I'm positive nothing is binding, after reading another post I have a feeling a lot of my heat was coming from a loose slipper. When I pulled the slipper changing to the high torque pads the outer pad was glazed pretty bad. I'm use to 2wd stock so i don't think much about the slipper and the heat it can create.

Problem is going to the high torque pads I had the spring cranked down a good bit and still felt like it was slipping a good amount. Maybe pull the pads and hit them with some 600 grit?

All that traction and huge motors puts a massive amount of strain on the slipper I'm learning real quick.