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OVERKILL Traxxas Summit

Joined
Mar 20, 2014
Messages
27
Location
Maysville

Motor :Castle Creations 1/5 scale 780kv 2028
Esc : Castle Creations XL2 not waterproof yet
Batteries : 8s (2-4s) in series 5000 mah 65/130c , 8 gauge wires with 8mm bullets
Bec : Castle Creations Pro Bec - waterproofed
Slipper clutch : T Maxx brake disc
Steering : Savox Sg1230sg - waterproofed
Receiver box : aka(the rats nest) bigger and some what waterproof
Suspension : Kershaw Design A Arm Extension Kit
Springs : Honda 70 atv outer valve springs in rear front springs revo extended springs with honda 70 inner valve springs
Chassis : Kershaw Design aluminum chassis stretched 2.25 inches by me
Axle shafts: LEM aluminum axles
Tires : RC4WD Super Swampers with smaller lugs removed , mounted on dual stock Summit rims, Rock Crushers on RC4WD Cyclone beadlocks
Body : New Bright Fordf150 Raptor hard body with a few lights. Other then the stock Summit lights the rest are activated by pressing the door handle on the drivers side or i have a switch mounted inside the cab that allows the head lights to be on or off and the others flicker in a set pattern .
Gearing ; 18 tooth pinion 72 spur with added gear reduction (top speed in first gear 4.4 mph)(2 gear top speed 12.3 mph)
Diffs: Complete LEM front and rear
Tx : stock TQI 2.4
 
Really big fan of LEM parts . I have all of their Summit parts except the Bec box. I have had no issues yet with any of their parts. Can't wait to see what they come up with next.

So you like the dog carrier that is in the transmission? I found that it doesn't shift into hi gear all the way. Am I doing something wrong or it it ment to do that?
 
I feel it makes a world of difference . I no longer get that annoying roll back when crawling with the LEM dog carrier. I can still shift into hi gear on the fly. I noticed it fit kinda snug on the shaft and was worried it would cause problems shifting but it didnt. It should still shift into hi just like stock. There's a small grub screw on the bottom of the trans that applies pressure to the shift rod. You may need to loosen it a little. How does it do when shifting it by hand .Once you shift it you may need to spin the input shaft to seat the dog carrier into the gear. Hope this helps if not let me know .
 
Try opening the tranny and see how easily the dog carrier slides on the shaft. If it slides easily then something else is wrong. There's a lot of bearings and spacers in the tranny you may not have gotten them back in right.
 
Well I took it apart and checked the exploded view and everything was in place. I put it back together and now it works as it should. I don't get it but I'm glad it works!
Now I have to pull the one on my custom build and do the same thing and hope I get the same result.
 
Got a few short runs in today . LEM axle are holding up just fine but I had a few other issues. One of the small e-clips on the front drive shaft fell off allowing the cross pin to slide out until it started eating into the aluminum chassis. Then ten minutes later the pinion gear came loose ending the day since I didn't bring any tools . I tried to give the axles some abuse but the rest of OVERKILL wasn't allowing that.
https://youtu.be/Tb63N8igxMU
 
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