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Old 11-01-2012, 07:23 PM   #1
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Default A Few Upgrades - Top, No-Slop Tranny and Knuckle Weights

Had to go old school on the new top. I love it.



I have always been frustrated with the slop in the 2-speed tranny. When in a tricky situation requiring just a little reverse, the slop in the tranny can completly throw you off line. After finding this mod, I tried it, and it has got to be the best free mod you can do to a Summit trans.

Removing the slop from a Summit trans

I also wanted my Summit to crawl better. Using a lighter weight top helps quite a bit, but the short wheelbase is a huge problem for a rig this size. I looked hard at extending the wheelbase, and I don't see a practical way to do it (it's farely easy on an e-maxx, as seen here http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/traxx...wheelbase.html but it's a completly different chassis). So the next best thing is to weight the front end.

As fragile as Summit axles, diffs and trans are, adding weight to the tire/wheel seems like a bad idea. While adding weight to the a-arms could work, I decided to melt some lead into a half-moon shape and screw it to each knuckle. The difference in climbing is night and day. High speed handeling is about the same, but it does nose-dive when airborn. Still, I like it!


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Old 11-03-2012, 08:21 PM   #2
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interesting idea!!!

+10 for innovation!!
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Old 11-30-2012, 12:16 AM   #3
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How much weight did you manage to get in there like that?
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Old 12-01-2012, 07:51 PM   #4
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How much weight did you manage to get in there like that?

Just shy of 7oz per side.
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Old 12-02-2012, 02:33 AM   #5
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Very interesting idea.
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Old 12-02-2012, 04:42 PM   #6
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were can i get body like that for my summit
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Old 12-03-2012, 05:36 PM   #7
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You'll have to rework your body posts too.
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Old 12-28-2012, 07:51 PM   #8
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doesn't the screws weaken the knuckles?
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Old 12-29-2012, 06:56 AM   #9
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I suppose a little, but these knuckles are pretty strong, so I'm not concerned.
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