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07-13-2008, 01:27 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: Roseville
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|  Broke down, bought a Slash... Haven't seen anyone do this though...
Check this out! 1.9 Moabs. I think they look great! To get the fronts to not rub I removed the upper control link screw, flipped it around (so the nut was now towards the rear of the truck) and sanded the caster block down just a hair. Free spinning full lock either way.  What is nice is that the offset is right too. I didn't change either the front or rear hex, everything is stock.I will get back to you all tonight on how it drives. The tires are about 1/4 shorter than stock, so I should be quicker off the line, just slower top end. Depending on how the traction goes and how well the tires hold up, I will put in the larger pinion and give that a shot. Last edited by Trikster; 03-18-2009 at 10:26 PM. |
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07-13-2008, 02:32 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: St John, IN
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Not to be a dick, but there is a reason no one has done that. The tires are WAY too soft!!!! They will rip off the first time you drive it on concrete. They will fold over even in the dirt. Not a very good dirt tire either! They do look good though! |
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07-13-2008, 08:26 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hiding from Goodall
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07-13-2008, 08:55 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: St John, IN
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He said he would let us now how it turned out. It wouldn't be the first time I was wrong. Last edited by spot me 2; 07-13-2008 at 08:58 PM. | |
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07-13-2008, 09:38 PM
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On the other hand, the HPI wheels didn't hold up too well to the power. I blew one hex on the rear drivers side. The Traxxas hex was fine, but the wheels hex was completely rounded out and melted. Up until the failure, I was completely smoking another stock Slash (the only thing different between our cars is the tires, everything else is exactly the same). On the hard dirt both stock and the Moabs fared about the same. In the loose baseball diamond dirt, I spanked him like a red-headed step child. We did a race around the bases and at each 90 degree turn, I could hold more speed through the turn and have a lot more control through the turn. My buddy would have to slow down a lot or risk spinning out. A drag race on this same surface resulted in me being 10 feet in front of him by the time we crossed first base. So all in all, the wheels and tires were a huge success for the type of terrain I was on today. Foams I think would be a large help as in higher traction areas, you could see the tire pulling one way or the other in a hard turn. | |
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07-13-2008, 10:40 PM
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07-14-2008, 07:30 PM
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