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lol, I am in arizona. It is 90+ at night when we race. And i have never hit those temps. check your gear mesh, might be too tight. if you take a picture of the gear mesh, we could maybe comment on it.
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Originally Posted by Jerm13
(Post 11193688)
I really dont know if he "needs" all that timing but there are some larger jumps you on the track that are very difficult to make consistantly when it is turned down. I kinda went thru the truck and checked to make sure everything spins freely with and without the wheels on minus the bearings in the tranny ( I think I will look at these next as well as refill the diff). Nothing caught my eye and besides normal wear on the bones and out drives, everything was good. He resoldered everything to eliminate that, the lipos are Venom 30C's he has 3 different ones that have been used. Just looking for sugestions or something to light up the bulb above my head.
Keep in mind this was durring the summer June, July and August, and with the weather cooling a little, it could be jsut cause of the weather. But Im just spit balling that one. And tell your little Girl Congrats. Thats really cool for her to Win the last race running away and a great finish for the series. One Proud PAPA you are! |
I'm trying to setup an SC10 to be as "easy" / stable / numb to drive as possible for my 6 year old son...
Turned down the throttle and steering end points. Tried some T4 wheels/tires to add some width. First with big tires (Proline badlands): http://www.rctech.net/forum/members/...-t4-wheels.jpg This helped him get over things he gets stuck on, but the COG was too high so the the truck was tippy, so went back to regular 2.2 T4 tires. Any suggestions on making an SC10 easy to drive for a young beginner? |
yes, sir. I just had to do the same thing for my 7 year old. First off, are you just running around the street or racing? no mater what you do, I would limit the max speed of the truck while he learns to drive. you can also, slow down the steering using the D/R on the radio. if he will be racing, I can give you more things to do.
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He has fun with it on the street, but tends to get somewhat discouraged when we go to the track. I've already turned the max speed down and the steering d/r. What else did you do?
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I just reread your post and noticed you lowered the throttle and steering. So what issues are you having besides rolling over? your ride height looks high, but I assume your driving in the yard and street. if you slowed down the steering and throttle, he should be able to drive around fine. if you are racing, I would go bones level rear and arms level front. blue springs front, green rear, 32.5 oil front, 30 rear. #3 front pistons and #2 rear. inside top on the shocks and outside bottom. if you have the rear toe blocks, you could try a 4deg block in the rear, to make it more forgiving also. I basically used Cav's nats setup, but didnt drill the 4th hole yet. But that is for racing. if your son is just bashing, raise the ride height and limit the throttle and he should be fine.
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there is a video a page or so back of my 7 year daughter racing her sc10. And that is the setting I used. if you notice, I had he limited way back on the throttle, like 60% of max. I also drove the truck with 100% throttle and it felt pretty good. I would add a little more rear traction if I raced it more, but at the speed she is going it seemed fine. but after going over the video a few times, I did notice her rear sliding a little. I might play with tires next. She was running enduros up front and JC double Dee's rear. I also, lowered her body to match cav's nats settings.
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My kids (6+8) race SC10's and i make them run 17.5's in the 13.5 class to keep them slower but I'm starting to notice they can't make the doubles and causing them to case jumps and flip. So going to put 13.5's in with no limit, its going to be more of a handful on straights but you got to remember offroad is mostly about timing of jumps and kids struggle keeping things straight and lined up to get enough lift off jumps. So factor that in when reducing end points. Other suggestion is to run the car lil softer than normal and raise the roll centers a tad higher than you would run. This makes the car a little more numb to steering inputs which helps them feel more confident getting around the track. Also more rear toe than normal if they are punch happy on the trigger since it will help them getting on the throttle and will take some of the steering out of the truck.
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Originally Posted by Jordan Anderson
(Post 11194053)
He has fun with it on the street, but tends to get somewhat discouraged when we go to the track. I've already turned the max speed down and the steering d/r. What else did you do?
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One of the other things I have noticed young kids doing is steering and then letting go of the steering wheel so that it snaps back to neutral. My 11 year old still does that. When you start putting faster servos in the truck, it will react to the snapping back and forth of the steering wheel on the radio. Teach them to not let go of the wheel. My brother is also running the RTR tires on the front of his kids truck. That will numb down some steering for you. :lol:
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lol, I dont let my kid jump. So I slow it to where she cant really jump. jump is not an easy thing to learn and is more of an intermeidate skill. I will teach her to jump when she can handle the power and square up better. otherwise she will break the truck and be over all slower. non of the kids in kids class jump, all the dads slow them down so they can make the jumps. Well one dad giver his kid full speed. if you watch the video, its is the black truck flying over over the place. you dont help them with speed. slow the truck down and teach them. increase the speed as they become more confident and teach them to jump when they are ready. Hopefully I can teach my little one to jump by the end of the year. her throttle control is not there yet to learn to downside.
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Originally Posted by bds81175
(Post 11194157)
One of the other things I have noticed young kids doing is steering and then letting go of the steering wheel so that it snaps back to neutral. My 11 year old still does that. When you start putting faster servos in the truck, it will react to the snapping back and forth of the steering wheel on the radio. Teach them to not let go of the wheel. My brother is also running the RTR tires on the front of his kids truck. That will numb down some steering for you. :lol:
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Originally Posted by dizzy1
(Post 11194134)
My kids (6+8) race SC10's and i make them run 17.5's in the 13.5 class to keep them slower but I'm starting to notice they can't make the doubles and causing them to case jumps and flip. So going to put 13.5's in with no limit, its going to be more of a handful on straights but you got to remember offroad is mostly about timing of jumps and kids struggle keeping things straight and lined up to get enough lift off jumps. So factor that in when reducing end points. Other suggestion is to run the car lil softer than normal and raise the roll centers a tad higher than you would run. This makes the car a little more numb to steering inputs which helps them feel more confident getting around the track. Also more rear toe than normal if they are punch happy on the trigger since it will help them getting on the throttle and will take some of the steering out of the truck.
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Thanks! I'll try adjusting the roll center and addditional rear toe.
He's got an Airtronics servo already (~.12 speed), so should be ok there. His top speed is limited by the throttle epa, but he likes to jump, so I leave him enough speed that he can still get off the ground. Perhaps some glue could fix the letting go of the wheel issue? ;) j/k |
Originally Posted by Jordan Anderson
(Post 11195093)
Thanks! I'll try adjusting the roll center and addditional rear toe.
He's got an Airtronics servo already (~.12 speed), so should be ok there. His top speed is limited by the throttle epa, but he likes to jump, so I leave him enough speed that he can still get off the ground. Perhaps some glue could fix the letting go of the wheel issue? ;) j/k But practice is key. More wheel time = better controll and lower lap times until its time to turn the throttle up. Then more wheel time and more throttle and then...... Its a never ending cycle:lol: Good Luck. As far as my friends issue with burnin up motors, I got his truck here so Im going to go thru it over the next 2 nights and rebuild/ trying to find out the problem. Ill let you know if I find anything. |
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