6LikesOfficial Team Associated Rival Monster Truck Thread
08-08-2013, 05:27 AM
#556
I have one glued set and one non glued and so far neither set has messed up on me yet. The black chrome spoked set is on my flux xl and 8 hole black are on my Rival. I thought about tearing my non glued set down and adding glue just to be safe.
08-08-2013, 09:10 AM
#557
Comparison of my Rival and one of my XL Fluxes. Both have new Axial beadlocks and 40 Series Trenchers on them:
08-08-2013, 06:56 PM
#559
I glued my second set when I assembled them this morning. I figured I would be on the safe side and add glue for added security against the beads pulling out. I really took my time during assembly so I hope they perform good. I know I was doing standing backflips with them on my rival in the house tonight lol. Once I locked the center diff it acts like my fluxes on 4s. I'm loving my Rival and want to mod it but its holding up great being basically stock.
08-08-2013, 07:35 PM
#560
Hi guys. I'm in the process of upgrading my motor for my rival to a Castle 1717. I originally thought that I could run the same esc I did with the 1515 (2200). After researching, I'm more confused than ever.... Can I use that same esc (v2), or do I need to purchase the MM Extreme? Then there is the MM Extreme 2. Too much.. Will i be able to get full power/torque out of the 1717 without the whole castle link software to unlock the esc? Help!! The 2200kv is a great motor, but due to the weight of the truck, modified with bling, it gets hot. I've tried gearing, tires, etc. I believe that the 1717 will be a much better option for that heavy beast.
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08-09-2013, 08:25 AM
#561
If you want it truly locked use steel epoxy or jb weld. The clay type steel epoxy works great and is fully setup within an hour.
08-10-2013, 07:37 PM
#563
Tech Initiate
I thin I have solved my truck´s "lie down and play death" problem...
I swapped that original radio system to my other radio system, and now I´ve been driven 2 sets of lipos without any problems.
Except that one time I showed my Rival off to friend of mine.
I did some pretty good bashing/jumping in the slope full of pretty small rocks.
Suddenly my trucks steering just jammed pointing to right.
I did quick look around, and did not notice any fault, so I told my friend that the show is over, and I head home to find out what is problem.
When I got back home and took my truck off in the trunk of my car, and dropped it in the asphalt on my parking lot I noticed rock maybe size of a pinkynail dropped off the truck, and after that the steering worked again...
I really don´t where that rock could have been jammed...
I swapped that original radio system to my other radio system, and now I´ve been driven 2 sets of lipos without any problems.
Except that one time I showed my Rival off to friend of mine.
I did some pretty good bashing/jumping in the slope full of pretty small rocks.
Suddenly my trucks steering just jammed pointing to right.
I did quick look around, and did not notice any fault, so I told my friend that the show is over, and I head home to find out what is problem.
When I got back home and took my truck off in the trunk of my car, and dropped it in the asphalt on my parking lot I noticed rock maybe size of a pinkynail dropped off the truck, and after that the steering worked again...
I really don´t where that rock could have been jammed...
08-13-2013, 10:46 AM
#564
Tech Rookie
OK my 160A ESC came in. I will post pics as soon as it's installed.
I promised my son that I would work on his truck first. I bought him a Traxxas Stampede XL-5. He has burned through 2 motors (12T Titan + HPI GT); all of his friends got the brushless version of the truck and he was feeling bad that his truck was so slow. I think a 120A ESC + 5.5T 6000kV sensored motor + 11.1V 4400mah lipo should take care of that problem. I bought him some aluminum shocks that I found in deal extreme (dx). They were extremely cheap so I will report back to see if they are worth considering for our trucks.
I promised my son that I would work on his truck first. I bought him a Traxxas Stampede XL-5. He has burned through 2 motors (12T Titan + HPI GT); all of his friends got the brushless version of the truck and he was feeling bad that his truck was so slow. I think a 120A ESC + 5.5T 6000kV sensored motor + 11.1V 4400mah lipo should take care of that problem. I bought him some aluminum shocks that I found in deal extreme (dx). They were extremely cheap so I will report back to see if they are worth considering for our trucks.
08-13-2013, 06:36 PM
#565
If anyone wants a three run old set of Rival wheels and tires send me a PM as I'm going to be selling mine.
08-13-2013, 07:18 PM
#566
I feel bad, I've been neglecting my Rival, I haven't ran it in over a week. I had an e clip come off of the pin for the rear drive shaft, no clue how that happened, had to happen right after I had been able to pull of consecutive back flips on 4s off a decent dirt hill (2ish ft tall), sadly no video, e clip awal'd right when I got confident enough to video it. Hopefully next time I get out to that spot it hasn't been changed, and I will get some video of it.
08-14-2013, 03:45 PM
#568
that's a very good idea, I don't know if I ever would have thought about that.
08-14-2013, 03:45 PM
#569
08-14-2013, 03:49 PM
#570
Tech Addict
iTrader: (50)
now fix that rig and go beat it some more. The Mgt 8.0 rebuild may even be the same parts. I would assume so sense it uses the same cup, pin and stupid eclip setup. The MGT 4.6 used a grub /setscrew setup which was nicer because you could just lock-tite it down.