lilengine44
Newbie
Has anyone had problems with tearing stuff up after putting wheel weights or is it just me
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Wheel weights
- Thread starter lilengine44
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PhantomRS10
RCC Addict
How much weight do you have??
I havnt really broke anything with my weights i got 15 oz total in the front and 4 oz in the rear.....
I havnt really broke anything with my weights i got 15 oz total in the front and 4 oz in the rear.....
lilengine44
Newbie
not sure on total its not a very excessive amount. I guess its just my luck
paintballer9876
Quarry Creeper
The more weight you add to the drive train the more stress and chance of breakage, however most crawlers of decent quality should hold up to quite a bit of weight. Wha t type of crawler and how much weight is on the wheels?
lilengine44
Newbie
I believe its somewhere around 8oz each i believe and its an rc4wd
lilengine44
Newbie
And I broke the axle housing I believe from a t finder
soslowski
Newbie
I put 3 oz in each front of my axial with no problems 8 oz sounds like alot
YJeep10
Newbie
I have read that people have had around 8 oz in each wheel before. Not sure Im sure others will chime in soon.
calikingcrawler
RCC Addict
Weight can get pretty high. When I first started out I added a ton of weight. Tho now I have found it to be a disadvantage in some situations. But like said before a quality crawler shouldbe able to handle the norm weight thrown at it. Keep in mind most stock kits and rtrs come with plastic c's and knuckles. With weight and some binding those are sure to break. Upgrade to alum if that is the situation. As far as breaking an axle housing. There is more at play here than weight. Maybe a nasty fall or some major binding, but even then I see gears failing before a axle housing.
May want to put ur trigger finger on a diet also. Lead cause of breakage = noob with a heavy trigger finger.
May want to put ur trigger finger on a diet also. Lead cause of breakage = noob with a heavy trigger finger.
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calikingcrawler
RCC Addict
I am running 8oz in each front and 4oz in each rear of my honcho. Keeps you stuck to the ground and forces articulation. Downfall is the rig breaks traction trying to pull the weight up a shelf or steep low traction climbs.
Charlie-III
I wanna be Dave
Actual weight is hard to quantify...each rig needs a different amount.
The goal is: ~60/40 to 70/30 weight balance (front to rear).
The weight needed can change if you switch from a plastic axle housing to metal, the metal covers some of the weight you may have used in the wheels.
Moving components around also changes the balance as does going from plastic to aluminum wheels.
This is why it is harder to give you a specific answer, not that we are being pricks.
I prefer to get the weight on the axle/knuckle instead of the wheels. Putting weight in the wheels slows them down (rotational inertia) as well as loads up the axle/drivetrain components. This loading can accelerate wear as well as break parts.
The goal is: ~60/40 to 70/30 weight balance (front to rear).
The weight needed can change if you switch from a plastic axle housing to metal, the metal covers some of the weight you may have used in the wheels.
Moving components around also changes the balance as does going from plastic to aluminum wheels.
This is why it is harder to give you a specific answer, not that we are being pricks.
I prefer to get the weight on the axle/knuckle instead of the wheels. Putting weight in the wheels slows them down (rotational inertia) as well as loads up the axle/drivetrain components. This loading can accelerate wear as well as break parts.
