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11-14-2011, 01:27 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: truckee
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|  slipper clutch question
Is it better to have a slipper clutch or just upgrade everything to stronger parts and do away with the slipper clutch?
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11-14-2011, 04:41 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: North Idaho
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Depends... For a crawler or scaler I dump the slipper. I find they get in the way more than they help. Yes, you'll find out where the weak spots on your rig are. For rock-racers and other "go-fast" RCs where the drive train is taking constant shocks, yes, have a slipper. JMHO...  Last edited by Greatscott; 11-17-2011 at 04:22 PM. |
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11-14-2011, 06:20 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: truckee
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awesome just what I wanted to hear
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11-17-2011, 12:35 PM
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I have my slipper tightened down to where it won't slip at all. Almost every time I crawl, I find the next weakest spot. Yesterday was my front driveshaft...  |
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11-17-2011, 02:47 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Houston
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X2 I tighten all my slippers all the way down on crawlers and scalers. I even CA the pads together. I always upgrade shafts/tranny gears ahead of time. My weak point will be replacing a spur gear which is much easier to change out than drive lines or idlers/tranny gears. On off road racers this is a bad idea...having a slipper protects everything during a race so you won't be in the pits! |
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11-18-2011, 01:18 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Vermont
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IMHO I don't see any disadvantage to running a slipper.. If you're making it slip with it cranked all the way down you've got to be doing something wrong. I like to let it slip a little in a hard bind without being too soft and keeping me from getting out. Saves parts and allows me to get a little throttle happy if I feel like it. (Like if I'm irritated at the truck when driving poorly  )
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11-18-2011, 03:35 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: North Idaho
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For crawlers, I looking at it from a comp point of view, as a judge, I have seen a good number of drivers get stuck and have to take points because their slipper wasn't allowing the power to get to the wheels. | |
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11-18-2011, 04:52 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: truckee
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thanx guys for all the great info, think i'm just gonna upgrade everything and do away with the slipper
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11-18-2011, 05:10 PM
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[QUOTE=Jus;3387577]IMHO I don't see any disadvantage to running a slipper.. If you're making it slip with it cranked all the way down you've got to be doing something wrong. I like to let it slip a little in a hard bind without being too soft and keeping me from getting out. Saves parts and allows me to get a little throttle happy if I feel like it. (Like if I'm irritated at the truck when driving poorly )[/QUOTEThats how I have mine I dont compete except with my friends so it doesnt matter if I have to back up and it definitely saves the driveline!! |
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11-19-2011, 07:55 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: central VT
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I run without a slipper in my AX-10 and have learned better throttle control because of it. I run the included slipper in my SCX and don't have to have great throttle control because of it. Both have their plus's and minus's. The biggest downside to not running the slipper IMO is that the plastic spur adapter can strip out around the drive pin, whereas the aluminum adapter used with the slipper is more rugid. The downside to the slipper is that it weighs a touch more, and has the possibility of not allowing all the power to the wheels when you might really want it. Mine is set so tight that it only slips right before the 35 turn motor stalls out which is a nice safety net for the rest of the drivetrain. |
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11-19-2011, 08:06 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Moncton, NB, Canada
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11-30-2011, 12:21 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: truckee
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yep ive had it tightened for a few weeks now and I like it a lot better. I'm gonna go to all metal gears and heavy duty driveshafts and hardened diff gears in the future, so I should be good when I take it out
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