Jeremy's Sporty

[Duuuuuuuude]

IMO, there is NO WAY that these climbs would have been made had I not shaved the sidewalls of these tires.

Sometimes grip is a bad thing. ;-)

I like my clapped Rovers too...you would think that fewer (or no) lugs would be a bad thing, but its not.


The rig is looking good though. Sporty's are fun, huh? :mrgreen:

 

[JeremyH]

you would think that fewer (or no) lugs would be a bad thing, but its not.

Well, I ran these tires on my 2.2 comp rig for about a year before I switched to pins.....I only recently shaved the sidewalls on them. They are well broken in and starting to work well."thumbsup"

The rig is looking good though. Sporty's are fun, huh? :mrgreen:

Thanks! Yeah, like I have said before....driving any of my RCs is pure fun! I dont have to be in a comp or have gates setup for them to put a smile on my face and this truck is no different. "thumbsup"

 

[JeremyH]

Some new wheels for this truck:

The final weight is 5lb 4oz and the bias sits right at the front edge of the rod ends on the lower links....perfect!

 

[michael]

Wheels look good on there. Whats your track width f/r?

 

[JeremyH]

Front = 10 1/8"
Rear = 9 7/8"

 

[dstrbd1]

Wheels are looking good. I can't wait to see what WW has in the works next.

 

[helhedded]

Your sporty is looking damn good, Jeremy! It is amazing what these trucks can pull off.

Nice track width! That sounds about right for the 8* to work well on a stock width AX10 axle.

 

[opek]

Your sporty is looking damn good, Jeremy! It is amazing what these trucks can pull off.

Nice track width! That sounds about right for the 8* to work well on a stock width AX10 axle.

Are you describing the scrub radius?

 

[helhedded]

Are you describing the scrub radius?

Yes"thumbsup"

 

[JeremyH]

Thanks Ashton.

The scrub on this truck appears to be only slightly less than the scrub on my berg. "thumbsup"

 

[Hardline]

You mentioned one of it's weaker points is breakovers. I see you're running at 2 5/8". I think I saw a post from Austin once that said he was running at 2 3/4" and was referring to it as a dragger. Can't GC-3A's be run at higher skids, or does it give up too much on climbs & sideslopes?

 

[JeremyH]

Maybe he was running a greater track width which kept his more stable at a higher GC....

The weak point of being a belly dragger is usually overcome with a quick blip of the throttle. This becomes much easier to accomplish with a lighter weight truck.

 

[TEDROCKZ]

Maybe he was running a greater track width which kept his more stable at a higher GC....

The weak point of being a belly dragger is usually overcome with a quick blip of the throttle.

Last I saw of his rig it was @ 2-1/2" running the shocks in the upper row of holes on the chassis along with a wider stance as you said. He could drop them top the lower pretty quick depending on the courses of the day.

Speaking of that quick blip, Austin is/was pretty much the king of hopping over break overs with a low rig.

 

[JeremyH]

Speaking of that quick blip, Austin is/was pretty much the king of hopping over break overs with a low rig.

Yeah, I was watching him drive that truck around after nationals in Disney a few years ago and saw that technique....

 

[JeremyH]

This truck continues to impress.

Both of these lines were driven into and out of:

:shock:

 

[Duuuuuuuude]

Ha! How did you manage that? :ror:

 

[JeremyH]

Manage what?

 

[Duuuuuuuude]

Being upside down like that.

 

[JeremyH]

Helium in the tires.

 

[opek]

Why do the pretty things always look like they work better! :ror: Loving it! Your rig almost makes me want to lower mine!