lowered wraith for hill climb

[golddigger]

Hi guys. Anyone used the ckrc lower kit and other mods to lower cg and then climb/bash dirt piles & steeper hills? Has the wraith been a better, funner speed hill climber? Less tip overs. Videos? Images?

Your ideas greatly appreciated.

 

[Speedweigand]

Hello,
I think it climbs just about anything you point it at :mrgreen:, In this vid the front shocks are in the rear mounting holes and there's a droop bracket in the back. Ole Blue is shortened about 15mm, with 10mm coming from the rear. Matgyver's has VP links an I assume a stock wheelbase. I did not shorten it for hill climbing btw... The lower shock mounts are rightside up on both trucks.
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...and with Proline Hammers
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Cheers

 

[j-bird]

you can check out my thread and i got a few pics showing awesome sidehillin and some pretty good climbs..i run droop and had a limit strap on my front..it climbed everything i tried to some stuff i didnt think it would climb and it went right up it..thread name is j-birds gold digger....kinda ironic huh golddigger:lmao:

 

[ROLANDROCKSHOP]

southern buggy hillclimbing..
wheelbase is at 14 1/2in
track width is at 11 3/4

build thread..
http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/axial-wraith/338653-mg200-southern-buggy-build-headcase.html


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[zyphon68]

I have been pretty happy with the stability of mine without a lowering kit, I have moved the shocks to the lowest positions so they droop but that's about it for suspension

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[GrimJeeper91]

I thought the stance out of the box was a little too high. I decided I wanted to lower the CG on mine so I rotated the lower shock/link mounts (attached to axle housing) 180 degrees. This combined with moving the rear upper shock mount to the most forward hole and the front to the middle hole (back hole resulted in too much rake) lowered the rig by 1/2". Seems like a pretty good compromise between ground clearance (break over angle) and stability. Haven't had a chance to take it out yet and see if there's a noticable difference in handling.

 

[Bronco Bobby]

yes out of the box it is way too high, flips over backwards and won't side hill. Flip lower shock mounts, flip rear mount and lighten spring rate to get shocks to settle a little. It will perform much better (in my opinion).

 

[ickabob]

yes out of the box it is way too high, flips over backwards and won't side hill. Flip lower shock mounts, flip rear mount and lighten spring rate to get shocks to settle a little. It will perform much better (in my opinion).

All good mods, when will you join us for some crawling fun?

 

[MoonyJohn]

I'm using the prominent shocks for a scaler, my thread is "moonys wraith build"

 

[OntarioCrawler]

quick question, what is the stock mm lenght for the shocks? i was thinking of switching to a proline set, but for the life of me cant remember what they measure off of to determin lenght.

as for hill climbs, i found a couple ounces up front helps. adding too much(6-8+) seems to cause it to get a bit squirly, and runs your motor at higher temps. I run 3oz in each front tire. doesnt seem like much, but its surprising what that weight does for you!

scx10 shocks up front will help to keep the nose down. I found a little higher in the back keeps weight towards the front, instead of relying on the rear tires to push up.

 

[stricker76]

I run 3oz in each front tire. doesnt seem like much, but its surprising what that weight does for you!

I run 3.5 in my fronts. Made a world of difference! Also flipped the lower mounts and softened up the shocks helped a ton too.

 

[OntarioCrawler]

I run 3.5 in my fronts. Made a world of difference! Also flipped the lower mounts and softened up the shocks helped a ton too.

really? cool gonna flip my mounts tomorrow and try it out! thanks for the tips. Only thing i havent been happy with on the wraith is leaky shocks. maybe ill upgrade them. I know one of the rubber caps is torn, how i dont know.

do they catch on anything after flipped?

 

[OntarioCrawler]

Hello,
I think it climbs just about anything you point it at :mrgreen:, In this vid the front shocks are in the rear mounting holes and there's a droop bracket in the back. Ole Blue is shortened about 15mm, with 10mm coming from the rear. Matgyver's has VP links an I assume a stock wheelbase. I did not shorten it for hill climbing btw... The lower shock mounts are rightside up on both trucks.
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...and with Proline Hammers
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Cheers

nice truck man! only thing i might suggest is a slower speed servo, as it seem you overcorrect when going up hill, which is causing you to spin out. just my $0.02

 

[stricker76]

really? cool gonna flip my mounts tomorrow and try it out! thanks for the tips. Only thing i havent been happy with on the wraith is leaky shocks. maybe ill upgrade them. I know one of the rubber caps is torn, how i dont know.

do they catch on anything after flipped?

Nope, they still sit higher than the diff so it'll hit before them. I am having the same problem with leaky shocks. Took them apart to clean the flash off the pistons because 2 of them were sticking bad, and they dont leak quite as bad as when they were new, but 2 of them still leak.

 

[Speedweigand]

nice truck man! only thing i might suggest is a slower speed servo, as it seem you overcorrect when going up hill, which is causing you to spin out. just my $0.02

Thanks!
Not gonna get much slower than this jewel :mrgreen:
MG946R
Higher torque version of the MG995 with less noise. Good for slow trainers, retract or steering/rudder servos. Recommended using on application that does not require precision such as rc rock crawlers and rc hexapod robot. Good Rudder mover on giant scale airplane. Powerful and precise.

Weight- 55g
Dimension 40.7*19.7*42.9mm
Stall torque 12kg/cm
Operating speed 0.20sec/60degree(4.8v)
Operating voltage 4.8-7.2V

I think the oversteering could be operator error in combination with an unwillingness to let off the gas :roll:

I'll have new pics up in my build thread tomorrow, little peek of my new hood
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[GrimJeeper91]

Here's a picture of one lowered by flipping the bottom shock/link mounts and moving the rear upper shock mount to the forward most hole and the front to the middle hole. Lower the rig by 1/2" and seemed to have a pretty big impact on the handling.