The Yeti is no flying unicorn

[amped up]

I know it's been discussed before but...dang. Better name would have been Pinocchio giving how nose heave this rig is. Went out this weekend to do a little bashing around and you pretty much have to let off the throttle right before the jump and then peg it and pray. If I could figure out a way to put a spear on the front, we could pay lawn darts with them.

My daughter with her team associated SC10B was making me look like I was the 13 year old.

 

[CamaroTom]

Brass beef tubes in rear axle is a good start. Adds weight to rear end and makes axle a lot stronger for jumping.

 

[amped up]

I have the SSD wide axles and running a big 7200 3s hard case thinking that would help but it still pulled kamikaze stunts more times than not. maybe I suck at driving it...no, that's not it...couldn't be.

 

[Ty1330]

Id say try messing with shock oils. Im running 30wt on all four corners and it seems a bit better. I think I might try 45wt when its warmer out here and see how that goes. Worst comes to worst just add more power lol. I approach a jump with 3/4 than full just as I pass the lip. Has anyone ever messed with putting weight in the weight box/fuel cell?

 

[amped up]

I'm running 45 front/30 rear and changed out springs. I've thought about weight in the tank but haven't tried it yet. I really thought with the SSD axle, it would really help pull the rear down but not really (damn that's a lot of reallys in one sentence) . My daughters SC10B looks like a glider in the air, so effortlessly. I know they are 2 different animals though

 

[tapped-out]

If it was a flying unicorn you wouldn't need to add a spear.

 

[amped up]

That is a damn good point.

 

[chipgibbs]

No, no, no...all you need is the rear mounted spare tire...full of lead

 

[Tyr-Sog]

mine will be more like

 

[johnnyh66]

My daughter with her team associated SC10B was making me look like I was the 13 year old.

Ha Ha!

 

[amped up]

If it didn't look so damn cool and wasn't so fun bashing around...I'd be upset. It is listed as a rock racer and not a short course truck, guess I can't expect much.

 

[amped up]

That was funny Johnny, I'll have to show that to her tonight.

 

[DeviledEggs]

Best solution Ive found besides adding the spare and beef tubes is stiffening up the front springs. The front shocks need to be able to absorb the hit of the jump, rebound and settle before takeoff or the weight of the front tires dropping out will yank the nose down. The opposite goes for the rear; slowing the rebound will keep the rear compressed until takeoff and then the weight of the rear tires dropping out brings the ass end back down.

Or you could skip all that and just turn the tables on your daughter. Just bring her and her fancy glider to a nice rock garden. Then see how it looks next to the yeti. :ror:

 

[amped up]

Oh trust me, I got a little revenge when we started climbing dirt piles.

 

[tapped-out]

I have changed the springs on my kit yeti besides that as long as I keep throttle pined of most jumps it will keep the nose up.