03-27-2014, 09:56 AM | #1 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Marcos, CA
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| Wheel weights?
Now that we are racing with our Rock Crawlers, Is there still a need for wheel weights in the front like comp crawlers? Or is it now all motor? |
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03-27-2014, 10:07 AM | #2 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: SoCal
Posts: 5,027
| Re: Wheel weights?
Knuckle weights are a no go for this season. You can still weight the tires internally but only a very few guys do, and honestly there is no real advantage. Any gain in climbing ability can easily be offset by part failure do to the heavy wheels from what we have seen.
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03-27-2014, 10:14 AM | #3 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Marcos, CA
Posts: 729
| Re: Wheel weights?
Rockpiledriver - thanks for the reply - Now it's time to update the Honcho and have some fun. We now have a place here in SD to play..but I still need to make a trip to see you guys race....
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03-31-2014, 03:30 PM | #4 | |
RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Behind the wheel of an Axial R/C
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| Re: Wheel weights? Quote:
I kinda just thought that at the speeds you guys are running, like you said, it just wasn't needed. Now I'm curios what my car weighs without the added weight | |
03-31-2014, 04:34 PM | #5 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: SoCal
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| Re: Wheel weights? Quote:
I'd rather have lead weights stuck to the skid to get me at weight, then have it on the end of a pendulum. We have seen guys rip plastic AR housings apart at the knuckle with beef tubes. It's more about the aesthetics of the knuckle weight. At the same time we feel it can save drivers cash in the long...or short run. | |
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