Pinion and Spur Gears

[morg59jeep]

I have been looking and want to know what my options are for gearing for my mini. I installed a torquemaster mini and the wheelspeed is awesome but it is a little more than I need so I want to lower my gearing to get a little more low end power. What options are available? Anyone know what pitch the teeth are?

Will this work? http://www.tcscrawlers.com/9-Tooth-3...5-p-16350.html

Also... what are the stock tooth count of the pinion and spur. (sorry im away from my mrc for a few days.

[Joat]

Originally Posted by morg59jeep

I have been looking and want to know what my options are for gearing for my mini. I installed a torquemaster mini and the wheelspeed is awesome but it is a little more than I need so I want to lower my gearing to get a little more low end power. What options are available? Anyone know what pitch the teeth are?

Will this work? http://www.tcscrawlers.com/9-Tooth-3...5-p-16350.html

Also... what are the stock tooth count of the pinion and spur. (sorry im away from my mrc for a few days.

Not sure on the spur, but the pinion is 14t, I believe it's 48p not 32p

[OHU812]

no that will not work first off the hole for the shaft is too big so the gear will not be centered, I think that is for bergs..here is one option you get 2 spur gears for like $5 bucks.. and that is the part number right from losi I know it says "mini-T" but it is the right part..

http://cgi.ebay.com/Team-Losi-Spur-G...15111009r12640

[morg59jeep]

Originally Posted by Joat

the pinion is 14t ...

How much difference would it make to go to a 12t ? Will it be noticeable?

[Joat]

Originally Posted by morg59jeep

How much difference would it make to go to a 12t ? Will it be noticeable?

At least for me it was,I am also running the HH motor, stock pinion /spur HH was a tad faster, dropped down to a 12t and when I gun it the front almost wheelies.
My build here
Joats " Dead Meat "

[morg59jeep]

That sounds good. I may have to try a 12 at first and even a 10.. Who makes the 12 you put on yours Joat?

[Joat]

Originally Posted by morg59jeep

That sounds good. I may have to try a 12 at first and even a 10.. Who make sthe 12 you put on yours Joat?

associated I think, was for a rc18t?, but I think the hpi micro work also, just be careful the tip of my motor where is was flat spotted for the set screw broke off, i ended up having to space the motor out about 3mm and flipping the pinion around to get it to work.

[rex cars]

I'm using a 11t rc18 pinion on my stock motor. it was the smallest one i had in the junk box. Associated does make a 10t also.

[FJ40]

I was seriously going to ask this same question this afternoon but worried about getting flamed. I found out that the "RC18T" pinion that everyone is referring to is a model of RC car. When I went back to my hobby store and casually asked for a RC18T pinion in 13 tooth I got exactly what I wanted. I had been laughed at a few days before when I wanted a pinion gear for my Losi MRC. The factory put in a 14 tooth. I bought a 13 and a 12 by Associated. There is another brand called RR or Robinson Racing. My dad put a 13 in his a few days ago and says there is a noticeable difference and it actally tries to wheelie on carpet. Losi only recommends down to a 13T. One guy on the forum went down to a 10T but had to file the slots in the adjustment.

Hope that helps.

[DANALLY]

I am running a 19turn Reedy stump puller, 62 tooth aluminum spur, and a 11t titanium pinion. It is awesome...super grunt and just enough wheel speed. I tried the 10t, 12t, and 13t and found the combo I was running was best on the 11t. Just be careful of the smaller tooth aluminum gears, they are mostly made of cheap pop can material and I stripped 2 out before finding the titanium and steel ones. Mine is a little noisy with the aluminum spur and metal pinion but I like how it runs.