high clearance clod

[cspyy]

decided not to run the 2:1 reductions, so i got these Thundertech adjustable motor mounts and some 8 t's from TCS




ya'll think that will be low geared enough? 55t's, 5 1/2" tiires, and 8 tooth?

[cspyy]

TCS delrin rock rings came in yesterday also. the rings are nice but they dont look as good as i thought they would, its because of the wheels and how they are so inset, but its a lot better than witout them

[cspyy]

thought about getting some 7tooth pinions also to try out after these.

has anyone had problems with the really small pinions like 6 & 7 tooth, stripping out the plastic gears? Seems like they get so small in diameter and you have less and less amount of teeth in contact with the plastic gear that it might want to strip them out. i dunno...

[SVEN]

I really don't think you will need to go less than 8 teeth. I run 8's on my super with 55t motors on 6 cells (bigger tires). When I was running a 2.2 Clod, I used 10 tooth pinions and 55t motors and had plenty of torque. The 8 tooth pinions on 6 cells and 2.2 size wheels will probably be pretty slow.

[Kamikaze]

Originally Posted by cspyy

thought about getting some 7tooth pinions also to try out after these.

has anyone had problems with the really small pinions like 6 & 7 tooth, stripping out the plastic gears? Seems like they get so small in diameter and you have less and less amount of teeth in contact with the plastic gear that it might want to strip them out. i dunno...

I run 6 tooths in my super, you could say I am abusive. Never had a problem with the 6 tooth and counter gear. But on a 2.2 the 8 tooth will be plenty low, probably to slow for my taste on 6 cells, I would run a 3 cell lipo on that rig. This would work great. http://www.maxamps.com/Lipo-1550-111-Pack.htm

[cspyy]

ok, well i also have a new set of 9 tooth's i got from Jp.

SACCO sent me these 2 ni-cd packs to get me by for now. i was planning on buying some ~3000mah nimh's next to run, but i may end up going lipo. still getting my feet wet.



this is strange, why is it that on my screen i can see everything kamikaze wrote up until: This would work great. http://www.maxamps.com/Lipo-1550-111-Pack.htm Today 09:44 PM

i cant see that part until i got to the reply screen and scroll down and thats how i found it

[cspyy]

oh, now it shows up, n/m

[cspyy]

thats a 3 cell lipo? not a bad price, how long would this run with these 2 motors?

run2jeepn was saying to look into a 2 cell lipo.........

the more cells, the more voltage right, but what does that do on these?

[4link4eva]

More voltage = more speed.

But the key is, you get more speed without a drop in torque, so it's a win-win.

[Kamikaze]

Originally Posted by 4link4eva

More voltage = more speed.

But the key is, you get more speed without a drop in torque, so it's a win-win.

Actualy you get more speed and torque. Remember the lathe motor is designed to run on 12 volts, thats when thay make the most power. I would say it has twice the power going from a 6 cell pack to a 3 cell lipo, plus its small and easy to mount on a 2.2.

[cspyy]

sounds good to me!

[cspyy]

decided to go ahead and mount these batteries i got. gonna run them for now to get this thing rolling.

made this bracket out of some home depot aluminum. counter sunk screws underneath and slapped a piece of velcro on bottom.

used these rubber bushings i had that came with my TP servo to mount the bracket with so it wouldnt interfere with the chassis flex.

[cspyy]

[cspyy]

worked out good. and i have to put out to pull the velcro apart, so it shouldnt fall off hanging upside down like that

[Kamikaze]

You are realy hurting your ground clearance by mounting the pack there. Not to mention you can puncture a cell with it in harms way like that.

[4link4eva]

Originally Posted by Kamikaze

Actualy you get more speed and torque. Remember the lathe motor is designed to run on 12 volts, thats when thay make the most power. I would say it has twice the power going from a 6 cell pack to a 3 cell lipo, plus its small and easy to mount on a 2.2.

Ah, touche.

Now that I think about it, I remember JRH saying something about that...

[NickRummy]

What is the overall width of the wheel you are running?

[run2jeepn]

Originally Posted by cspyy

its a REALLY nice setup, that tieod plate is STOUT. only thing weird was in the directions it says a servo arm at 8mm long is best with this. That cant be right, 8mm would never work.




had to do a little grinding on the servo bracket to fit around the jp axle tubes

I would highly recommend you make a Brace from the Servo bracket to the Axle C.... If not you run the chance at splitting and cracking your Gear Case. Special sense you mod'ed your case with JB weld. Turn your truck upside down. Hold both front tires in each hand. try to bend your axles. I bet you see your Case split at the seems.... This even happens with all plastic axles with Braces.... But now you have no brace and a strong axle tube.

[cspyy]

Originally Posted by NickRummy

What is the overall width of the wheel you are running?

1 3/8"

[cspyy]

yea i see what you are saying. i think this has been discussed in another thread about cracking the cases.

the servo bracket ties the tube into the top of the case, and another thing, that half of the case is 1 1/2" wide compared to the other half which is only 1/2". that there gives that side quite a lot more strength for the leverage that is being put on it.

i turned the axle over and bent the tubes and did see the cases split but it is the 1/2" case half that is doing the flexing right now, of course i dont have ANY braces on right now. i will need to put braces on all other axle tubes though.

i found the thread, and there are several people who have been running with no breakage that have replied here:

*** MSD BTA Steering Kit's 4 Clod's ***