adding weight and grease

[baycrawler]

i was looking to add some weight to the front and maybe back.

where and how much do you guys add?

also........do i need to open up the axles and tranny to grease them? if so, what grease do you guys use?

looking forward to the responses!

[OTHGbronco82]

Weight is a personal preference. I have no idea where you should start as I have no clue how much weight is in my wheels nor do I care since it works. And as for grease, yes you'll have to open up the axles and tranny. I use marine grease since it sticks really well and is waterproof. Just don't use too much as it can cause extra drag and possibly make things run a little hotter(electronics).

[Mxkid261]

I have sticky weights under the servo mount on my temper, seems to help along with weighted wheels.

[baycrawler]

Originally Posted by OTHGbronco82

Weight is a personal preference. I have no idea where you should start as I have no clue how much weight is in my wheels nor do I care since it works. And as for grease, yes you'll have to open up the axles and tranny. I use marine grease since it sticks really well and is waterproof. Just don't use too much as it can cause extra drag and possibly make things run a little hotter(electronics).

what is considered to much or just enough?

[baycrawler]

Originally Posted by Mxkid261

I have sticky weights under the servo mount on my temper, seems to help along with weighted wheels.

ah...under the servo mount, that's a good place! i didn't really look there as i didn't think there was enough room. but just looked more carefully, and can probably stick a few in there. how much weight did you put there?

also, how/what did you weight the wheels with?

[Mxkid261]

Originally Posted by baycrawler

ah...under the servo mount, that's a good place! i didn't really look there as i didn't think there was enough room. but just looked more carefully, and can probably stick a few in there. how much weight did you put there?

also, how/what did you weight the wheels with?

I think I put 1 oz under the servo mount and 1 oz on each rim. I'm an automotive mechanic so I simply grabbed some stick on wheel weights from work and put them on the backside of the rims. There is better ways to do it I'm sure but it works.

[OTHGbronco82]

Originally Posted by baycrawler

what is considered to much or just enough?

Whatever works for you. Like I said, it's mostly personal preference. Try slowly adding weight until you're happy with how it performs. It's way easier to add a little bit of weight than it is to remove it.

[baycrawler]

Originally Posted by OTHGbronco82

Whatever works for you. Like I said, it's mostly personal preference. Try slowly adding weight until you're happy with how it performs. It's way easier to add a little bit of weight than it is to remove it.

actually, i was referring to how much grease since you had mentioned to make sure i don't add to much?

[baycrawler]

also, what weight shock fluid are you guys using front and rear?

or what's a good base weight to start with?

[Mxkid261]

The MRC Pro manual says 30wt that's what I have for my Associated T4 and B6 2wd trucks, so thats what I put in them. I may go a little lighter.

[OTHGbronco82]

Originally Posted by baycrawler

actually, i was referring to how much grease since you had mentioned to make sure i don't add to much?

Ah, lol. Just enough to cover the gears. You don't want to pack the thing full. But you also don't want dry. I usually go through and give one gear a good complete coating on the teeth and then put it in with the other gears and rotate it a couple of times. Then I add just a tad more to make sure there's no bare metal.

[baycrawler]

Originally Posted by OTHGbronco82

Ah, lol. Just enough to cover the gears. You don't want to pack the thing full. But you also don't want dry. I usually go through and give one gear a good complete coating on the teeth and then put it in with the other gears and rotate it a couple of times. Then I add just a tad more to make sure there's no bare metal.

awesome, thanks!