gear combo's

[rhowe]

question for those who run it slow.. i currently run a 55t with a 2 to 1 gru with high quality six and 7 cell packs. i do about 50 percent crawl so i need more rpms and less wheel speed on obstacles than i currently have, but on the trail sometimes i need my jeep to go atleast walking speed. would a 45t motor and a 4 to 1 be better or do i need like a 35t or 27t with the 4 to 1 gru. thanks advanced!!

[toyofast]

I like mine with the 45-turn, 4:1 and 3 cell. Seems to have great low speed control and decent top speed. With this combo I break front axles pretty often.

[rhowe]

i've read about your axle destruction lol. if you run a 45t 1 to 4 with a 3c then the equivalent might be a 35t with 6/7 nimh with a 1 to 4 gru.

[toyofast]

Originally Posted by rhowe

i've read about your axle destruction lol. if you run a 45t 1 to 4 with a 3c then the equivalent might be a 35t with 6/7 nimh with a 1 to 4 gru.

I broke axles when running the heavy stick packs and the small 7 cell 2/3A packs. I think I have broken fewer axles with the lipo, less weight and easier to get the rig to pop over things.

[grimgard]

Originally Posted by rhowe

question for those who run it slow.. i currently run a 55t with a 2 to 1 gru with high quality six and 7 cell packs. i do about 50 percent crawl so i need more rpms and less wheel speed on obstacles than i currently have, but on the trail sometimes i need my jeep to go atleast walking speed. would a 45t motor and a 4 to 1 be better or do i need like a 35t or 27t with the 4 to 1 gru. thanks advanced!!

I run mine slow and fast and its all in your ESC In my opinion. I have mine set up with a 55T Novak motor and a Novak Rooster Crawler ESC with the stock pinon and a 6 Cell battery and I have the best of both worlds.


I can go super slow and over anything and super fast (much faster than walking speed)

I would ditch the GRU and use throttle colntrol to go slow and fast and let the ESC do the work.

[fixed13]

Originally Posted by grimgard

I run mine slow and fast and its all in your ESC In my opinion. I have mine set up with a 55T Novak motor and a Novak Rooster Crawler ESC with the stock pinon and a 6 Cell battery and I have the best of both worlds.


I can go super slow and over anything and super fast (much faster than walking speed)

I would ditch the GRU and use throttle colntrol to go slow and fast and let the ESC do the work.

Same setup on mine and I would not change a thing, goes faster than I want to walk on the trail but it has the same low end control as my 55T and Axial tranny scaler. I agree that the ESC makes a huge difference.