5LikesSC10 4x4 Thread
08-14-2011 | 02:03 PM
#6211
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From: At dirt tracks in Michigan!
08-14-2011 | 02:55 PM
#6212
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From: Orange Park Fl
Well, I just got back from home depot and purchased a similar looking puncher (only its red)
...I tried it a few times on other tires..It works good, but when i punched a tire mounted on a wheel, it does go through the foam??Will this alter the integrity of the foams? The hole goes through the foam small and precise..Will this caus any issues??If i have the wheel off the tire it is a clean cut through the tire and does not effect the foam..The tire i need to punch are mounted?? I know i can make an incision of ther bead but would rather not..Will the foams be ok?
I did..Just stuck my nose to it
...I think the hole punching, drilling methods are better though bc you can make a more precise hole and you wont burn the foams which could be worst than having a small incision hole going through them..Trully though, I don't know for sure which is worst?
That seems like a cool way to get er done..So just use those small nail scissors that come in grooming kits right?
...I tried it a few times on other tires..It works good, but when i punched a tire mounted on a wheel, it does go through the foam??Will this alter the integrity of the foams? The hole goes through the foam small and precise..Will this caus any issues??If i have the wheel off the tire it is a clean cut through the tire and does not effect the foam..The tire i need to punch are mounted?? I know i can make an incision of ther bead but would rather not..Will the foams be ok?I did..Just stuck my nose to it
...I think the hole punching, drilling methods are better though bc you can make a more precise hole and you wont burn the foams which could be worst than having a small incision hole going through them..Trully though, I don't know for sure which is worst?That seems like a cool way to get er done..So just use those small nail scissors that come in grooming kits right?
08-14-2011 | 03:03 PM
#6213
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From: Orange Park Fl
Guys, what ya think about running a Savox 1251 on this truck?
I can get one BNIB for real cheap (30% off retail price), the new ones with camo sprayed heatsink.
I'm not rough by any means, but the servo will work pretty hard, as the track has continuous subsequent turns.
I burnt down a Bluebird after 15 packs; I want this one to last at least a season (that is around a hundred packs).
I know it's made for touring, but will it work?
Thanks!
I can get one BNIB for real cheap (30% off retail price), the new ones with camo sprayed heatsink.
I'm not rough by any means, but the servo will work pretty hard, as the track has continuous subsequent turns.
I burnt down a Bluebird after 15 packs; I want this one to last at least a season (that is around a hundred packs).
I know it's made for touring, but will it work?
Thanks!
08-14-2011 | 03:10 PM
#6214
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From: Catalunya, Spain
08-14-2011 | 03:11 PM
#6215
08-14-2011 | 03:30 PM
#6216
THIS IS OFF TOPIC, but... bhambrent, love your avatar image. i could watch that 2 sec loop for hours. endless hours. oh the fun...
08-14-2011 | 04:09 PM
#6219
Remove the upper X ring, OR buy the trackstar.com O-rings, OR buy the trackstar.com O-rings and install one instead of two.
08-14-2011 | 04:28 PM
#6220
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time for me to chime in about wheel venting.
i cut 4-6 little 'x's around the tire instead of punching holes. depending on some treads, i do 'U's instead. the cuts have no spreaded into a ripping problem at all. tires vent fine and have no dirt. i like this more than the holes since they dont scoop dirt in at all (doesnt matter since the dirt is gonna get shot out anyways), but hey, we're all entitles to preference.
and yes, any holes in the rim are taped and epoxied.
i cut 4-6 little 'x's around the tire instead of punching holes. depending on some treads, i do 'U's instead. the cuts have no spreaded into a ripping problem at all. tires vent fine and have no dirt. i like this more than the holes since they dont scoop dirt in at all (doesnt matter since the dirt is gonna get shot out anyways), but hey, we're all entitles to preference.
and yes, any holes in the rim are taped and epoxied.
08-14-2011 | 05:01 PM
#6221
just finished our local big race of the year. tq'd and ran 2cd all thru the main.
1:30 left in the race, the fricken wheel fell off again
4 wheels came loose or stripped this weekend between me and my son. I'm running alu hex's and he's still stock with protrack wheels. just ticked me off.
we run a mix of trx and stock nuts(lhs is 1 hr away and not worth the gas to get more) now I'm told hpi nuts are the way to go.
done ranting, still finished 4th and my son got 3rd
1:30 left in the race, the fricken wheel fell off again
4 wheels came loose or stripped this weekend between me and my son. I'm running alu hex's and he's still stock with protrack wheels. just ticked me off.
we run a mix of trx and stock nuts(lhs is 1 hr away and not worth the gas to get more) now I'm told hpi nuts are the way to go.
done ranting, still finished 4th and my son got 3rd
08-14-2011 | 05:34 PM
#6223
just finished our local big race of the year. tq'd and ran 2cd all thru the main.
1:30 left in the race, the fricken wheel fell off again
4 wheels came loose or stripped this weekend between me and my son. I'm running alu hex's and he's still stock with protrack wheels. just ticked me off.
we run a mix of trx and stock nuts(lhs is 1 hr away and not worth the gas to get more) now I'm told hpi nuts are the way to go.
done ranting, still finished 4th and my son got 3rd
1:30 left in the race, the fricken wheel fell off again
4 wheels came loose or stripped this weekend between me and my son. I'm running alu hex's and he's still stock with protrack wheels. just ticked me off.
we run a mix of trx and stock nuts(lhs is 1 hr away and not worth the gas to get more) now I'm told hpi nuts are the way to go.
done ranting, still finished 4th and my son got 3rd
If they are serrated, they are all pretty much the same so long as they are serrated.
08-14-2011 | 06:08 PM
#6224
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From: SE MI
Im still having some issues with the rear end coming around on me sometimes even in the straightaways it gets a bit wild. Im running 2.0 sways f/r, yellow springs front, blue rear springs. 30 wt front 25/rear. 5mm washers under front camber links, 7k weight diffs f/r 3/2 hingpin carrier in rear. Any reccomendations? It just gets squirly in the straightaways with a medium/high bite indoor clay track.
08-14-2011 | 06:17 PM
#6225
just finished our local big race of the year. tq'd and ran 2cd all thru the main.
1:30 left in the race, the fricken wheel fell off again
4 wheels came loose or stripped this weekend between me and my son. I'm running alu hex's and he's still stock with protrack wheels. just ticked me off.
we run a mix of trx and stock nuts(lhs is 1 hr away and not worth the gas to get more) now I'm told hpi nuts are the way to go.
done ranting, still finished 4th and my son got 3rd
1:30 left in the race, the fricken wheel fell off again
4 wheels came loose or stripped this weekend between me and my son. I'm running alu hex's and he's still stock with protrack wheels. just ticked me off.
we run a mix of trx and stock nuts(lhs is 1 hr away and not worth the gas to get more) now I'm told hpi nuts are the way to go.
done ranting, still finished 4th and my son got 3rd