
It's a RTR version, all plastic.

It have the STRC knuckle and hubs.
I also have , not installed, Vanquish wheel hubs front/rear
Vanquish steering bearing upgrade.

I haven't open the transmission, but I guess it have metal gear in the transmission..

So, what are the needed upgrade..?

[SilmarilS]

I have a SW3 combo with a 4600kv

Is it too fast, even with the smallest pinion...?
Or I could change it for a 35/27T brushed motor!

[honchoscaler]

i run a 5700kv with 16/64 gearing on 2s lipo and its pretty quick (more basher than crawler). i assume a 4600kv with similar gearing should be pretty good. enough speed to entertain yet still enough low speed to have fun on a scale run. I might be completely wrong though haha

[JJ69chev]

I would say the vanquish Bell cranks. With to other upgrades you have listed it will eliminate all slop in the steering.

[CamaroTom]

HD gears in the front and rear.

[SilmarilS]

Good... I plan to open the diff and tranny to inspect everything.. I will check for HD diff parts!

[SilmarilS]

In the process of changing the cheap flat black paint of the previous owner!

[Hfrajuncajun]

Cool idea with painting the wheels two tone.

[Rdkill]

Originally Posted by Hfrajuncajun

Cool idea with painting the wheels two tone.

x2 show off the results

[SilmarilS]

Not the best masking around the rim, but hey, it's just a RC

[SilmarilS]

Originally Posted by honchoscaler

i run a 5700kv with 16/64 gearing on 2s lipo and its pretty quick (more basher than crawler). i assume a 4600kv with similar gearing should be pretty good. enough speed to entertain yet still enough low speed to have fun on a scale run. I might be completely wrong though haha

Just got out in the snow with the 4600 with a 11T pinon.. Not too fast, but no low end for scale trails.. Time to find another motor!

[mattehmer01]

I fun a castle 3800kv and that does good all around

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[Rdkill]

not bad you won't even notice once there dirty

[Hfrajuncajun]

The bright coloured orange spray painted rims look like destruction derby style.

[gman350]

After my 1st run with my RTR, on 2S, the hinge pins for the a arms were pretzeled. I had to use a cutoff wheel to cut one of the pins so I could get it off.

So I put on one of these CNC Machined Aluminum Front Skid Plate/Hinge-pin mount for Yeti (Black)

I also replaced the plastic nut the pins screw into with an actual metal 4mm locknut.

I ran a set of stock hinge pins for a couple days until a set of these Carter Fab & Machine » Axial Yeti Hinge Pin Upgrade Kit showed up. When I swapped them out the stock pins were not bent in the slightest.

Since then I have run into stuff hard enough to break 3 stock knuckles and one knuckle carrier. The hinge pins are still not bent.

[mudbeast2]

I have the Carter pins as well. Excellent upgrade. I ordered three sets but probably won't need the other 2. Lol


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[JJ69chev]

Originally Posted by SilmarilS

In the process of changing the cheap flat black paint of the previous owner!

Did you scuff the wheels at all, or just shoot them?

[SilmarilS]

Just shot them....

Since I don't plan on dumping money/time into this RC at the moment...
It's only to entertain the girlfriend..

[fr8cture]

I bent the carter fab pins. IMO strong arm sleeves are a necessary upgrade. they have a page on facebook.

[JJ69chev]

When I search FB for strong arm sleeves I get a page about sleeves for athletes