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Old 09-23-2015, 11:40 AM   #61
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Well that's an order I have to make. I'll have to search the threads on her to find best combos. All my rigs are stock. Have not gotten into over and under drive yet.
What he is talking about is just the pinion. Stock is 20t. By reducing that number you are slowing the vehicle down but bringing the torque up. You can achieve the same thing by going to a bigger spur.

I recently did the overdrive on my front end and it made a pretty big difference in my turning radius.
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Old 09-23-2015, 11:42 AM   #62
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Well that's an order I have to make. I'll have to search the threads on her to find best combos. All my rigs are stock. Have not gotten into over and under drive yet.
od/ud is very helpful in tight spots where tight turning is needed.
Not to mention in vertical climbs or sidehilling.

I was referring to his motor pinion..20t down to a 16-18t.

Im currently running a 80t/18t with a HH 23t motor.
Normal trailing speed its fine,but when i need to slow crawl,it heats up if im not careful.

This G6 is gonna be ALOT of crawling thru some pretty knarly 1:1 trails..very little need for fast rpm's this year.
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Old 09-23-2015, 02:39 PM   #63
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This is my first event too. I think I'm well covered on batteries as far as my SCXs go. I have a pair of 2200s and a pair of 2450s for the power wagon. I may have to swap the Honcho to 3s if the wife decides to drive though. I only have one 2s pack and its a 4000mah.
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Old 09-23-2015, 04:09 PM   #64
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So if I put a set of underdrive gears in my front end I should be OK! I'll pick up three sets at my local shop and throw them. Still excited about going. Tonight I'm starting to build my styrene banjo scale Ned beaty item.
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Old 09-23-2015, 04:35 PM   #65
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You would want underdrive in the rear. The rear tires turning slower than the front makes the front drag the rear a little, which makes it turn a little sharper and while climbing steep hills/rocks it helps keep the front end down. Putting underdrive in (only) the front would do the opposite. Putting overdrive in the front and underdrive in the rear exaggerates the effects but it is harder on your drivetrain.

I'm running underdrives in the rear of my Power Wagon and it made a noticeable difference in turning and climbing. Eventually I will probably do the same on the Wraith.
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Old 09-23-2015, 04:57 PM   #66
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I did the overdrive in the front of mine. 36/14
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Old 09-23-2015, 10:29 PM   #67
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I ment to say over drive in the front sorry for the mis print my fault. I am not making a drifter lol. My back bord is looking good and my banjo is coming along. If you don't mind me asking what your scale items are so I can keep mine in line for the intent of the event!
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Old 09-24-2015, 07:02 AM   #68
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I dont plan on having any scale items. I just want to drive.
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Old 09-24-2015, 07:46 AM   #69
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I might have some extra scale items to bring. I'm going to toys r us today and picking up a "GI JOE " action pack. Plenty of scale goodies in there
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Old 09-24-2015, 07:51 AM   #70
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I'm not sure about scale items...I have a clown item in the mail but that is probably the only thing that I will do. I'm thinking about making a few smaller items like an axe, shovel, etc out of styrene, but I'm not sure that I will have time. I have some work to do on the camper and RZR before the trip and I'm trying to avoid spending any more $$ for now unless it is something that I need so I wont be buying anything premade.
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Old 09-24-2015, 12:41 PM   #71
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I just picked up a Dinosaur safari action kit at WalMart and it has a bunch of scale items in it. I'll get what I need and bring the rest if somebody needs some of the 5 "search and rescue" items
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Old 09-25-2015, 05:28 PM   #72
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For the folks like me who dont usually pack a bunch of scale accessories on your rigs I found a good option for this. I stopped at Wal Mart today and grabbed a cheap little "action figure play set". They had a few different sets to choose from. The one I got had 7 guns, a couple walkie talkies, a flashlight, some handcuffs, a laptop, and a few other odds and ends along with a motorcycle and several action figures. It was only $5. One of the other sets was mostly guns. They also had a dinosaur set but it didnt have as much scale stuff.

My costume will be here tomorrow.
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Old 09-25-2015, 07:18 PM   #73
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The Dino one was the one I picked up. I got a pick axe,shovel, binoculars out of it but it has some machetes and some backpacks in it. What costume are you wearing?
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Old 09-25-2015, 07:35 PM   #74
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The kind that nightmares are made of
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Old 09-27-2015, 05:40 PM   #75
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either my kilt or overals with straw hat all hillbilly like
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Old 10-04-2015, 06:08 PM   #76
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Couple more days! And it's drive time!
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Old 10-04-2015, 07:09 PM   #77
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Can't wait! I might actually have time to pack. I think we are heading out Friday morning.
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Old 10-04-2015, 07:11 PM   #78
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I'm heading out Friday afternoon and will be in spot #59 if anybody wants to come visit
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Old 10-04-2015, 08:42 PM   #79
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Heading out Friday morning myself.
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Old 10-05-2015, 09:38 AM   #80
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Just reristerd this is my first G6 event Im looking forward to it hope to meet some new people...heading out friday from Dallas.
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