04-15-2014, 07:18 PM | #621 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: south shore Ma
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I think the balls for losi minis are the same size. I can check for you tomorrow if you still need to know
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04-15-2014, 08:59 PM | #622 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Portland OR
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04-15-2014, 09:00 PM | #623 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Portland OR
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BTW, the EMS balls appear to be 4mm on a 3mm shaft.
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04-21-2014, 10:40 AM | #624 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Portland OR
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Nobody out there who can verify the ball diameter of the MRC studs? I've read in a couple places that they are 4mm, but that's not verified.
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04-23-2014, 05:16 AM | #625 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: The Swamp
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Sorry I can't help you with the ball studs.... But, I can post up a video of what I did on Easter.. Easter Beach Safari 2014 - YouTube |
04-23-2014, 11:20 AM | #626 |
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Max stone balls and losi mini t balls are the same size Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
04-23-2014, 03:27 PM | #627 |
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04-29-2014, 10:34 AM | #629 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Portland OR
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Put 4-link on rear only. Interestingly, the torque twist is 98% gone with the lightest body. After the body weight increases, the twist becomes more noticeable.
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04-30-2014, 05:04 PM | #630 |
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Thanks to this thread, I was able to gather a lot of info to mod my sons ems16. I figure for my first post I should contribute. I did my version of the 4 link Outboard upper rear and flipped shocks Inboard upper front and flipped shocks (heavier springs x4 cuz it heavier now) Fabricated new battery tray for lower / forward cog out of angle and flat aluminum (wanted to use nimh batts I had) relocate horizontal braces relocate esc to rear housing dynamite tazer 280 with stock pinion (about 3x as fast as stock now) solar servo mrc knuckles in rear (waiting on nitrorcx chubs then will install front knucks) aluminum hex's cut the sh^t outta the tires ( got a little carried away) Alot of parts I used were from parts that were removed. Work in progress.....btw, my son (6yo) could care less about the mods..HA! Next will be to make aluminum steering links for front / rear or maybe rear lockouts. before I moved the shocks in (above). The shock collar was binding on the frame when flexed, so I moved the upper shock mounts in. and after in the next pic. The original mounting holes for the lower end of the upper links were too far apart and were binding with the shocks or the tray (can't remember), so I made a small aluminum plate, used the original mounting holes to secure it, and made new mount points closer to centerline for clearance. You can see it in the new plate/mounts in the next pic and again in the second to last pic. battery tray has just enough clearance. I can fit my lipo too Last edited by pit808; 04-30-2014 at 08:17 PM. |
04-30-2014, 07:58 PM | #631 |
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05-01-2014, 10:20 AM | #632 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Portland OR
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Nice work. Always fun to mod things to improve performance. BTW, used to live on the Big Island but moved to Portland to be near family. |
05-21-2014, 11:02 PM | #633 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Portland OR
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Put a 4 link on the back. Torque twist is gone. Put a MRC body on it. Looks good and fits well with minimal trimming. Haven't broken any parts yet - fingers crossed.
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06-12-2014, 03:42 AM | #634 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Australia NSW
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had a go at reducing a 1.9 rover to 1.55 size today as it will more suit my build to have a smaller tire. lower cog as well which will be nice, at the sacrifice of clearance, but im not fussed on that. |
09-21-2014, 12:26 AM | #635 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: USofA
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I got my boy a Maxstone 16 a few years back and now it's having problems, when the trigger on the tx is centered it will start backing up by itself, it doesn't matter how you have the throttle trim adjusted it acts like it has a mind of its own sometimes. Do you think it's a transmitter/reciver problem or an esc? I'm into this truck for les than $100 and don't want to dump a lot more money into it, if I can fix this cheaply I will, if not I'll just shelf it and upgrade him to something else.
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09-21-2014, 09:06 AM | #636 |
Newbie Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: bellingham
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Hey I had to take apart the tx and open up the throttle pot. Turns out that my pot back plate wasn't centered on the pot, also seemed dirty. After cleaning it and putting it back on centered it worked properly again. This takes some careful hands but is free.
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09-22-2014, 11:36 AM | #637 | |
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nice cage.. by chance do you have a build thread or can you tell me how you are making that cage? | |
10-07-2014, 08:43 AM | #638 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Conway
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I got my EMS16 last night. I have been lurking in this thread for months watching the progress and and gaining a lot of knowledge. I thank you all for your efforts and willingness to share you trials and tribulations. My goal is to outperform my neighbors slick rock on a budget of 250$. If I can't accomplish this I will most likely just order slick rocks for my sons at Christmas time. I will post my upgrades and mods for future EMS builders. Again, I'd like to thank all of you for all of your efforts and information. It has taken a lot of trial and error out of my first build since 1985 and a tamiya frog and a wild willys.
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10-07-2014, 09:53 AM | #639 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Conway
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So my initial purchase from NitroRC. EMS16 95$ Servo linkages 2 4$ Adjust linkages 2 2$ Solar Servo 772 20$ RC370 motor 5$ Total 126$ Found the motor listed in 18th scale trucks and buggies. If I want on a budget I would buy everything exceed just to give the knockoff haters some fuel. I will be making my own servo and electronic mounts. I will convert to 4link this evening. |
10-07-2014, 10:14 AM | #640 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Conway
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I am placing an order for some 3racing chubs, knuckles and rear lockouts. Does anyone have information on 3racing swing shafts? Are these cvds or a standard replacement? I will drill knuckles for zero Ackerman also. Any information on the swing shafts would be greatly appreciated.
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